ATV-Mounted "Feeder" Stops Prairie Dogs

ATV-Mounted Feeder Stops Prairie Dogs ATV S ATV S Anyone who s had problems with prairie dogs will be interested in this new ATV-mounted prairie dog feeder It s designed to kill prairie dogs by dropping a precisely measured portion of poisoned grain into their burrows
     It s easy to use All you have to do is push a button says inventor Harold Yutzy Arvada Colorado
    The unit bolts onto the ATV s carrying rack and operates off the ATV battery It consists of a 5-gal poly hopper with an 8-in dia fill lid on top and a slide at the bottom that s operated by a small electric motor Yutzy uses rear windshield wiper motors off old Dodge and Ford vans The motor opens and closes a metal slide which dispenses 1/4 cup of poisoned grain into a 2-in dia poly tube that sticks out to the side An ABS adapter screws onto a metal pipe nipple that s welded to the bottom of the feeder and a length of 2-in plastic pipe fits onto the nipple
    The unit weighs just 29 lbs when empty
     It takes all the work out of putting poison into the burrows and is easy to operate and also quiet There s very little waste says Yutzy It works well with either Rozol or Zinc phosphide or with any kind of treated grain It doesn t work well with any powder or ground-up material
     Included with the feeder are one adapter two 45 degree elbows and about 20 in of ABS pipe An old radiator hose or bicycle tube could also be used to extend the tube We recommend not extending the outlet too close to the ground because rough terrain might damage it
    Prairie dogs are a real problem in some areas says Yutzy In some cases they ll eat the grass so short that there isn t enough left to hold the soil in place leading to severe wind erosion One custom applicator used 800 hoppers full of poisoned grain with about 250 servings per hopper
     My son and I mounted the first ones we built on our pickup s bumper and in two days with two pickups we covered 7 000 prairie dog holes However most people prefer the ATV-mounted models because ATV s are more maneuverable Some of my customers have even mounted two hoppers on front of their ATV That way they can deliver poison to either side of the machine without having to do as much driving
    Sells for $450 plus S&H
    Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Harold J Yutzy PD Feeders LLC 8964 W 66th Place Arvada Colorado 80004 cell ph 303 621-5967

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