Low-Cost Mineral Feeders
"Converting a couple of junked-out deep freezers into mineral feeders saved me a $350 disposal fee for each freezer. It also saved me the cost of a new feeder," says Ronald Karo, Nucla, Colo. "By placing these units at different locations around our pastures, cows have ready access to minerals."
To make each conversion, he removed the door and stripped the plastic and insulation from the metal. Then he stood the freezers on end, with the motor end up to make more room at the bottom for minerals. A wire is used to secure the top part of the freezer to a post or tree.
A 3 by 12 wooden board is nailed on at the bottom with 40-penny nails. He drills holes through 2 by 6 boards and through the top of the freezer, then bolts the boards on top of the freezer. The freezer's metal lid is then attached to the boards with roofing screws to make an awning. The final step is to apply caulking to the back of the lid to seal the joint.
"It makes a sturdy, mostly weatherproof feeder. With the wooden board installed it'll hold about 200 lbs. of mineral," says Karo.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ronald E. Karo, P.O. Box 608, Nucla, Colo. 81424 (ph 970 864-7692).
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Low-Cost Mineral Feeders LIVESTOCK Feeding Equipment 31-3-40 "Converting a couple of junked-out deep freezers into mineral feeders saved me a $350 disposal fee for each freezer. It also saved me the cost of a new feeder," says Ronald Karo, Nucla, Colo. "By placing these units at different locations around our pastures, cows have ready access to minerals."
To make each conversion, he removed the door and stripped the plastic and insulation from the metal. Then he stood the freezers on end, with the motor end up to make more room at the bottom for minerals. A wire is used to secure the top part of the freezer to a post or tree.
A 3 by 12 wooden board is nailed on at the bottom with 40-penny nails. He drills holes through 2 by 6 boards and through the top of the freezer, then bolts the boards on top of the freezer. The freezer's metal lid is then attached to the boards with roofing screws to make an awning. The final step is to apply caulking to the back of the lid to seal the joint.
"It makes a sturdy, mostly weatherproof feeder. With the wooden board installed it'll hold about 200 lbs. of mineral," says Karo.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ronald E. Karo, P.O. Box 608, Nucla, Colo. 81424 (ph 970 864-7692).
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