“Big Roof” Bale Feeder

“Big Roof” Bale Feeder LIVESTOCK Feeding Equipment Mark Majerus built a covered round bale feeder with a roof big enough to keep rain and snow off his horses as they feed It rides on wooden skids so he can easily move it to clean ground as needed “I’ve never seen a commercial bale feeder with a roof this big It provides a 6-ft overhang on two sides and an 8-ft overhang on the other sides so my horses always stay dry ” says Majerus The roof which measures 20 ft long by 18 ft wide and is made from corrugated metal is built on top of an 8-ft sq metal feeder Side uprights welded onto the feeder are made from 1 1/2-in sq tubing with the corner uprights made from 2-in sq tubing The rafters are made out of 2 by 2 1/2-in angle iron and the purlins from 2 by 4’s The entire unit rides on 4 by 6 skids A steel cross member frame is bolted onto the skids and supports all the weight of the feeder and roof A horseshoe hook is welded onto 2 sides of the frame allowing Majerus to chain the feeder to his tractor’s 3-pt hitch and move it around Or he can use his loader tractor to lift one side of the feeder and then back up so the feeder rides on just the back end of the skids “I built it four years ago and it really works well The feeder has a drive-in gate which makes it easy to load round bales onto the wooden floor which is made up of 2 by 10’s placed side by side I spent about $3 000 to build it mostly for the steel ” says Majerus Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Mark Majerus 1731 230th St E Farmington Minn 55024 ph 651 463-7084; markmajerus46@hotmail com

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