How to make a bull-proof mineral feeder for under $10

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3 жыл бұрын

Are you tired of the bull tipping over your mineral feeder? Tired of wasting mineral and buying a new feeder every year or two? Watch this video to find out how you can make an almost indestructible, bull proof mineral feeder for under $10!

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@HoggerCaptain 3 жыл бұрын

It’s always nice to see things repurposed. Another great video Carl.

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

@jacobmarshall564 2 жыл бұрын

Great video dude! Building 3 of these as soon as I get home

@betha3586 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful - thanks!

@deborahsimmons2414 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t have a farm or a need for a mineral feeder for my bull but I do love practical ideas and ingenuity in action. Well done and thank you.

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for following along!

@gregnoorman837 3 жыл бұрын

Farmer brilliance is awesome! Nice job Carl.

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Greg!

@simongardner3509 Жыл бұрын

Fabulous job, thank you! I was just about to drop a couple hundred bucks on one!

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206 11 ай бұрын

You’ll love this!

@blackberryfarm7179 3 жыл бұрын

Nice clean shop. Thanks for the project tip.

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍👍

@darrelpatzner9926 3 жыл бұрын

I talked with my friend and he explained to me what he and a farmer in Athens WI did in 3 years to reduce his compaction issues. You guys are doing a great job explaining how things work and why you do it.

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Darrel!

@curtislongtin3577 3 жыл бұрын

Great idea Karl!!

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206 3 жыл бұрын

I can’t take credit for this. A neighbor of mine did the same thing. I attached mine a bit differently but the concept has been used a lot before

@DennysCountryLife 3 жыл бұрын

I like that! Genius. I think I'm gonna build one. Thanks for sharing man!

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206 3 жыл бұрын

Give it a try!

@w056007568 3 жыл бұрын

We use a smaller but similar design but fixed to a decent wooden fence post without the truck tyre for sheep (using a 25litre barrel) - works well.

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206 3 жыл бұрын

Good idea!

@ronniewalker2881 3 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed that I will have to try that

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206 3 жыл бұрын

Give it a go! Use 5 inch bolts though 👍

@charlesjenkins8078 2 жыл бұрын

Good job

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir

@robertpautsch5093 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, taking the channel to a how-to channel. This is the kind of thing I would do too but but we do not have cattle in the suburbs. Good thought on the water in the tire. How about in the barrel? Does it need a rain shield or holes? What kind of minerals are in the ration?

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206 3 жыл бұрын

What I’m going to do is face the opening to the east since most of our storms blow in from the northwest or southwest. That should protect it most of the time. It will occasionally get some water in it but it’s better than a flimsy feeder that’s always tipped over. We use Kent 356 Framework mineral. You should be able to find the analysis online. It has a lot of stuff in it!

@stumpy2816 3 жыл бұрын

👍👍

@davidperrin4856 3 жыл бұрын

Great job. Now let's see what the bull does to it

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206 3 жыл бұрын

Haha that will have to wait til breeding season!

@pjklawitter7398 3 жыл бұрын

Could you use regular bolts and use impact to tighten the bolts?

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely could!

@joeowens9742 3 жыл бұрын

I'm sure you thought about cutting a large U and then heating the upper edge of the U and bending it up to help protect the minerals a little. Great video!

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206 3 жыл бұрын

I contemplated different ways to do that. But the curvature of the barrel makes it hard.

@theshow3848 3 жыл бұрын

You should start another channel dedicated to making things like this.

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206 3 жыл бұрын

I’d have to make a pretty good list of projects 😂

@CoraMillerRealtor 3 ай бұрын

Is the tire 24.5” inside diameter?

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206 Ай бұрын

Yes

@tnhillbilly1307 3 жыл бұрын

Nothing wrong with using what u already have to make something u need...I do the same thing lol great video 👍

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206 3 жыл бұрын

In this case I think it’s better than most manufactured feeders 👍

@dpmautomotive1758 3 жыл бұрын

Good job better than throwing stuff like that in the landfill

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206 3 жыл бұрын

That’s what I thought!

@surender4ify 3 жыл бұрын

Could you attach flaps on the barrel so the rain can't get in quite as much. The cow/bull pushes them aside and then they will fall back when she/he is done.

@dodgebrothersfarmandranch9206 3 жыл бұрын

I wanted to do that but the curve of the barrel complicates it a bit. Also worried that if the bottoms of the flaps get pushed inside they would cause more rain water to run down the flaps into the barrel.