Ground-Driven Feed Pusher Wheel

Ground-Driven Feed Pusher Wheel LIVESTOCK Feeding Equipment This new rotary ground-driven feed pusher for skid loaders is designed to keep feed moving smoothly and evenly back into the animals’ feeding area “It solves the problem of feed bunching at the end of the alley like you can get with rubber tire scrapers ” says Eric Johnson Johnson’s Innovations Ithaca Mich “The Wheel” consists of a 3 1/2-ft dia 1-ft high metal wheel mounted on a hinged metal arm that’s attached to a quick-tach plate The rotary action of the wheel pushes feed directly over to the side as the skid loader goes forward “You just raise the skid loader’s arms to the desired height and go ” says Johnson “The arm that supports the wheel pivots up or down on a 1-in pin and is therefore able to float over obstacles As a result the wheel’s outside front edge always stays in contact with the floor There’s no motor or cylinders and no way you can apply too much downpressure and cause damage “The wheel can be moved to either side of the plate by simply pulling a pin at the arm’s hinge point However most operators keep the wheel on one side so they can drive down one side of the alley and then turn around and come back ” The Wheel sells for $2 800 Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Eric and Jan Johnson Johnson’s Innovations 1311 E Center St Ithaca Mich 48847 ph 989 875-5117; ejohnson@johnsonsinnovations com; www johnsonsinnovations com

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