I thought I would post a picture or 2 of these heavy duty feed troughs that we made. Several years ago, we bought an 18 wheeler load of used oil/gas line pipe. That was back when it was reasonably priced. Anyway, we have made around 30 of these to feed in. If memory serves correctly , they weigh about 900 lbs each. The cows can't move them so feeding with the tractor/feed wagon is much much easier. We made concrete feed pads with an opening in the middle to accommodate the feet of the troughs and put them end to end. The concrete keeps the tractor/ wagon from bogging down and keeps the cow udders clean as well. That is important because the calves won't get exposed to what would be in the mud around the troughs the old way. It saves labor because the troughs can stay in place and the land is protected because we don't have the old feeding spots left soft and spongy.You might can see 2 of the troughs in the background that are ready to put out. I am welding oil field sucker rod on this one . It's rounded surface protects the cows from rough pipe edges as they eat. We also curve the top ends to make them safer. Bordercollie
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