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Feed Wagon Shoots Out Cattle Bedding
Joel Smiley can spread bedding in 108 dairy stalls in five minutes, thanks to an old feed wagon he and his cousin, Brian Waydo, modified nine years ago.
"We built a new freestall barn in 1998, and needed a good way to spread bedding," says the Berlin, Penn., dairy farmer. At first he used a forage wagon, but sti
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Feed Wagon Shoots Out Cattle Bedding LIVESTOCK Miscellaneous Joel Smiley can spread bedding in 108 dairy stalls in five minutes thanks to an old feed wagon he and his cousin Brian Waydo modified nine years ago We built a new freestall barn in 1998 and needed a good way to spread bedding says the Berlin Penn dairy farmer At first he used a forage wagon but still ended up shoveling So they started experimenting with a feed wagon We took off the conveyor extension and built a framework out of channel iron Smiley explains The frame supports an old fertilizer elevator belt at the front of the feed wagon which is sprocket and chain-driven by a hydraulic motor The feed wagon auger moves the wood shavings to the front of the wagon where they drop down on the belt and are shot out of the side The shavings shoot up to 6 ft Smiley says It works perfect and shoots nice even layers He added board extensions on the wagon and can bed the barn twice with one load He has also used it to spread ground soybean stubble and hasn t had any problems with it It s fast easy and a lot less expensive than purchasing a side shooter for a skidsteer Smiley says Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Joel Smiley 705 Pike School Rd Berlin Penn 15530 ph 814 267-3741; smileyequip@gmail com
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