Forklift-Mounted Hydraulic Feed Hopper

Forklift-Mounted Hydraulic Feed Hopper HOG EQUIPMENT & IDEAS Hog Equipment & Ideas (351) 16-5-27 This forklift-mounted hydraulic feed hop-per fits into narrow alleys where maneuvering space is limited. "It'll fit down a 4-ft. wide alley," says Kent Parker, animal scientist at the University of California-Davis. "If you have long enough hydraulic hose, you can raise the hopper's discharge auger to a height of 18 ft. to fill bulk bins." Parker reinforced a 3 by 4-ft. metal pallet with 3-in. channel iron, then bolted the pallet onto the bottom of a hopper salvaged from an old pull-type Deere combine. The hopper's discharge auger pivots 180?. The discharge auger is chain-driven by a hydraulic motor mounted on front of the hop-per. Quick-release hydraulic hoses connect the motor to an on-off power valve that Parker added to the forklift next to the forklift's up-down controls, allowing the feed carrier's auger to operate independently of the lift mechanism. That lets the operator move the hopper up and down or tilt it back and forth while unloading feed. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Kent Parker, Animal Science Department, University of California-Davis, Davis, Calif. 95616 (ph 916 752-1683).

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