Truck Tire Field Packer

Truck Tire Field Packer LIVESTOCK Feeding Equipment 12-3-8 "It does a good job firming soil before seeding small grains," says Ken Sire, Billings, Mont, about his home-built truck tire field packer. Sire mounted 23 worn-out 20-in. truck tires side-by-side on a 20-in. dia. well casing. He then sealed the ends of the well casing with welded-on end plates and filled it with 250 gal. of water for added weight. "The most difficult part of making the roller was anchoring the stub shafts to the end plates. You must reinforce them from the inside. You can't just weld them to the outside because they won't hold. You shouldn't run a long shaft down the center because it will whip on you and eventually break," says Sire. A heavy-duty towing frame made from 3-in. tubing lets him tow the 18-ft. wide tire roller with a small horsepower tractor. Total weight of the rig is 6,200 lbs. full and 4,200 empty. It cost $1,200 to build. Contact FARM SHOW Followup, Ken Sire, 2640 Glenwood Lane, Billings, Mont. 59102 (ph 406 259-3661).

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