Grain Tank Converted Into 3-Pt. Mixer-Feeder

Grain Tank Converted Into 3-Pt. Mixer-Feeder LIVESTOCK Feeding Equipment 26-4-29 Old combine grain tanks can be converted into low-cost mobile feed hoppers, says Lynn Wrosch, Onaga, Kansas. He converted the grain tank and unloading auger off an old Allis-Chalmers pull-type combine into a 3-pt.-mounted, hydraulic-driven feed hopper that he uses to feed cattle. He used 2-in. angle iron to build a frame for the tank that attaches to the tractor drawbar with three bolts. "I use it on my Farmall Super H tractor to deliver ground feed to 50 head of yearling cattle. The tank holds only about 20 bu. of feed but that's enough for my needs," says Wrosch. The tank came equipped with an auger at the bottom of the bin. He mounted a hydraulic motor on back of the tank that operates off the tractor's remote hydraulics. The motor is used to belt-drive the auger at the bottom of the tank as well as the unloading auger. A pair of diverter valves mounts in front of the tank and diverts oil either to the motor, or to a hydraulic cylinder that's used to raise or lower the unloading auger. "To load it I back up to a granary and then use a bucket to drop feed into the tank. To deliver feed I lower the auger and then pull one of the valves to operate the auger. When I'm done unloading feed, I pull the other valve to raise the auger back up," says Wrosch. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Lynn D. Wrosch, 23625 Neuchatel Rd., Onaga, Kansas 66521 (ph 785 889-4329).

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