Chainless 2000 Round & Square Bale Feeder

YES! Chainless 2000 is back, thanks to farmer feedback. Now Series 4. 

The most compact self-loading Chainless bale feeder can be run on 3 Point Hitch or loaders mounted and feeds any type of bale.

Chainless 20004

Maximum Versatility. Minimum Weight.

The new series 4, Chainless 2000 self-loading, round and square bale feeder builds upon the proven performance of the original Chainless 2000 retaining the fundamentals in a compact package, an economical choice for smaller tractors and loaders 60hp+ with some key improvements that further enhance durability and versatility.

 

3 Reasons to Choose a Chainless 2000

Hustler round and square bale feeding

1. Feeds round and square bales with ease

The versatile Chainless system has been developed over more than 20 years of testing and refinement to allow farmers & ranchers to feed all bale shapes and forage types with just one machine. Round, square, silage, hay, straw bales.

The unique 3:1 low-speed teasing ratio rotors stretches hay back into its natural form prior to baling making your hay go further and the adjustable platform makes pulling apart even the tightest packed bales a breeze.

2. Quiet and reliable operation

Say goodbye to troublesome feed chains! The Chainless machine features 2 reliable feeding rotors for ultra-low-maintenance, and noise-free feeding ensuring your cattle aren’t spooked during feeding.

IMG 3009
IMG 2476

3. Design improvements:

We’ve taken years of feedback and parts sales back into the design process to make an even more reliable machine, worthy of our 5 Year NO BULL warranty.

So what is new? Improvements include:

    1. NEW dual bearing drive system instead of bushes for ultimate reliability
    2. NEW platform pivot design, again using bearings instead of bushes for reliability and even lower maintenance
    3. Thicker drum tubes for longer life, especially with acidic feeds
    4. Bolt-on removable lower hitch mounts which allow the feeder to be either front-end-loader mounted or on the 3PH of your tractor
    5. Replaceable forged bale spears for long life and easy replacement

The Chainless 2000 Series 4 Explained

Walk Around the Chainless 2000

Why Choose Chainless?

How to set up & run a Chainless 2000

Key Features

100% Bearing drive

We’ve eliminated troublesome bushes from the entire drive system, for ultra-low maintenance and to eliminate wear.

BearingDrive

Rotomolded platform

30% slipperier than steel the rotomolded platform with ribs guides the bale and ensures all bales types can be fed with ease.

Rotomoulded Platform

3PH and or Front Loader mounts

The headstock design allows for either 3PH or loader mounts to be bolted directly to the frame. This enables the feeder to be operated on a loader or telehandler. This is great for feeding into hay rings or over fences.

LoaderMounts

Single HD latch system

Simple, strong and easy to connect. The new single latch system streamlines the self-loading process.

Sequence 01 5

Protected hydraulic motor

The drive motor is protected from damage behind a Heavy Duty shield.

ProtectedMotor

High rear fence

Makes it easy to load bales, and prevents bales from screwing off the back when operating on hilly terrain  

HighRearFence

Removeable forged hay tynes

We’ve used specifically designed forged bale spears which pierce the bale rather than pushing it and are longer which reduces bale sag even with the wettest of bales – another innovation from Hustler.

IMG 2338

Un-equal length tynes

We’ve made one tyne longer than the other for quick and easy alignment when reconnecting the cradle. You’ll only need to line up one tyne, then back straight in.

UnEqualLengthTines

Ultra-low cradle

Our ultra-low cradle design makes it easy for loading.

UltraLow Cradle

Product Customiser

Select the product, then options and accessories to create your enquiry.

Mounted Chainless CH2000⁴ round and square bale feeder

Includes as standard equipment:

  • 3PH hitch mounts (loader optional)
  • Hydraulic hoses with Alloy hand grips 
  • Front End Loader Capable 
  • 5 Year No Bull Warranty
Side Chute (4ft)

Side Chute (4ft)

The Side Chute deflects the hay into a trough or bunk.

Platform Extension For Square Bales (4ft)

Platform Extension For Square Bales (4ft)

Optional platform extension available for 8’ long square bales.

Telehandler mounts BF

Telehandler mounts BF

Allows the machine to be connected to a telehandler.

Specifications

Bale size round: 4’ X 4’ – 6’ X 4’
Bale size square: 3’x3’x6’ up to 4’x4’x8’
Weight Capacity: 1000 kg | 2,204 lb
Bale Capacity: 1 bale
Unit weight: 480 kg | 1,058 lb
Hydraulics required: 2 x double-acting, 30-60 litres/min | 8-16 gal/min, 2250-3000 psi
Loading: Self-loading
Size (L x W x H): 2090 x 2048 x 1043mm | 82 x 81 x 41"

See it in Action

What our customers are saying

“After having fed out more than 23,000 bales with minimal maintenance carried out over the last 13 years and with no major breakdowns, the decision was easy. We purchased a second Chainless 2000 without hesitation”

Shiki Nakazawa, Hawkes Bay (New Zealand) - Chainless 2000

“It was the first time I’d ever had to feed my sheep, so it a bit of a new thing to me, and this machine has made it so much easier”

Simon Tahau, Hawkes Bay (New Zealand) - Chainless 2000 Bale Feeder

“It’s quite simply the best and easiest to use. Just much easier to operate on big round or big square bales”

Sir David Fagan, King Country (New Zealand) - Chainless 2000
BillGerland Thumbnail

“I would have no problem in recommending a Hustler because we have had 18 years of use without a mechanical failure and that’s got to be as good of a recommendation as anything!”

Bill Gerland, Waikato (New Zealand) - Chainless 2000 Bale Feeder

“In certain times of the year we’ll use hay rings, we’ll use hay trailers with heavy use areas, so we feed with rings, we feed with hay trailers along with the bale feeder, but a 1000 times over, a 1000 times over this bale feeder is a far way better in my opi

Eric Elsner, University of Georgia (USA) - Chainless 4000

“The Hustler bale feeder is the best investment I have made since constructing a slatted shed for my cattle and purchasing a tractor. We currently feed over 300 bales a year and since the arrival of the Hustler it has saved me from the back breaking work of fo

PJ Hynes, Co. Roscommon (Ireland) - Unrolla SL350

“This was the best business decision I made for feeding my hay.”

Nathan Johnson, Tennessee (USA) - Chainless X5000/TX205

“We think the world of the SL-350, we feed between 7-800 bales per year through it to our suckler beef herd. I would say at a guess that we have owned our machine for at least 6 years which means we’ve fed out approximately 4-5000 bales, we only use rounds. Le

Adrian Williams, Mid Wales (UK) - SL350

“The results here are alot more gentle, so it will feed out the way we like it”

Lorne Zentner, Consul, Saskatchewan (Canada) - Chainless X5000/TX205

“The CHX5000 has performed well in our operation, as a bale unloader in our bunker silo where we load the hay directly into our feed trucks as well as unloading big bales directly into fence line bunks.”

Mark Mahnken, Missouri (USA) - Chainless X5000/TX205
jason hodgson

“I like the simplicity of it, not many moving parts, very easy to maintain.  Usually about 6 minutes to fully feed a bale and unwrap it.”

Jason Hodgson (Scotland) - SL350
image

“This machine is the best of the best…. 7 years of work no problem!”

Nelson SantibaĂąez Barria, Rio Bueno (Chile) - Chainless 4000
Chilean people

“It’s very easy to maintain and we only need one operator to complete the work, This allows us to be very versatile”

Christopher and Samuel Spoerer (Chile) - Chainless 4000
Sam Richards

“This is a really good machine, and it will be worth its weight in gold when you buy it”

Sam Richards, Lumsden (New Zealand) - Chainless X5000/TX205
Glenn Anderson

“It’s saving us half a bale a day!”  (25% of their feed costs.)

Glenn Anderson, Tasmania (Australia) - Chainless X5000/TX205
luke carr

“We buy and produce both round and square bales, so the Hustler X2500 Chainless balefeeder really suited our needs.  It allows us to feed both types of hay quickly and without wastage.”

Luke Carr, Comobella (Australia) - Chainless X2500/LX105
Ian dickson

“We were very happy with the first one, it made the job a lot easier so we thought we’d buy another one!”

Ian Dickson, Milawa (Australia) - Chainless X5000/TX205

“I have to say the new Chainless X5000 bale cart is fantastic and a great improvement on the 4000, we have noticed a big difference in the amount of hay we are feeding out and reduced wastage”.

Ella Anderson, University of Tasmania (Australia) - Chainless X5000/TX205

“We did a reasonable amount of research and it came down to 3 brands, however the Hustler Chainless system had some good advantages.”

Roadley Farms, Ashburton (New Zealand) - Chainless 4000

“100% better, the old one feeds out in chunks and this Chainless X5000/TX205 teases the hay, feeding out alot better”

Dillon Cameron, Waitaki (New Zealand) - Chainless X5000/TX205

“The Chainless X5000 is a credit to Hustler. It has been well thought out and very well built. The company has achieved its goal of building a machine that will feed out virtually any size or shape of a bale, of almost any type of feed.”

Cricklewood Angus, Tahaenui Station, Nuhaka (New Zealand) - Chainless X5000/TX205
Philippa Joblin

“It’s been really easy to use, having only been here three weeks”

Philippa Joblin, Ruapuna (New Zealand) - Chainless X5000/TX205
Warick Harwood

“I’m 100% sure it’s the best investment I’ve made this season“

Warick Harwood, Takaka (New Zealand) - Chainless X5000/TX205

“I’ve got 150 R2’s in this mob, and every one of them has got a fair go at it and there’s no trampling at all”.

Phillip Harper, Carew (New Zealand) - Chainless X5000/TX205
scott clearwater

When Scott Clearwater, a Sheep & Beef farmer in Palmerston, Otago, asked his contractor to make his balage bale as fine chop as possible, he didn’t realise the size of his windrow would be too big for feeding sheep…

Scott Clearwater, Otago (New Zealand) - Chainless X2500/LX105

Savings Calculator

Most of the savings are achieved by a reduction in the amount of bale which is wasted.

Feed wastage can be caused by various factors:
1) The bale is not teased apart enough making it harder for stock to eat.
2) Animals laying or trampling on fodder.
3) Unfinished bales inside ring feeders due to poor ground conditions, not allowing animals to reach the leftover bale.
4) Stock rejecting feed because of dirt, mud or other contaminants.

Savings can be made by feeding the right amount of the bale and retaining the rest for the next feed. By feeding over a larger area compare to a ring feeder, there is less competition between the animals.

Typical savings achieved by using a Hustler Chainless bale feeder are between 15-40%, depending on your existing feeding system (chain feeders typically save 10-35%).

1Choose your current feeding system type
2 How many bales do you feed per season?
3 Cost of your bales Average cost per bale
4 Choose a Hustler feeding system type

Newsletter Signup

Get Out There, in Hustler Country episodes and the latest news