Turkey Litter "Slinger"

Turkey Litter Slinger LIVESTOCK Miscellaneous Daniel Bender decided there had to be a better way to manage the litter in his turkey brood house So he built a hand-pulled self-powered 3-wheeled machine that’s designed to bring fresh dry litter to the top The patented “Slinger” machine measures 4 ft wide and rides on three 16-in wheels – a single spindle-type steering wheel on front and 2 rigid wheels on back Tilling is accomplished by a series of chain-type flails which dig deep into the litter and kick it backward 2 to 3 ft Turning a crank located on top of the machine controls tilling depth “It’s convenient to use and easy to maneuver and it works fast I wouldn’t raise turkeys without it ” says the Garfield Ark farmer “The machine is continually stirring and mixing dry litter in with the wet and leaves everything dry and fluffy on top “We had been using a small 15 hp Kubota tractor and a 3-pt mounted tiller but it worked too slow and required too much labor It took 3 people 1 1/2 hrs to till the litter in our 50 by 550-ft brooder house One person had to walk ahead and push turkeys out of the way to keep from accidentally running over the birds With the Slinger one person can do the job and it takes only about half an hour The machine turns on a dime so there’s no wasted time ” The Slinger sells for $1 985 plus S&H Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Daniel Bender 13994 Perry Rd Garfield Ark 72732 ph 479 451-0154; kainnafarm@centurylink net

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