Side-Kick Makes Bunk Cleanout Easy

Side-Kick Makes Bunk Cleanout Easy LIVESTOCK Feeding Equipment 18-5-27 Scooping rotted feed out of feed bunks by hand is a job Ohio dairy farmer Roger Cooley says he's glad he no longer has to do. Cooley invented the "Side Kick" bucket for his skid steer loader that cleans out bunks for him in minutes with one or two quick passes alongside the bunks. "All good dairy farmers know that fresh feed means more consumption and more consumption means more milk. That means you have to clean out `refused food' as often as possible. But it takes time to do it by hand and is hard on your back. My Side Kick bucket makes it quick and effortless," says Cooley. It consists of a 10-ft. long frame made out of steel tubing. Skid steer loader (or tractor front-end loader) quick-taches to the frame while the bucket mounts all the way over on the left side, with about 8 in. clearance between the loader wheels and the side of the custom-built 41-in. wide bucket. Cooley hangs tractor weights from the right side of the Side Kick frame to counterbalance the bucket. Cooley sells the Side Kick frame and bucket for between $1,500 and $1,600, depending on model. He's looking for distributors. "Various models and sizes are available to fit most skid steers or front-end loaders" Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Roger Cooley, Side Kick, 3454 St. Rte 82, P.O. Box 28, Mantua, Ohio 44255 (ph 216 562-6558).

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