Trolley Makes Feeding Sows A Breeze

Trolley Makes Feeding Sows A Breeze HOG EQUIPMENT & IDEAS Hog Equipment & Ideas (351) 20-6-8 Curt Jager never has to worry about getting bumped or bruised when feeding sows thanks to his feed trolley that rides above his pens for gestating sows. "I got the idea when we put up a new 18 by 60-ft. open-front shed with four pens separated by 4-ft. high concrete walls," says Jager. "The pens extend out the front of the shed." To hold the trolley, eaves of the shed were extended 1 1/2-ft. out from the side of the building. The trolley rides on two dollies and 68 ft. of track off an old hayloft fork, which is suspended underneath the eaves. The track extends 6 ft. beyond the end of the shed for easy loading. The 6-ft. long rolling platform holds six 5-gal. buckets. The platform is made of expanded steel mesh to permit feed to fall through the bottom if spilled. The rider loads the cart, sits on one pail, and simply pulls himself along by a rope attached to the front of the building. "The kids can feed the sows and I don't have to worry about them getting knocked down," notes Jager. "And I don't have to worry about getting bumped around and reinjuring a knee I hurt years ago." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Curt Jager, 2371 330th St., Eddyville, Iowa 52553 (ph 515 969-4600).

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