Pickup-Mounted Feeder Handles Wet Or Dry Feed

Pickup-Mounted Feeder Handles Wet Or Dry Feed LIVESTOCK Feeding Equipment “Our new Herd Boss Feeder lets you use your pickup to put out wet or dry feed including distillers grain ear corn silage ground hay cottonseed sugar beets or anything else you want to feed on pasture ” says Joe Thramer Ericson Neb The heavy duty steel feeder fits any size flatbed pickup and is powered by a 12-volt 1 hp electric motor which drives a floor chain through a 50-to-1 gearbox Three models are available The smallest model measures 28 in wide 8 ft 6 in long and 38 in high It can hold 2 000 lbs of modified distillers grain or cake 33 bu of ear corn or 39 1/2 bu of wet corn and can also handle silage ground hay or any mixture of feed “It’s a totally new design in pickup feeders that can handle wet or dry feed equally well ” says Thramer “I came up with the idea because I’ve been feeding cattle for 40 years and always wanted a way to feed distillers grain without worrying that it will plug up the feeder “Most other pickup-mounted feeders use augers and come with tapered sides They work fine for feeding dry pellets or corn but can easily plug up when using wet or dry bulky feed The Herd Boss box has straight sides and the floor chain grabs the material positively to keep it from bridging up The box is small enough that you still have room on back of your flatbed to haul a big bale or pull a gooseneck trailer ” The 2 000-lb capacity Herd Boss sells for $5 150 Models that hold 4 000 or 5 000 lbs of distillers grain are also available Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Joe Thramer 49476 Ericson Lake Rd Ericson Neb 68637 ph 308 728-7231; thramer@gpcom net; www herdbossllc com

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