Rolling Hay Feeder Made From Pig Pen
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Ray Morrison and his class of secondary students have built a hay manger that can be towed between pastures with a lawn tractor. "Because we took the wheels and axles from another tractor, it will follow in exactly the same path as what's towing it. This makes it great for use on a small farm," says Morrison, Hanover, Ont.
"The cage that holds the hay is built from an old pig pen. The outer frame is made of 1/8-in. thick steel tubing and the bars are 3/8-in. solid stock. Every third bar was removed and bent 90 degrees out across the middle to act as a bale holder," he says.
"I fill the manger with bales and loose hay. The 5-ft. by 2 1/2-ft. cage won't hold a full round bale."
The students did most of the welding and planning as part of an engineering class. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ray Morrison, RR 1, Dobbinton, Ontario N0H 1L0 Canada (ph 519 934-2797).
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Rolling Hay Feeder Made From Pig Pen LIVESTOCK Feeding Equipment 28-2-34 Ray Morrison and his class of secondary students have built a hay manger that can be towed between pastures with a lawn tractor. "Because we took the wheels and axles from another tractor, it will follow in exactly the same path as what's towing it. This makes it great for use on a small farm," says Morrison, Hanover, Ont.
"The cage that holds the hay is built from an old pig pen. The outer frame is made of 1/8-in. thick steel tubing and the bars are 3/8-in. solid stock. Every third bar was removed and bent 90 degrees out across the middle to act as a bale holder," he says.
"I fill the manger with bales and loose hay. The 5-ft. by 2 1/2-ft. cage won't hold a full round bale."
The students did most of the welding and planning as part of an engineering class. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ray Morrison, RR 1, Dobbinton, Ontario N0H 1L0 Canada (ph 519 934-2797).
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