He Builds Bucket Auger Feeders

He Builds Bucket Auger Feeders AUGERS Filling calf feed bunks got easier for Rob Uhlenhake after he built a skid loader bucket with an auger and side chute The Iowa farmer buys 500-lb beef calves and feeds them grain for about a week before switching to a TMR feed “We were feeding by hand with buckets and it took an hour Now it takes about 15 minutes ” he says noting he based his design on a neighbor’s sand shooter bucket Uhlenhake built a 72-in wide bucket with a foot-long section of auger tubing protruding from one side The skid loader’s auxiliary hydraulics power an orbit motor to turn the 6-in auger inside the bucket The motor is protected inside steel housing that can easily be opened for maintenance and repairs “I can shut it on and off and can run the auger backward so it doesn’t dribble feed ” he says Though he uses it to continuously auger into feed bunks other producers turn the auger on and off as they fill buckets Since building the bucket for himself in 2010 Uhlenhake has built nearly 20 for others at $2 200 apiece The bucket holds up to 1 000 lbs of corn He also uses it for medicated feeds and alfalfa pellets It can also unload silage if fitted with a larger 10-in auger Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Rob Uhlenhake 1806 Sand Rd Ossian Iowa 52161 ph 563 419-3614; ruhlenhake@hotmail com

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