Creep Feeder Mounts On Cultivator Wheels
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After he bought a used skid-mounted creep feeder from a neighbor, Chuck Hardenburger mounted it on the wheels and axle off an old 6-row cultivator, and also built a tongue with a clevis hitch. The cultivator’s depth control wheel jacks are used to raise and lower the feeder.
“I use it on pastures scattered several miles apart. I can quickly lower the feeder down to the ground and then crank it back up and travel down the road at highway speeds,” says Hardenburger. “In the past I had to winch the feeders onto flatbed trailers, making sure they were empty so they were easier to load. Now it doesn’t matter whether the feeder is full or empty.”
He already had the cultivator, which was equipped with a 15-ft. long axle clamped to a 2-in. sq. steel shaft. He stripped the cultivator down to the axle and wheels, used a chop saw to shorten the axle to 6 ft., and then welded it to the feeder’s frame. He also bolted the wheel jacks onto the frame and turned them backward to help balance the load.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Chuck Hardenburger, 1995 Concord Rd., Haddam, Kan. 66944 (ph 785 778-2962; clhrdnbrgr@jbntelco.com).
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Creep Feeder Mounts On Cultivator Wheels CULTIVATORS After he bought a used skid-mounted creep feeder from a neighbor Chuck Hardenburger mounted it on the wheels and axle off an old 6-row cultivator and also built a tongue with a clevis hitch The cultivator’s depth control wheel jacks are used to raise and lower the feeder “I use it on pastures scattered several miles apart I can quickly lower the feeder down to the ground and then crank it back up and travel down the road at highway speeds ” says Hardenburger “In the past I had to winch the feeders onto flatbed trailers making sure they were empty so they were easier to load Now it doesn’t matter whether the feeder is full or empty ” He already had the cultivator which was equipped with a 15-ft long axle clamped to a 2-in sq steel shaft He stripped the cultivator down to the axle and wheels used a chop saw to shorten the axle to 6 ft and then welded it to the feeder’s frame He also bolted the wheel jacks onto the frame and turned them backward to help balance the load Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Chuck Hardenburger 1995 Concord Rd Haddam Kan 66944 ph 785 778-2962; clhrdnbrgr@jbntelco com
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