Loader-Mounted "Bunk Plow"

Loader-Mounted Bunk Plow LIVESTOCK Miscellaneous Jeff Frederick built a loader-mounted feed bunk plow that quickly cleans out dirty feed and snow
    “It’s built heavy to stand up under a lot of use ” says Frederick who operates a welding and fabrication shop in Marcus Iowa “I’ve worked around cattle yards all my life so I know that different types of feed cause different bunk issues We built a lot of adjustment into this bunk plow so it’ll work for just about any situation ”
    The unit quick-taches to the loader in place of the bucket and comes with a 1/2-in thick steel blade that has a rubber “squeegee” bolted onto it The blade bolts onto a horizontal telescoping toolbar The toolbar can be adjusted to work with different loader widths by changing the position of a pin
    “It’s amazing that something so simple can do such a good job It has no moving parts and isn’t noisy like a bunk blower ” says Frederick “It’ll clean 2 000 ft of bunk in only about 15 min
    “I use recycled rubber belting to cover the plate and used oil well pipe for the mounting frame ” says Frederick “The belting is bolted to a 1/4-in thick steel backing plate I usually sell the unit with a 4 by 4-ft sq rubber piece bolted onto the blade and let the customer trim it to fit his needs
    “I can customize the plow for different bunk sizes and styles ”
    The bunk cleaner comes with a pair of telescoping vertical stands By removing a pair of pins the stands can be rotated 180 degrees and tucked out of the way against the toolbar
    The feed bunk plow sells for $1 500 plus S&H
    Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Frederick Welding & Sales 4795 C Ave Marcus Iowa 51035 ph 712 376-4543 or 800 245-4543; jeff83@midlands net; www frederickwelding com

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