Cube feeder question

[cowsrus]

Bought me a new cube feeder for my truck so I can get away from buckets and hauling feed.
I love it and wish I had done it years ago but i'm having a small problem that may go away on its own as the paint wears off the dispensing spout. The cube's are falling off the side of the spout because they aren't moving fast enough. I have the maximum down angle I can get without raising the feeder which I don't want to do.
Any ideas?

 

[Cross-7]

http://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/produc ... oz-aerosol

 

[TCRanch]

Hated our cube feeder for the same reason & went back to buckets, never seemed to work right. Cubes seem to stick together - maybe too much humidity or condensation? Of course there's always operator error to consider. Ended up using the feeder for deer corn.

 

[cowsrus]

http://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/ez-slide-graphite-based-coating-12-oz-aerosol

Think i'll give that a try.
Let you know how it works. Thx

 

[pricefarm]

I have one and had the same problem the auger was pushing out more feed than the chute could handle. I change the size of pulley on the motor to slow it down and it works fine now

 

[Texas Ranch Hand]

I’m going to jump into this old post as I don’t know where to start. I’ve had it with bags of cubes and trying to beat cows to the trough. I’m looking to put a T&S Triphopper cube feeder on an old Ford F250. I would like to put a 1 ton feeder on it to get the most bang for my buck. How do yall feel about putting at what would be about 2,500 lbs on a 3/4 ton truck? The 1,500 lb feeder is only about $100 cheaper.
I know they under rate the GVWR but always a little worried about going against a listed rating.

 

[cowman82]

if its in good shape, and 'newer'.. like a 99+ year.. i wouldn't worry about putting 2500 lbs in it. i used to put 3k in roofing material in mine all the time.

 

[M.Magis]

Yeah, that should be no problem at all. Worst case, add air bags. But I really doubt its needed.

 

[Moparmaniac07]

Depends on how fast, how far, and what kind of roads you're driving on loaded. Ratings are for highway speeds and insurance companies. If neither of those are relevant, try it and see. If it's too heavy, only fill to the weight you want. I've had 3k lbs of coal in the bed of my half-ton once or twice. Transmission didn't like it, but I'm still driving it years after. No idea the weight of the firewood on the back, but it felt similar.

 

[Brute 23]

You would have to add a leaf or air bags on a 3/4 ton. With a ton of feed on a pallet you are floating just a couple inches over the stops that prevent you from bottoming out. Thats not counting tools and other weight or trailers. Over time you will start hitting them and the ride will go to crap. Any kind of rough roads or articulation will get you also.

I see people going down the road like that all the time and you can see their bump stops hitting. It's got to be rough as hell.

 

[Brute 23]

I have a post about having a wcs feeder built. I elected to have a #2000 put on a trailer so we do not have to dedicate a truck, I'm not tearing trucks up, and it can be ran behind a sxs, truck, tractor, etc.

 

[chevytaHOE5674]

2000-2500lbs isn't too bad. No different than having a fuel transfer tank and gooseneck trailer in tow.

 

[simme]

Look for the GVWR on the sticker that you see when you open the door. A 96 F250 has GVWR of around 8800 pounds. Subtract the weight of the truck. What is left is what it is rated to carry. My 96 f250 diesel weighed 5700 pounds best I remember. Should carry 2500 pounds just fine. That is just the rated load. More is possible.

 

[Lucky]

How do yall feel about putting at what would be about 2,500 lbs on a 3/4 ton truck?

We've got a '96 F250 with a cube box and it handles it just fine. We did eventually add a 2" lift with add a leafs in the rear but it was more for ground clearance than the load. I dive a single wheel F350 everday with a feeder on it too, handles fine. If you plan on ever feeding commodity feed I'd look at an auger feeder. T&S is great for cubes though.

 

[kenny thomas]

Anyone interested, i have a 2005 F350 with 85,000 miles i would sell. Its straight shift and i need knee surgery so do t use it much. A ton barely moves the springs.

 

[Texas Ranch Hand]

Thanks everyone. I’m only about 10 miles from the feed store so I won’t be pushing it hard. All good info.

 

[OBAX]

We've got a '96 F250 with a cube box and it handles it just fine. We did eventually add a 2" lift with add a leafs in the rear but it was more for ground clearance than the load. I dive a single wheel F350 everday with a feeder on it too, handles fine. If you plan on ever feeding commodity feed I'd look at an auger feeder. T&S is great for cubes though.

I feed commodity feed in my trip hopper daily and it works just fine. Other than losing a small amount of fines bouncing across the pasture it couldn’t work better actually. Sometimes it’s nice to have a little feed on the bed to occupy the cattle while I open gates or straighten troughs actually.
That being said, there are a lot of feeders out there nowadays, but I still recommend the trip hopper over others because of the ease of monitoring how much feed I’m putting out. No matter if your feeding cubes, pellets, or textured feed, they just work for everything.

 

[Lucky]

I feed commodity feed in my trip hopper daily and it works just fine.

T&S might be the most popular feeder around here. I just notice allot of commodity feed piled up under them. We had a JR on a buggy and it would trip the breaker with anything other than cubes. Good to know they work good, they definitely look the strongest built.

 

[midTN_Brangusman]

I would highly recommend a 3C feeder. I have a 2,000 lb cake feeder on both of my flatbed hay trucks. Both have air bags installed. I would also highly recommend the hydraulic chute. Worth the extra money

 

[Lucky]

I would also highly recommend the hydraulic chute. Worth the extra money

Whatever feeder you decide on if they offer a chute that can be raised and lowered from the cab get it. Ours has a linear actuator and works great. It's nice to be able to give a cow that just calved and won't come up a click without running her off.