dun":u6jc906f said:If you take apart one of the 3 section metal round bale feeders, don;t expect it to go back togther as easily as a new one or more that matter as easily as it came apart.
MistyMorning":mbiu736b said:dun":mbiu736b said:If you take apart one of the 3 section metal round bale feeders, don;t expect it to go back togther as easily as a new one or more that matter as easily as it came apart.
Care to elaborate a bit more? Like why did you take it apart in the first place?
Jogeephus":1mfr6en9 said:Have you experience the ones that come with the lock nuts that you can't hardly take off to assemble them. I must have worked an hour trying to take six measely bolts off a feeder I bought. What I do now is tack some flat iron to the joints instead of relying solely on the bolts. takes the shake out of them and they seem to last longer.
dun":jeq92mf2 said:Jogeephus":jeq92mf2 said:Have you experience the ones that come with the lock nuts that you can't hardly take off to assemble them. I must have worked an hour trying to take six measely bolts off a feeder I bought. What I do now is tack some flat iron to the joints instead of relying solely on the bolts. takes the shake out of them and they seem to last longer.
I use grade 5 or 8 bolts and tack weld the nut to the bolt after tightening. Haven;t had any come lose.
The bolts either broke in half or else the nuts came off.dun":201zztyh said:Jogeephus":201zztyh said:Have you experience the ones that come with the lock nuts that you can't hardly take off to assemble them. I must have worked an hour trying to take six measely bolts off a feeder I bought. What I do now is tack some flat iron to the joints instead of relying solely on the bolts. takes the shake out of them and they seem to last longer.
I use grade 5 or 8 bolts and tack weld the nut to the bolt after tightening. Haven;t had any come lose.
dun":3gbzce8i said:If you take apart one of the 3 section metal round bale feeders, don;t expect it to go back togther as easily as a new one or more that matter as easily as it came apart.
dun":qsfc8d1t said:MistyMorning":qsfc8d1t said:dun":qsfc8d1t said:If you take apart one of the 3 section metal round bale feeders, don;t expect it to go back togther as easily as a new one or more that matter as easily as it came apart.
Care to elaborate a bit more? Like why did you take it apart in the first place?
It was like new and I bought it at an auction. Didn;t want to take the time to come home and pick up the trailer.
No matter how new they look, if a cow has fed from it you can bet that it has some little tweaks that will keep it froming lining up right when you try to put it back togehter
JoeDirt":lo2myywo said:Hey Dun, I bought several at an auction one time and had to take them apart to haul them all on one load. I used ratchet straps and a come along to get the bolt holes lined back up. It took some time but I was able to get them all back together.
I also used one long bolt about 5 inches long to pull the holes together, once they where together I clamped them, removed the long bolt and replace it with the original bolts.
Add a set of spud bars/wrenches to your set of tools for lining up holes. Sure helps.JoeDirt":2dc13iba said:Hey Dun, I bought several at an auction one time and had to take them apart to haul them all on one load. I used ratchet straps and a come along to get the bolt holes lined back up. It took some time but I was able to get them all back together.
I also used one long bolt about 5 inches long to pull the holes together, once they where together I clamped them, removed the long bolt and replace it with the original bolts.
bigbull338":3go5fjlw said:ive began to notice that the bolt togather round bale feeders are about all you can get here.an i know they are higher than catsback.