Build a Tire Feeder

[@AmandusFamilyFarm]

We recently inherited our farm and my daddy never got rid of tires. So we have LOTS! We're getting 5 feeders this weekend so I am so happy I found this video! I know at least 6 of those old tires are going to be put to good use! Thanks!

[@MoneypitHomestead]

I watched this video and since I was just about to make these and I was going to check out the ones that you had talked about before but now I do not have to and this is a great video! I will be making these very soon! Thank you so very much for making this video! Welcome back to KZbin because you have been missed!

[@notwrkn]

Glad to see your vids are back!

[@nevets7152]

Good video, really good to see you back. Steve in Thailand.

[@buffalopatriot]

My wife has been giving me grief about the tires I've been collecting for a few years. Once I get these puppies built and out into the paddocks, my labors will have been AVENGED!!!

[@joio2094]

Missed watching you. Glad your back. Can’t wait to see what’s next. GREAT idea for feeders.

[@5493ryanboyce]

Love your content

[@BeingBetter]

The big reveal "so we go big or we go home" had me on the edge of my seat! I've never seen a tool like that. Very educational.

[@FarmBuilder]

Ha! Granddaddy drill.

[@sambrandt3688]

Two thoughts that may help extend the life of each tire and feeder. First if you shorten the carriage bolts used to secure the 4 x 4's to the bottom (it looks like about 2's) the bolts will cost less and will not stick into the ground making them hard to move. Then enlarge the hole on the bottom of the 4 x4 to counter sink the washers and bolts inside the 4 x 4's. This way you can move the whole feeder a lot easier. 2) if you take the ring of tire that you cut off and lay it down inside the tire THEN drill holes through both layers of tire to bolt to the platform you should increase the life of the single side wall (I think?) It may also make the tire a little sturdier? Bonus third idea ... if you round off the bottom of the ends of the 4 x4's (making skids) you could pull or push the feeders to a new location a lot easier since the squared off ends will not be digging into the ground. Just a couple of thoughts from a old guy.

[@seek2find]

Sam Brandt @FarmBuilder or not round off the skid end but just cut off a 45 degree diagonal.

[@dominikmagnus5074]

@Kristian Silas yea, have been using Flixzone} for since november myself :D

[@shawnhagen6871]

Just built a 2 tire feeder and the pigs love it.

[@RockswithVox]

Great video! Keep the content coming! Thanks!

[@eodguy311]

On the project list for this weekend! We have 3 gilts and tired of getting dishes out of the mud. Lost 2 dishes so far to the mudhole

[@indaywakwak]

Nice vid sir. Learning a lot.

[@nysiuslifestyle3771]

Great video

[@davidmoore8419]

YESSS!!!!! Love the video bro!

[@jbweld6193]

Hey, you're back!

[@boomercreekhomestead6408]

Do you know the owner, Bob, at Good Guys? I worked at Good Guys Tree Service in Austin, TX back in 2017! Super awesome company, glad to see you wearing some of their gear. Great video - thanks for the tips.

[@birajbantawa2362]

Very good idea 👍️👍️👍️👌watching from india bantawa pig farm.

[@startrekiborg]

You’ve got fans. A little comment on why the long lag in videos would’ve been nice. No, you’re not required to do it, but it would’ve been nice.

[@jacobfarms650]

I never thought about using a jigsaw that's brilliant. If you are using lock nuts you can save a few cent by omitting the lock washer for those super thrifty folks.

[@FarmBuilder]

I use both. 😉

[@mikedudley1079]

Music is a bit distracting love it but when appropriate 🤘

[@shawnhagen6871]

No more chasing the trough around the lot for me, I will be building this asap

[@shawnhagen6871]

Got $4 in lag bolts in mine, used tires, scrap 2x8 lumber from a deck I tore off my father in laws house. $4 feeder 👍

[@thetruthtv3200]

God bless you more 🙏. I am in pigs farming

[@libertymicrofarm6032]

Welcome back! You’ve been missed 😊 Question about to lag bolts sticking out of the bottom of the skids...Does this serve a purpose? My fist thought was that would make it hard for me to drag around. But then I thought perhaps it’s intentional so the pigs can’t push it around as easily?

[@ryry8210]

Please consider using a bowl insert for the tires. Exposed steel wire used in the tires construction can ingested by the pigs, causing internal health problems 😬 The wire can also cut or poke the pigs. There is also the potential of chemicals from the tires leaching into the pig food, especially from heat and sunlight.

[@CoachJoshsteel]

Daily feeds, not at will feeding? Do you think that might reduce predator pressure? If I put a weekly feeder out like Joel, I could prove the Grizzly Bear is NOT endangered in very short order. Do you leave the carriage bolt long to spike the feeder into the ground? Do you move this feeder around in the paddock to spread impact? What is the ratio of pigs to feeder? Do you figure that one feeds three?

[@FarmBuilder]

Breeding stock is fed twice a day and is a regulated amount. Feeder pigs have a bulk, at will feeder. The bolt can be that long but will bend over. I leave the 1 inch residual you saw. Not worth trimming off. We don't move the feeders but the sets of sows move every week. 2 sows per tire works well, so one of these units per 6 sows.

[@kenbibbee837]

Great build. See you are feeding dry feed. What are your thoughts on soaking feed in advance

[@sunandthesoil3736]

Which blade did you use for cutting tyres

[@ronnietucker4943]

Could two sows eat out of a 4 wheeler tire.

[@ubertramp4297]

I thought it was gonna go: "I think I've seen this joke before" *cuts through cord. just kidding, great video its good to get more knowledge from you.

[@ShootinOutlaw]

How do you keep record of all your sows? Old fashioned pen and paper, google sheets, or do you have a specific app you like?

[@peteush6928]

Missed your vids !

[@bakerben59]

Any issues with the exposed steel in the sidewall and the pigs? Or do they tear the tire off the base before that becomes an issue?

[@FarmBuilder]

Not an issue.

[@TonyBarlow03]

Awesome timing! I was just looking for pictures of your tire feeders to build some. Thoughts on number of pigs per tire?

[@FarmBuilder]

2.

[@seek2find]

what if you cut out a circle the same size as the tire from a thick slab of wood and attached it in the bottom of the tire, would that make a difference in how long the tire lasted?

[@FarmBuilder]

Seems unnecessary extra steps and cost. Tires are free and it takes 5 min to replace one when ripped off.

[@heterodox3487]

The feeder sets on the carriage bolts/nuts on the bottom?

[@FarmBuilder]

Correct, the platform is bolted from the top, washers and nuts on bottom. Don't put the bolt through the tire as well because the tire will need replacement eventually.

[@jameswadas5366]

Although I didn't hear him mention it, it looks like he used 2x10's or 12's to tie into 4x4's.

[@eddielam3379]

How about replace 4x4 pressured timber with 4 in diameter PVC pipes as base stand?

[@wattowadeo]

too light, weight of 4x4's helps keep it grounded, and better meat for mounting bolts, sturdiness,etc....

[@FarmBuilder]

I think they would break.

[@danieldoyle2656]

Do you also use these for feeders you’re growing out for processing

[@FarmBuilder]

No, we use bulk feeders for growers.

[@danieldoyle2656]

FarmBuilder thank you for the info

[@wallacewimmer5191]

👍👍

[@midgamarine]

I know that your video wasn't about this, I'm curious of how you prevent feral hogs from getting to your guilts, sows or your sounder in general? We are infested with them here in Georgia and I have refrained from raising pigs for YEARS because on a couple of occasions a wild boar got in the pasture and the finishing pen and kept breeding my guilts and sows.

[@FarmBuilder]

Simple for us, there's no feral hogs here.

[@midgamarine]

@@FarmBuilder Awe shucks! I'm still seeking the remedy. Regardless of how many you remove, seems like there are more waiting to move in.

[@weliedsizedoesmatter]

@@midgamarine You could try the "Hog Net 10/24/12 Electric Netting" from Premier 1 Supplies. I just bought that to keep my pigs in, but they say that it will also exclude feral hogs.

[@amandanezat8227]

does this work with powder feed

[@FarmBuilder]

Sure.

[@melissalucero9239]

Anyone else have flashbacks of Home Improvement? Lol

[@amansdesain6854]

👍

[@actionkey8042]

nice))

[@gonzaloseoane5712]

Jajajaja Excellent

[@carlinkay1151]

Loved the video, great idea, but not liking the music 🎶🎵☹️

[@FarmBuilder]

We all have our tastes! 😉🤟🤟

[@jmhamilton87]

@@FarmBuilder I loved it, power tools require metal!

[@BeingBetter]

I love the music. Best KZbin video I've seen in awhile.

[@icecastles1432]

Don't you worry about the tire chemical leaching into your food supply and into the body anatomy of the animal. Leaching...I would be concerned here. No disrespect, just an observation.

[@ka6148]

Music didn't help me hear you explain

[@swamp-yankee]

I thought it went well with the shot of the guilts eating

[@jorgepareppep2880]

Too much cereminy just go straight and demonstrate how.