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Shear grab

Shear grab

A shear grab or also known as a silo grab or block cutter, is an implement used to cut blocks of silage from a silage pit/clamp. It is connected to a tractor via the three-point linkage or some are connected to a front end loader. It is powered by the tractors hydraulic system.

a block cutter

It usually has spikes on the bottom and a large rectangular section with blades on it that cut the block using two hydraulic rams. Before the invention of shear grabs farmers had to use silage knives, and a link box to get the silage into the livestock.

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  1. [http://www.mammut.at/English/shearGra.htm shear grab mammut.at] {{webarchive. link. (2011-11-15)
  2. [http://www.cih.com.au/products/sa_sheargrab.cfm shear grab cih.com.au]
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