Old Elevator Makes Low Cost Feed Bunk

Old Elevator Makes Low Cost Feed Bunk GRAIN HANDLING Conveyors 21-2-35 "I made a low-cost feed bunk for my calves out of a 34-ft. long chain paddle elevator," says Vandal Oakland, Centerville, S. Dak. Oakland removed the chain, wheels, and legs from the 20-in. wide elevator and set it on top of concrete blocks next to a series of 6-ft. high wooden posts that form one side of his calf pen. He used lengths of light duty chain to secure the elevator to the bottom of each post. "It isn't fancy but it does the job and cost very little to build," says Oakland. "I use it mainly in the winter after my calves are weaned. I use 5-gal. pails to fill the bunk with shelled corn which I scoop out of a nearby grain bin." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Van-dal Oakland, 28861 463rd Ave., Centerville, S. Dak. 57014 (ph 605 563-2355).

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