Custom-Built Feed Wagon

Custom-Built Feed Wagon LIVESTOCK Feeding Equipment Mississippi farmer Greg Chambers has received a patent for a prototype feeding tank that he hopes to produce and market soon His Chambers Feeding Tank which holds 2 1/2 to 3 tons of feed has a unique internal design that keeps feed from caking and solidifying Chambers says he came up with the idea in 2008 and has spent the past 7 years improving the concept and getting it patented He used it during that time on his farm where he raises soybeans corn cattle and goats Chambers hatched the tank idea during cold wet and sleeting weather as he fed his cattle He says the tank he was using didn’t have a cover so moisture would fall on the feed and it would clump up inside the machine His idea was to have a cover on his tank and to have special paddles inside to mix and stir the feed He wanted to load the tank with mechanical equipment and be able to add ingredients His design incorporates all those features and keeps feed dry and pliable so it will unload without clumps in the feed troughs He built his prototype from scrap iron and metal at his farm then used new materials for succeeding designs The model he plans to use for production has a sturdy frame made of channel iron dual wheels and an operator platform so small amounts of feed ingredients can be added from bags or pails The discharge folds flush to the surface of the tank for easy transport Chambers says his machine has drawn a lot of interest from different livestock farmers and he hopes to produce units for sale in the near future Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Greg Chambers 97 County Road 8200 Rienzi Miss 38865

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