ATV-Pulled Feed Wagon

ATV-Pulled Feed Wagon ATV'S ATV'S 27-4-3 Leon Sowers used to carry grain to calves in 5-gal. buckets but it was a time-consuming job. So he designed and built a small feed wagon that he pulls behind his Polaris 500 ATV. He uses it to feed calves after they're weaned. "I've never seen anything quite like it on the market. It works great and almost makes feeding calves a fun job," says Sowers, of Murdock, Kansas. He designed the wagon with the same wheel width as his ATV so it follows the same wheel tracks, making it easier to pull in muddy pens. The wagon holds about 1,000 lbs. of either grain or pellets and is equipped with a hydraulic power unit driven by an 8 hp gas engine. The wagon's 4-in. dia. unloading auger is powered by a hydraulic motor mounted on the upper end of the auger. "It unloads 30 lbs. in only 8 seconds. It's especially useful for feeding cattle in smaller pens because I can quickly and easily open and close gates. Also, it doesn't leave deep tracks like a tractor or pickup would," notes Sowers. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Leon Sowers, 13103 S.E. 40th St., Murdock, Kansas 67111 (ph 620 297-3343).

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