Tote Mineral Feeder
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Boggs used an old tote and its enclosed plastic “bladder” to make a big outdoor mineral feeder. Using a cordless angle grinder he cut a 2-ft. wide, 14-in. high opening into one side of the tote, cutting through both the tote and bladder. He then made a cover for the opening by cutting several several 6-in. wide flaps out of some tire inner tubes, overlapping them to keep out rain and snow. The flaps are attached to the container with 2 rows of self-tapping screws spaced about 6 in. apart. They hang down well below the opening, but can be raised out of the way and clamped on top of the tote.
A horizontal metal strip screwed on above the opening, and treated wooden strips screwed onto each side of it, protect the edges of the opening. Boggs also attached a 1 3/4-in. dia. horizontal plastic pipe to the bottom of the opening. “I drilled holes into the pipe to correspond with short metal stubs that I left in place as I cut out the opening. The pipe friction fits onto the stubs and extends a few inches outside the opening, which keeps calves from pushing the flaps inside the opening, and letting rain in.
“I can quickly move the tote around by hooking a chain onto it.”
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Don Boggs, 619 Amberwood Rd., Pickens, S.C. 29671 (ph 864 787-4596; donboggs1937@gmail.com).
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Tote Mineral Feeder LIVESTOCK Feeding Equipment Boggs used an old tote and its enclosed plastic “bladder” to make a big outdoor mineral feeder Using a cordless angle grinder he cut a 2-ft wide 14-in high opening into one side of the tote cutting through both the tote and bladder He then made a cover for the opening by cutting several several 6-in wide flaps out of some tire inner tubes overlapping them to keep out rain and snow The flaps are attached to the container with 2 rows of self-tapping screws spaced about 6 in apart They hang down well below the opening but can be raised out of the way and clamped on top of the tote A horizontal metal strip screwed on above the opening and treated wooden strips screwed onto each side of it protect the edges of the opening Boggs also attached a 1 3/4-in dia horizontal plastic pipe to the bottom of the opening “I drilled holes into the pipe to correspond with short metal stubs that I left in place as I cut out the opening The pipe friction fits onto the stubs and extends a few inches outside the opening which keeps calves from pushing the flaps inside the opening and letting rain in “I can quickly move the tote around by hooking a chain onto it ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Don Boggs 619 Amberwood Rd Pickens S C 29671 ph 864 787-4596; donboggs1937@gmail com
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