Mineral Feeder Turns With The Wind

Mineral Feeder Turns With The Wind HOG EQUIPMENT & IDEAS Hog Equipment & Ideas (351) 20-5-7 It turns with the wind, says Jim Zapetal, Tabor, S.Dak., about the "weather proof" mineral feeder he built out of a truck wheel and hub and other miscellaneous parts. It consists of a truck rim fitted with scrap iron braces that lies flat on the ground. The front spindle, hub, and wheel off a junked car are welded solid to the truck rim. A plastic barrel sits on top of the car wheel, held in place by bolted-on metal straps. A large opening on one side of the barrel gives easy access to the minerals or salt inside. A bent pipe on top of the barrel is fitted with a plywood "sail" that keeps the feeder pointed away from the wind, keeping rain and snow out of the feeder. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Jim Zapetal, Rt. 11, Box 62, Tabor, S.Dak. 57063 (ph 605 463-2513).

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