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.
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.
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 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
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
