CSF Agricultural Applications

Whether You're Feeding Silage, Haylage or TMR – You Save Money, Time and Back Breaking Labor with a CSF Forager™ Feed Cart.

Utility Power Transport

Electric, self-propelled CSF Forager™ Carts are environmentally clean and super quiet to operate. Reliable for years and years, these rugged Carts have proven to be solid and dependable partners for dairy farmers throughout the world. A vast majority of our Carts are still in use after 25 years. That's reliability you can count on.

You'll save time and labor by feeding your herd in minutes. You might even find yourself feeding more times per day – it's so easy. Purchase a CSF Forager™ Cart and watch it pay for itself in as short a time as the first year – just ask your neighbor who owns one.


Mechanics Power Transport


Feed 45 Head In Less Than One Minute!

1. Fill

You can fill your CSF Cart heaping full to increase the rated bushel capacity. These rugged Carts can handle up to 2000 pounds of feed.

2. Position

You'll be ready to begin feeding quickly, quietly and efficiently with your CSF Forager™ Cart's ergonomic, one handle controls. The full-length discharge opening and convenient one finger controls means you'll be done feeding in a short amount of time.

3. Feed

Feed discharges ony when you want it to, allowing you to feed a little or a lot at each stanchion. CSF Forager™ Carts are designed to be safe and simple. No beaters or augers required.


Specifications

CSF Agricultural Diagram

CSF CART SPECIFICATIONS
  1426 1526 1626 1432 1532 1632 1726 1732
Hopper Style Narrow Narrow Narrow Wide Wide Wide Narrow Wide
Travel Speed Lo/Med Lo/Med/Hi Med/Hi Lo/Med Lo/Med/Hi Lo/Med Lo/Med Lo/Med
Length 63.5 63.5 63.5 63.5 63.5 63.5 65 65
Width 30 30 30 36 36 36 30 36
Height w/o Extensions 55 55 55 55 55 55 51.5 51.5
Weight Lbs. 550 550 550 570 570 570 500 520
Wheel Base 34 34 34 34 34 34 37 37
Wheel Track Width 28 28 28 28 28 28 26 32
Height to Top of Discharge 20 20 20 20 20 20 16.5 16.5
Capacity Bushels 26 26 26 32 32 32 26 32
Capacity With 6" Extension 30 30 30 38 38 38 N/A N/A
Capacity With 12" Extension N/A N/A N/A 44 44 44 N/A N/A

Cart Options

  • 12 Volt Marine Deep Cycle Batteries - All Carts
  • 24 Volt Heavy Duty Battery Charger - All Carts
  • 6" Hopper Extensions - All 1400 through 1600 Carts
  • 12" Hopper Extensions - 1432, 1532, 1632
  • High Speed Kit - 1426 and 1432

 

 

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These time tested features make CSF Forager Feed Carts your best Value.

1400-1600 series Carts feature an ergonomic control handle for travel and feed discharge functions. Travel direction and speed selection controls are located within easy reach just below.

This flip-down panel gives you quick and easy access to the electrical system and discharge drive for easy maintenance.

1400-1600 series CSF Carts feature hard wired electrical system employing heavy-duty starter solenoids.

Recommended standard marine, 12 volt deep cycle batteries are housed in this convenient roll-out tray. Low to medium speed Carts require two batteries. High speed Carts use three batteries.

The wide discharge door insures quick and even feeding. Your feed stays in the Cart until you activate the discharge conveyor. You won't find potentially dangerous augers, beaters, or complex cross conveyors here. You'll never have to deal with gas engines that fail to start in a cold feed room, or sluggish, leaky hydrualics. These common maintenance headaches are avoided.

Direct drive to the fron steering wheel means no belts, pulleys or clutches to maintain or replace. Notice the solid, puncture-proof tires. You're able to maneuver with a simple twist of your wrist. CSF puts the power directly on the steering wheel for instant and positive response. Our dependable high torque motor, coupled with the high reduction worm gear drive, delivers power where and when you need it.

 


 

Annual Feeding Savings

Calculate Your Savings
Annual Feeding Savings Chart
Based on feeding twice per day.

Minutes Saved Per Feeding LABOR COST PER HOUR
$5.00 $6.00 $7.00 $8.00 $10.00
10 $608 $730 $852 $973 $1,215
20 $1,217 $1,460 $1,703 $1,947 $2,431
30 $1,825 $2,190 $2,555 $2,920 $3,650
40 $2,433 $2,920 $3,407 $3,893 $4,862
50 $3,042 $3,650 $4,258 $4,867 $6,059
60 $3,650 $4,380 $5,110 $5,840 $7,300

"My 1632 CSF Forager Cart saves me over 185 hours a year in feeding time... and that adds up to serious savings each and every year. It's proven to be dependable and a rock solid value."

Stan Dohm
Award winning dairy farmer and CSF Forager Cart owner since 1989