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How much better are funnel type round bale feeders?
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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 736000" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>As I said above, I like the idea of the Bextra feeder and they do save hay. But I think there is more to it than what you "like best". There is the physics of the thing also.</p><p></p><p>One must be really careful planning the size of bales you are going to use with it and just how are you going to load it. I think most folks will have to drop a bale in from the top. I'm glad to hear it works with a 5x5 bale. It is extremely tight with my slightly oversize 5 ft wide x 6 ft dia bales. Here's a picture from when it was brand new last year to show how tight a fit it is. And when you miss the exact center a few times with a 1600 lb bale it bends. </p><p></p><p><img src="http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/ab336/SRBeef/IMG_4062.jpg?t=1265556821" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I have better things to do than to be fixing bale feeders all the time. As far as I am concerned there ought to be a label on these saying for 5 ft dia bales or smaller. These are expensive. jmho. Jim</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 736000, member: 7509"] As I said above, I like the idea of the Bextra feeder and they do save hay. But I think there is more to it than what you "like best". There is the physics of the thing also. One must be really careful planning the size of bales you are going to use with it and just how are you going to load it. I think most folks will have to drop a bale in from the top. I'm glad to hear it works with a 5x5 bale. It is extremely tight with my slightly oversize 5 ft wide x 6 ft dia bales. Here's a picture from when it was brand new last year to show how tight a fit it is. And when you miss the exact center a few times with a 1600 lb bale it bends. [img]http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/ab336/SRBeef/IMG_4062.jpg?t=1265556821[/img] I have better things to do than to be fixing bale feeders all the time. As far as I am concerned there ought to be a label on these saying for 5 ft dia bales or smaller. These are expensive. jmho. Jim [/QUOTE]
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