Simple Way To Fill Grain Pails
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Thomas Schriner, known as “The Lean Farmer” on his YouTube videos, advises his audience on simple improvements that save time, money and effort around a farm. One of his latest ideas is a clever way to get small amounts of grain from a barrel to feed poultry and livestock without a lot of wasted motion and spilled grain.
Schriner purchased a Valtera manual waste valve that’s normally used for emptying waste from an RV holding tank (available for about $15 on websites like campingworld.com). He mounted it on the bottom of a 50-gal. plastic barrel that holds his poultry and livestock feed. Schriner says he added a few washers between the valve and the bottom of the tank so the slide moves easily.
The barrel sets about 18 in. off the ground on a wooden stand that Schriner made, high enough to slide a 5-gal. pail or a horse feed pail underneath to catch the grain when he opens the slide. The stand has side rails to keep the barrel from shifting or sliding off the stand.
Schriner says that by using the slide he’s able to get feed for his animals in half the time compared to removing a barrel cover, reaching in for a couple scoopsful of grain, then putting the cover back on and feeding the animals. Even though saving 10, 15 or 20 seconds on a task doesn’t seem like much, Schriner says the time adds up over the course of days, weeks and months. He has several other time and money saving videos on his YouTube channel.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, The Lean Farmer (Farming Outside the Box, The Lean Farmer, on You Tube).
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Simple Way To Fill Grain Pails GRAIN HANDLING Miscellaneous Thomas Schriner known as “The Lean Farmer” on his YouTube videos advises his audience on simple improvements that save time money and effort around a farm One of his latest ideas is a clever way to get small amounts of grain from a barrel to feed poultry and livestock without a lot of wasted motion and spilled grain Schriner purchased a Valtera manual waste valve that’s normally used for emptying waste from an RV holding tank available for about $15 on websites like campingworld com He mounted it on the bottom of a 50-gal plastic barrel that holds his poultry and livestock feed Schriner says he added a few washers between the valve and the bottom of the tank so the slide moves easily The barrel sets about 18 in off the ground on a wooden stand that Schriner made high enough to slide a 5-gal pail or a horse feed pail underneath to catch the grain when he opens the slide The stand has side rails to keep the barrel from shifting or sliding off the stand Schriner says that by using the slide he’s able to get feed for his animals in half the time compared to removing a barrel cover reaching in for a couple scoopsful of grain then putting the cover back on and feeding the animals Even though saving 10 15 or 20 seconds on a task doesn’t seem like much Schriner says the time adds up over the course of days weeks and months He has several other time and money saving videos on his YouTube channel Contact: FARM SHOW Followup The Lean Farmer Farming Outside the Box The Lean Farmer on You Tube
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