feed bunk

[milesvb]

Ingredients: 1 - 30 gal. polyethylene barrel, treated 2x4 lumber, a couple handfulls of decking screws

addendum - use washers where the decking screws fasten the barrel to wood otherwise they pull through

 

[J]

Did you bevel the edges or are they not sharp after you cut it?

If so a hoof rasp would probably work good.

I am about to built a couple of those too.

 

[A6gal]

Great picture. I'd thought about doing something like this before just wasn't sure how to build the frame. I'm not much of a carpenter, but this looks easy enough. Almost as easy as the mineral feeder turned out to be. I think this will be my next weekend project. Sure will be a lot cheeper than one of those I've been yearning for at the feed store. I've been needing a couple of new feeders but have been putting off buying them because of the cost. Thanks for the idea, you've saved me a bundle!

 

[certherfbeef]

My binks look just like the ones Miles built but I add a support board on the outside on each end to keep the plactic barrel from warping.
They work good. And if the bulls decides to wear one as a hat you are only out a few bucks.

 

[milesvb]

My binks look just like the ones Miles built but I add a support board on the outside on each end to keep the plactic barrel from warping.

That should have been my next addendum. The dang heifers must have taken turns jumping in it last night the way the plastic is warped. It still functions though.

 

[milesvb]

Great picture. I'd thought about doing something like this before just wasn't sure how to build the frame. I'm not much of a carpenter, but this looks easy enough. Almost as easy as the mineral feeder turned out to be. I think this will be my next weekend project. Sure will be a lot cheeper than one of those I've been yearning for at the feed store. I've been needing a couple of new feeders but have been putting off buying them because of the cost. Thanks for the idea, you've saved me a bundle!

You're welcome. My feed bunk ain't purty but it beats paying $85 for one from TSC. I thought about having a steel frame welded up but I figured it would just rust out in the pens.

 

[flaboy+]

Drill any holes in the bottom? If I did that mine would turn into fish ponds. :lol:

 

[ctlbaron]

Nice job. Looks like a weekend project for me.

 

[Dusty Britches]

Weekend??? I'm thinking I could do that in 2 - 3 hours. Thanks for the tip. I need a few more bunks and just can part with the money for one at the CO-OP.

 

[ctlbaron]

Didn't mean it would take all weekend, just that I would do it this weekend. :roll:

 

[Dusty Britches]

I figured that, I was just razzing you.

 

[milesvb]

Did you bevel the edges or are they not sharp after you cut it?

If so a hoof rasp would probably work good.

I am about to built a couple of those too.

I cut it with a jig saw using a metal cutting blade. I scraped off the bur with a pocket knife and smoothed it up with some sand paper.

 

[jersey lilly]

We've talked about making some but puttin a pipe base under it. dont matter what we build outta wood it never seems to last long around here. even the treated stuff.

 

[Susie David]

Thoes plastic barrels work great here's what we did for feed bunks:

 

[susie]

Thoes plastic barrels work great here's what we did for feed bunks:



NICE!

 

[A6gal]

Thoes plastic barrels work great here's what we did for feed bunks:
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Nice! But a little out of my range of skills. The other simpler project WILL probably take me an entire weekend and I like the fact that they are portable.

 

[JHH]

Thoes plastic barrels work great here's what we did for feed bunks:

Iam not a good enough carpenter for that but wish I was that is awsome.JHH