Testing the Bulk Feed Stand

[@robertvertacnik9989]

The recommendations of others about adding diagonal bracing and closing the open pipe ends are good modifications that you should do to increase your safety factor. Also, before you load each tote, inspect the welds for cracking, especially in cold winter weather. Regards to you and your great family.

[@waynegilchrist1596]

Great job Mike. It's nice to see Peanut is getting along nicely with the cows and even nicer that he has to say hello to you too.

[@wykeishacraft6820]

Hi to Our Wyoming Life , you are a great caretaker for your lovely 👪 and those adorable animals that you have brought up from a mighty long way on that amazing farm. I loves this channel and Beyond The Ranch Channel too.

[@cherylcovey9105]

Ahhh love that Peanut come running to you Mike.

[@Salty_reviews]

I recommend some gussets for added lateral stability, other than that looks good!

[@LostInThe0zone]

I really like the idea of strengthening the corners with gussets. I know it is holding up now, but over time the strain may cause failure, and likely at the worst moment.

[@Salty_reviews]

@@LostInThe0zone I'm worried it'll let go when he is under it.

[@BillTheTractorMan]

Gussets or diagonal supports on the sides and back!

[@LostInThe0zone]

@@BillTheTractorMan that'll work.

[@AtomicReverend]

I agree,. Gussets are a must and perhaps some triangulation would also be good. 2k LBS is a lot of weight when your under it.

[@rshoemaker7368]

Gilbert would be so please with your perseverance and ingenuity to keep the ranch going! You and Erin are to be commend to keep the ranch life alive and well. It was nice to see Peanut come running up to you. Great video!!! 🇺🇸👍

[@WalkerFarmFam]

We love our super sacks of bulk feed. Nice work!

[@cathybrown5293]

Wonderful video, Mike! So proud of you and your ingenuity in creating the bulk feeder! Hoping you will keep us up to date on if and when it shifts down into the square! I know what you mean about how good it feels when you can come up with a solution to a challenge!

[@BBKERNSALLNhomestead]

Great video, idea, issue, problems & fix. Sometimes you just don't get the credit you deserve MIKE!!!!!! GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!

[@davem7378]

Great job Mike. Farmers and ranchers are some of the most creative and innovative people.

[@wykeishacraft6820]

Tractor comes in handy for picking up loads of cakes and food for the animals. I glad you didn't have to walk up with the bag. Nice work Mike and i like your channel Our Wyoming Life and Beyond The Ranch too. See you on the next video and the next Live. God Bless You , stay safe

[@geofftaylor934]

Damn, Brother!!! I love the way you can just look at something and MAKE it!!!! Really cool ingenuity!!!!!

[@crazychickenladyhomestead6918]

Adapt and overcome! You guys are great! I love learning from your mistakes and successes!

[@maryrosefoley7820]

Good job Mike pretty Good for just one man doing it all

[@randaljohnson580]

Mike may I suggest you add some support to hold the bag up from the straps on top. Without that it is possible the bag could get heavier on either side and could possibly tip over. We did use them for seed corn but currently we use what we call pro boxes. Thanks Randal

[@beelinekhan460]

whoop whoop!! love the austrian piece ;-) greetings from vienna

[@mattpeacock5208]

You have that "I made something that works" glow! Helluva feeling isn't it?? Fixing or fabing something that works is the best ego boost on the planet!

[@Ranch_Hand_Jeff]

I never had a doubt. Nice job.

[@sandracorless6186]

Hey Mike, I knew you would come up with a idea that would work you want to work smarter not harder lol. I love the drone footage and it funny to see the cows come running when you called them. It was cute when Peanut came up to you he misses you and probably thought you had a bottle for him. So with that being said whats next for OWL keep up the good work and see you in the next video🤔😯🐂🤠😉

[@lindascott2107]

Well another good one in the 📚 books. Your amazing with what you try now patent that feed holder

[@KeithFinkFamilyFarm]

Nice, common sense, work-saving ingenuity. Thanks. My goodness, the drone shot at the end of the video really exposes the lumber shortage in your part of WY - LOL Keith-

[@blah1873]

Considered placing the empty white bag into an old IBC container then have. it filled. The IBC container will hold its shape and should fit safety on the top off the stand.

[@rieltodd9089]

Mr magiver ur good u know how to problem solve and make it easier on u and ur family hope ur enjoying the clean air we had bad smoke hear in montana. God bless it family and friends

[@arkmark100]

Well done Mike! Your right, where there is a will there is a way!

[@marcomartinez2957]

Peanut was eying you the whole time , like I know this guy , he's come to bring me home! The good life I had my own yard, children to play with , even the cats would visit.

[@Todd.Roberts]

I love to see your new ideas come to life

[@robertmarino2158]

Congratulations , on making it happen ! Stay safe ! Bob

[@lindamiller3144]

love your ingenuity! stay safe!

[@alwaysinblue]

I've been watching you for awhile now and I love seeing how you problem solve. It's scary at times (you on that ladder), but you get it done, and yes, it's a testament to your ingenuity in meeting a need, and a testament that God watches over you very carefully. LOL. It's great to see your successes. Does bulk feed purchasing allow you to afford the much needed hay for this winter? Have you located it yet?

[@nanf5836]

Aww I was hoping at the end to see Peanut. Thank you for letting us know it was him. You did a good job on your cake holder invention. Keep the squatters there and put them to work on making more of the cake bag holders and you can sell them. LOL

[@billmandaue2168]

If you want your stand to be more stable, weld a few diagonals (on the sides and back of the stand). The triangle is the strongest shape in engineering.

[@j.d.kvaall7200]

You never know until you try. That is learning. Great job!

[@jamesoliver6625]

Stand could stand a few gussets Mike.

[@lelandstone1351]

James, my thought as well. Just a couple of diagonal braces would make this handy idea feel a good deal safer!

[@clearingbaffles]

A fresh 2000# bag on stand and an oblique bump of one of the legs the gator and you would NOT enjoy it

[@eddeetz493]

Can you use the dump trailer to pick up its limit. Set up an unload into bags recycled on farm ramp. Just a thought. Get a grain end gate for the dump trailer More savings? Great build. Just be sure it's safe and take some experts on channel gusset advice. You could build another for composting. Good luck building back the herd from all of your endeavors. A geothermal and sun temperature controlled green house to grow both human and cattle fodder would be a better investment than hay harvesting equipment. You can rotational graze them all hay season. Both the retail and feed cost losses for years the return on investment should at least minimize the hay yield farm loss. Guy in north dakota thermal and solar greenhouse. Tropical fruit trees. Imagine that in the farm market in winter. Best return crops. Year round fresh retail and commercial customers. You've add fresh greens with canned sauces ect for entire meals farm grown. Your also going to need a cooler. Look for a walkin. Smoked meats. Chicken, pork, beef vacume sealed to microwave or sell from a warmer display. Help heat the market all winter. Smell will bring in the business. Could a refer truck also be used as an insulated smoker? Some just heat and serve meal packages would also work. Travelers can postpone trip to the market and enjoy the visit. Shake hands with the farmer that grows your food. Not the bandits making the meat profit. Could you sell the calf at finish weight to a buyer. Become a landlord, caretaker. Grow out there steer. Deliver it to the processor and to tenant along with there port, chicken green house fruits, vegetables, year round microgreens. Set up to expand it easily as human and inimical counts increase. A few of those stands with bags would make excellent hopper loaders for the fodder trays. One day a bin system and by semi load delivered. A building and fodder equipment companies sure would benefit by a sponsor of the build. Your not the only rancher tired of drought, hail, just having to buy any hay much less hundreds of thousands over 5 years. Factor in lost equipment productivity. If you grow it, you will sell it or feed it, then sell it as eggs, meat, Poultry, pigs, cattle, chickens, One bin with auger feed a tray fill station then into a grow conveyer system. You can rotate shelves for different crop varieties. The roof could act as a solar preheated for geo thermal air intaks for the building. Good place to filter the air for ease of maintenance. Easy to access in line filters. Ike furnace intake for blowers using solar hot water in slab

[@8tomtoms8]

I love how Peanut came over to say Hi. He remembers the fellow that raised him.

[@brandeissports3436]

Great lesson. Glad your idea worked. Well done!

[@rayextrum8648]

Thank you for sharing from the North Woods of Wisconsin

[@JimsNBHomestead]

wish all the big guys supported the little guys

[@Joesfosterdogs]

GREAT job! Livin and workin the dream...inspiring

[@jusmeinia7]

You're little buddy is following you, friends for life! Glad your cake feeder worked, I was nervous for you!

[@brentcrowder976]

You can add some 4 inch triangles in the upper corners for extra support. After that you pick up the whole thing and put it in the sale barn now.

[@jweaver7170]

2 5/8 pipe with all welded saddle cuts no worries now load tested to 2240 lb. guessed your weight at @ 180#. Thanks for bringing us along..

[@WPRJersey]

Wow. Great job Mike.

[@garybarger3744]

Great job Mike! Are you going to resurrect the motorized cake feeder on a trailer idea for distributing it to the cows?

[@jerryforeman4543]

Congrats on the successful cake feeder project! Cows are cakeoholis! Free 🍰 cake!

[@carolmorelos3049]

Hey Mike, you are one intelligent man. I think you did a great job. Good luck. Hey

[@tonyaegan2480]

Great to see peanut🐂

[@shirleymurphy1958]

It gives new meaning too farmed together or farmed up. That is more then using bailing twine. Lol Great idea.

[@streetrodder2846]

ATTABOY! --- Great Job! --- and Hi Peanuts 👋🤠👍

[@caspertheghost9999]

Definitely add some diagonal bracing on the sides & back, if possible, otherwise looks great !

[@pascalgagnon8088]

I was about to say the same

[@jlrbhj]

Great video! And your commentary was uplifting.

[@rupeinspections5611]

Hi Mike, Thank you for another great video.

[@jimmycurran5355]

Awesome job Mike.

[@danjenkins9427]

adding some rungs to the side of the stand will take care of the ladder problem for unhooking the chains and make it easier to pull the trap over it.

[@RebekahTOUCHEDBYYARN]

Mike I had all the faith in you but you still had me nervous about this

[@tiffkais2574]

Awsome job mike!!! My hubby kinda did the same thing! He found out tho with SD winds when bag was half full, it knocked it down!! Weird right?!? So he put some steel post anchored out with wire. Then when bag gets down so far he bungy straps it so that stays put too. 😆 it's all trial and errors. Part of building things. You try again. 😉

[@rickyalva8776]

i was gonna say something about the welds but you clarified it lol great gob Mike hope it serves you well

[@jms_wttrs9228]

Mike - The unused pallets are good for drainage down by water points. Keep mud and ice below the wood thus no sloppin or sliding on ice. Just a thought.

[@alisonlightner866]

Great job Mike, proud of you

[@annacalvert2747]

Prayers are with you during this,,,,Mother’s always worry ,Good job,as you use it ,it will go down,

[@brendabadgley4824]

Fun watching your channel from your neighbor in Cheyenne. 👍🏻

[@robbell6639]

Your H340 loader on that tractor has a capacity around 4000#, so you're doing fine lifting a 2000# bag. You could stand some ballast on the back of the tractor though. That's an often overlooked item. Nice job on the stand!

[@michaele5657]

It's the angle of your bucket. Good Job.

[@lynardok6654]

Well done! Side braces make sense. What about building a hinged wooden box around the bag on the outside to help keep the weather out? Just a thought. Glad the welder still works!

[@MrBrandpeto]

Can you load the rack outside and then pick up the rack with the bag already on top and push it inside the sales barn?

[@munirahbakar4123]

I don't think the bag is stable enough to be moved around that way.

[@MrBrandpeto]

@@munirahbakar4123 ya I commented before the video was over. Lol Maybe he can ratchet strap it down

[@anthonydolezal6627]

Good Job Mike! You could use your bale fork on the tractor to lift the bags. Dont need the chains then. Keep Smilin!

[@juliealbert9222]

I love that peanut came to say hi. Hopefully he'll stay just as sweet. Good job on the stand! I did hold my breath when u were setting it down 😬

[@cynthiafranco4313]

u did a good job on making this for the cake and easier to feed the cows God bless u

[@keithandsarahknapp6804]

15:45 Sure sounds like Hannibal Smith from the 'A team'; "I love it when a plan comes together"

[@shyamlynn243]

Sweet 'ol pickup truck at 0:28 there Mike!

[@timgilchrist3065]

Nice that the cows can have their cake and eat it, too. Life is one solved problem after another .

[@jameswood1038]

Simple design ...simple solution...simple is always better!!

[@kleitch7051]

Thanks for being so open and honest. Have you considered selling a whole or half beef? I think it would be a win win transaction.

[@budprine1591]

Mike, good job. I noticed several comments asking for gussets at the corners or angle braces on the three sides that are not open. As a retired structural engineer I whole hardheartedly agree. Please, for your safety and the safety of others add them. You would also be well advised to make an annual inspection of your welds. They are subject to cracking and could also become problematic. Yes, I said please.

[@steves5346]

nice job and a time saver for you mike... well done

[@trellenrussey6293]

My husband was gifted in figuring out how to build and fix things...looks good but I would add braces between legs about 2 feet above ground...leaving open where you drive the gator in of course...and agree, cable to wall so can't tip. Great idea, and makes it much easier to feed!

[@AutoCrete]

Watching the cows run after the Gator had me literally LOL, too funny! I'm on board with the gusset crowd but would go with 1 foot long light plate steel gussets (3/16ths?). When fabricating I tend towards the brick outhouse build. Still, very good thinking.

[@dawneverix7527]

Those pipes are bowing holy crap

[@abayit]

Great job Mike! I think of making a 3 side higher cage, to enclose more safer the bag, after inserting the bag to close the 4th side with straps, or some kind of hinged gate door.

[@JustMe-pu3xm]

That worked out for you real good, great thinking 🤔

[@jessestidam6676]

I bought a pull type t&s trip hopper few years ago that holds a ton of cubes. And it’s so so much easier.

[@sandibeu2259]

Great job on the cake stand 😁

[@rickwade5342]

Looks great. Maybe a little top heavy. Should add additional piping on the bottom front and back to prevent possible tip overs. May be overkill but safer with kids around. Be safe!

[@longcaster]

Mike, you need to rebuilt that thing. You don't want it to be outside in the winter. Make it in two pieces. The base like you built. The top should be like a pallet, but with sides the keep the bag oriented for the pour spout. The idea is to put the bag into the second part, since that will be the highest lift. Then lift the pallet up onto your base. You should never have to lift as high as your rafters.

[@clairemiller1420]

I like this makes things easier

[@willothewispl]

That was interesting. Glad it worked out. God Bless.

[@ljlranch118]

Nice work. We fooled with those bags for feed for a couple years and could never make them convenient for our use. finally bought a gravity wagon with auger. FYI if you will use a spanner bar through the straps instead of the chains, they will last much longer

[@victordodds6211]

Bring the tractor to left or right side, leave tractor with the bag on, reverse the gator in, then empty bag then lift off empty bag hooked up then reverse out. Mike

[@KnollNomad]

Ideas that work are what pay for the time invested, especially making life easier in a land where the horizon in every direction is what the curvature of the earth makes it.

[@susans9617]

Why would anybody give thumbs down??? This is a great video.

[@Mike14401]

Well done.

[@beverlycurtis6707]

Good job done!

[@davidb.7223]

Nice job! Be careful with the stand we would never want to see you injured.

[@hlarsen27]

You have Incredible talent good job on the bulk feeder

[@Biglug8888]

Great job Mike 👍

[@inadollard6672]

Thanks for another great video

[@George_Carey]

Nice job, Mike! I'm glad the bulk feeder worked. I did get a little nervous when you got underneath it though, not gonna lie.

[@henry7765]

What about when it snows alot

[@nathanfeibelman4194]

Hello Mike, For about $25.00 on Craigs list you can find 250 gallon bulk liquid pallets. These are made of heavy steel mesh with a plastic insert. Just take out and discard the insert and you have a metal pallet (40 X 48) with a metal mesh frame These would make this job much more simple. First, it would give you 48" of support around the entire bag. Second, it will allow you to pick up the bag from the bottom. I assume you're going to recycle the bags. Take them in the pallet to your supplier when you get refills and you will eliminate about 4 steps in the loading and unloading process. We did this at a factory where I worked that used tons of baking powder in those same bulk bags and it saved a lot of headachs. P.S The place where the straps attach to the bags is almost always the first place to tear and that can be a big mess. Have a great day!

[@judyfrey2975]

Looks like Fun . Wish I could be there ! Judy From Cleveland Ohio

[@billybubbabaisden783]

Gussets is a must. For strength

[@dianamajchrzak5855]

Good for you....a great idea for using up spare pipe.