Handy Auger-Equipped Loader Buckets

Handy Auger-Equipped Loader Buckets GRAIN HANDLING Augers 4 When a local farmer building a new barn approached E Rissler Mfg about a loader bucket built for feeding silage grains and forages nothing suitable was available “The operation wasn’t large enough to buy a big mixer wagon but they didn’t want to do the scoot around with just a skid steer feeding their cattle in bunks ” says owner John Rissler “We tossed the idea back and forth before deciding to build our own model ” They came up with a heavy-duty 3/16-in thick bucket mounted offset to the right to better accommodate feeding into a bunk A 12-in auger flighting was installed inside driven by a hydraulic motor and 3/8-in gauge roller chain The bucket featured a high carbon steel cutting edge and reinforced runners A discharge hood covered the opening to retain material and keep the auger in place when not in use The bucket was mounted with a universal skid steer attachment but they can also accommodate other loader mounts if necessary “It works well for small farmers or acreage owners ” Rissler says “Most of our current customers who have one are feeding from 20 to 100 cattle ” The company has also developed a bucket for soil or gravel with added clearance and extra wear plates to control abrasion The buckets are built in New Enterprise and are currently being sold locally but Rissler is looking to expand nationwide The 72 or 84-in wide forage and silage buckets sell for approximately $7 000 while the soil and gravel buckets retail for slightly more Contact: FARM SHOW Followup E Rissler Mfg LLC 2794 Brumbaugh Rd New Enterprise Penn 16664 ph 814-766-2246; e rissler@abcmailbox net; www mixtofeed com

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