Attention: Now comes the best-practice tip from the Flütjerhof:
The winter was long and very wet. Our newest two machines must nevertheless be mentioned briefly. To help cow cuddlers and horse cuddlers, horsewomen and other helpers, there are machines. I just knew we needed a yard tractor. This is a kind of micro excavator as a tractor. Something that would fit through our small doors, and preferably I would have it electric so we wouldn’t get smoked and I wasn’t keen on the sound of engines in the barn possibly on a Sunday or holiday either. And it should have a big shovel and it should lift over the loading wall from our rear tipper. And best of all be able to turn on the spot. That’s what I thought and searched for it for months.
Until now, we had dumped the manure in front of Ingo’s trailer and he loaded it by hand every day. Or we loaded it up. It’s really hard on the back, and my intervertebral discs had already raised the red flag last winter.
And after a long search, no, none of the known yard tracs. They were all discarded due to the above-mentioned wishes. I almost bought a normal Hoftrac in Berlin in new, because even used they cost a fortune. And then I found him. The one. The ANDIFANT.
I love the andifant. There is nothing cooler. Well, the controller only knows 0 and 1. Drives or does not drive. You have to get in tune with each other first. But then – the baby is electric. Turns on the spot. Is only 88 cm wide. And has a GIGANTIC bucket that he can lift and tip mega high. And we have a crocodile bit to go with it and a pallet fork. And the weight the andifant can lift.
For us, the perfect device to load cow and horse manure. And to dispel the romanticists illusion, our few animals manage 2 tons of manure in about a week! Imagine shoveling that! And here you can find the link to the manufacturer:https://www.andi-fant.de/
So that we can sort the manure from the straw as well as possible, we have purchased another machine. There’s nothing like good machines. Because with the pony droppings and cow pats – and we had particularly long, very dry straw in 2022 – we don’t get very far with the long straw. So, after another long search, we were able to buy a used straw chopper in southern Germany at . The straw chopper, also an old treasure, but the manufacturer still exists. It chops and blows chopped straw down from the ground with all its might, and everyone enjoys operating the machines at . Children under supervision are also allowed to help out, which is great fun for everyone.
