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Thought I'd share some photos of a supplement feeder I made this winter that has worked pretty well. I can't claim the original idea as my own, but this is my version of it. The tire was "take one get three free" from the local elevator. Came off a fertilizer spreader. The plastic on the sides came from an old chemical shuttle (also free from the elevator), attached with self-tapping screws into the "rims". Scrap metal to make the axle and "rims". It would probably hold 1000 lb full. I put in 725 lb (20 buckets) and its about 2/3 full. The piles are about 12 ft apart. The orange paint makes it easier to see when the hole is on top when I want to stop and pick it up.
3-4 mph is fast enough with that sized hole. I wouldn't make the hole any bigger.
Very little waste - of course that would be different in muddy conditions, but we haven't had the luxury of that around here this spring. Soy hull pellets at $125/ton means I can waste a lot before I can justify $275/ton cake.
Kinda nice to see the impact on the old dead grass from the mouths and hooves.