Paul N
Silver Member
- Joined
- May 30, 2012
- Messages
- 133
- Location
- Buffalo, MN
- Tractor
- AC C, AC 170 gas, AC 180 diesel, Agco Allis 8630 FWA diesel, Farmall H, Farmall M
Hello everyone,
Being a new member, I thought I'd show you one of my older projects first, just to get my feet wet. I like to do things on the cheap, and this 24 foot feeder is no exception. It was built almost entirely from salvaged materials. The only new steel in it is the 1 1/2" square tubing for the top rail. The bottom "tub" is made from the I-beam A-frame used to deliver modular homes. The company won't take it back after the home is delivered. I had to weld 3 pieces together to get the 24 foot length needed. The floor is home sawed Oak. The diagonal dividers are cut off pieces of 7/8 re-bar. Back wheels are from an Oliver corn picker, front wheels from a Ford mini van. Scrounging is half the fun. The only reason it's painted Allis Chalmers orange is to irritate my neighbors.
The feeder is now in it's fifth year of use, and holding up well. It can easily accommodate 30 adult cows. Works great for ground feed, silage, and small square bales. There is considerable waste with big rounds. My next feeder will have double dividers, where the cow has to reach through 2 sets of diagonals to reach the hay. Some commercially built feeders are made that way, and it really works. I think I'll call my next feeder a "Binford 6100". I wonder what color Binford is?
Paul
Being a new member, I thought I'd show you one of my older projects first, just to get my feet wet. I like to do things on the cheap, and this 24 foot feeder is no exception. It was built almost entirely from salvaged materials. The only new steel in it is the 1 1/2" square tubing for the top rail. The bottom "tub" is made from the I-beam A-frame used to deliver modular homes. The company won't take it back after the home is delivered. I had to weld 3 pieces together to get the 24 foot length needed. The floor is home sawed Oak. The diagonal dividers are cut off pieces of 7/8 re-bar. Back wheels are from an Oliver corn picker, front wheels from a Ford mini van. Scrounging is half the fun. The only reason it's painted Allis Chalmers orange is to irritate my neighbors.
The feeder is now in it's fifth year of use, and holding up well. It can easily accommodate 30 adult cows. Works great for ground feed, silage, and small square bales. There is considerable waste with big rounds. My next feeder will have double dividers, where the cow has to reach through 2 sets of diagonals to reach the hay. Some commercially built feeders are made that way, and it really works. I think I'll call my next feeder a "Binford 6100". I wonder what color Binford is?
Paul
