Gutted... I understand the price. We moved from Haylage to Hay with the steamer as this brought down our cost. I know that HHP do a bag version for £195.. dont know if this would help at all. Good Luck
Hi Kittywiz... Which model do you have? I have found that the Stable Mate in the tack room has coped really well in the freezing conditions with no pipe or jets freezing at all.
I have just taken delivery of my happy horse stable mate hay steamer and it is an absolute life saver. We are at the moment on a very wet muddy yard and being able to steam the hay quickly and move it around easily to feed is great. Our horses really like eating it and do not leave a scrap.
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