Transport Wagon Brings Feed, Water Out To Pasture

Transport Wagon Brings Feed Water Out To Pasture WAGONS/TRAILERS Miscellaneous After John Stoltzfus observed the lengths farmers would go to when bringing water and feed to livestock on pasture the manufacturer of bins silo doors and related hardware came up with a towable Feed & Water Transport Wagon that consists of poly feed hoppers and water tanks mounted on a rubber-wheeled steel frame Agri-Door’s poly feed hoppers come in 11 different sizes ranging from 8 to 2 8 tons Unloading of the feed tank is accomplished with either an electric or hydraulic motor connected to a tractor truck or whatever is used to pull the wagon The water tanks are also made of poly and operate with a gas-powered pump or by gravity flow through a hose They can be matched to the size of the feed hoppers with options available from 200 to 275 gal Most of the production manufacturing and shipping occurs from Agri-Door’s Myerstown Penn location Stoltzfus urges buyers to consider the distance traveled to pasture along with roughness of land when deciding on size of tanks For bumpy pastures he doesn’t recommend the largest sizes as it can be too hard on the wagon and the machine towing it “We saw a need for this kind of equipment and thought we should build it ” says Stoltzfus “We got things going in spring and it’s now on the market It seems to be working well for farmers ” Costs of the wagons are variable depending on water tank and feed bin sizes but prices start around $5 500 for the basic smallest gravity flow units Larger tank models with a gas-powered pump sell for approximately $9 000 Contact: FARM SHOW Followup John Stoltzfus Agri-Door 649 S Ramona Rd Myerstown Penn 17067 ph 717 949- 2034; www agri-door com

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