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| O’Neill Bale Feeder - Covered Feeder and Support Base |
| It's easily loaded with a front-end loader or pickup truck
It offers each horse a private area to feed
It provides protection from rain and snow
The punched metal bottom provides air passage for drying
It minimizes waste and reduces feeding cycles
It saves up to 50% in cost of winter feeding
It minimizes spring cleanup of old and wasted hay
Weighs 370 lbs.
Most of all, feeding with round bales is approximately 50%
less expensive than square bales!
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| This item usually takes about 7 days to ship |
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| Item no. SONEILL55 |
Retail: $1,423.00 |
| Today's Price: $1,360.74 |
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Buy 5…pay only $1,198.77 ea. |
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| This item does NOT ship for free |
| Shipping charges will apply to this item. If you place your order now we will call with the shipping rate. If the rate is approved by you we will charge you the additional shipping. If the rate is NOT approved by you then we will cancel your order. If you do not wish to place your order now you can enter in the quantity you wish to order and your zip code in the Q&A section below and we will respond with a quote. |
| Pick up available This item is available for customer pick FOB Sioux Falls, SD. After you place your order we will arrange for you to pick up your order. |
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The Problem
We came up with the idea of a Round
Bale Feeder for Horses due
to the frustration with wasted hay during the winter feeding
and the unavailability of feeders designed specifically for horse
safety. Conventional hay feeding techniques are inefficient.
Wasted Hay
Round bales of hay weighing up to 1200 lbs are generally carried
by tractors or skid steer loaders with front-end spears and
set in open areas for horses to feed. The problem with this
application is the amount of wasted hay from ground moisture,
rain, snow, dirt, mud and animal waste that mixes with the
hay over a short period of time. The hay also becomes marking
territories for dominant horses and beds for others, wasting
upwards to 50% of its intended use in a matter of a few days,
if not hours. At a cost of $30 to $50 per roll, hay bales
not lasting four days per four horses through the winter
becomes very expensive.
Lack of Safety for Horses
Most round bale feeders that are commercially available today
are designed with the waste issues as noted above but are
for livestock, not designed with the nature of horses in
mind. Horses are herd animals and rely on safety in numbers.
They are easily spooked and move quickly with explosive force
when surprised by noises, smells, strong winds, or other
horses; often they jump without looking, coming down on sharp
edges or other ground-placed feeders, or they get entangled
in other feeders in an attempt to avoid being kicked or bitten.
The Solution...
...was to make a Round Bale Hay Feeder
for Horses that was both
efficient and safe. By using a tubular steel design with no
sharp edges, the feeder minimizes the dangers of cuts or serious
injuries. The height of the feeder facilitates feeding and
eliminates rubbing off the mane of horses (as is the case
of some of the other feeders that require horses to place their
heads in small openings, a potentially dangerous situation).
Because horses naturally paw at their food, the height of our
Round Bale Hay Feeder helps protect their legs from possible
injury. And since horses are naturally graze animals, what falls
out of the feeder during feeding will be eaten first, leaving
little waste.
O'Neill Bale Feeder Unit with Legs
O'Neill Bale Feeder Unit without Legs
O'Neill Bale Feeder Legs Only
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| The Q&A on this Product |
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| QUESTION: Your Q&A says it will hold up to a 800lb round bale. Most 4X5 round bales are around 1100 pounds. Will it hold them?
Thanks
Ray |
| ANSWER: The O'Neill bale feeder will handle a 1100# bale as long as it is no larger than a 5' bale. |
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| QUESTION: You mentioned being able to transfer the round bale by rolling off the truck bed. Can you do the same with a flatbed that has a deck over the wheels or would the trailer be to low? Thank you. |
| ANSWER: That would work to load as well. A horse trailer would be too low |
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| QUESTION: How heavy of a round bale will it hold? |
| ANSWER: You can put a 5' round bale in this unit. It will hold up to an 800# 5' round bale. |
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| QUESTION: Can you send to Canada or do you have a Canadian dealer? |
| ANSWER: we can ship to Canada, however, with the crossing at the border via LTL, it does get a little costly. However, if you supply me with your zip code, I would be glad to check freight charges out for you.
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| QUESTION: What is the paint finish of this product and is the hardware stainless steel?
Also how long is the warranty and what does it cover? |
| ANSWER: the paint finish on this is a powder coat polyethelene product. It has a full one year warranty on manufacturer defects and workmanship. We have many of these units for the horseman and have had wonderful comments back regarding the safety of this unit for their horses.
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| QUESTION: We have a sandy corral - would this be stable? The legs do not look substantial enough. On the ONeil site they show one mounted on posts. Is there a kit to do that with?
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| ANSWER: Actually, the support base is very stable and would work very well even in a sandy corral. However, you could order the feeder only, and one would only have to purchase the square posts from a local lumber yard and just insert into the square holes under the base of the feeder and bolt it. It is very easy to do...
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| QUESTION: Looks like a good idea, just wonder if anyone/any storm could tip it
over. |
| ANSWER: Thanks for your inquiry and question on the ONEILL bale feeder. We have shipped these all across the U.S. and have not had any one report that one has tipped over. I would doubt that a "person" could tip it over, however, with strong winds at times of over 60 MPH, many things can tip over as with "gusts", one just never knows how they "swirl" and with what velocity. So, I would not attempt to tell anyone, that a strong wind couldn't turn it over. I would say, it would take a pretty strong one! |
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| QUESTION: Do the ends open up so that the bale is loaded in from the ends? |
| ANSWER: this bale feeder is very user friendly in that it does open on both ends for easy access to load on either end.
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| QUESTION: My large bale arrives in the back of a pickup so it will roll out. How would I load into this bale feeder. |
| ANSWER: Many just push it out of the pickup into the bale feeder, but it depends on how heavy the bale is. If the bale is quite heavy, you may have to use a tractor with forks or a small bobcat. |
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| QUESTION: I am interested in the O`neill Bale feeder BUT would like the measurements of the inside. I have in mind putting square bales in this. Will it hold 10 (80 lb) square bales? |
| ANSWER: The inside diameter is 5`-5" and is 5`-4.25" long. It should hold 10 small square bales.
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| QUESTION: How far apart are the openings that the horses put their heads through? How high is it to the bottom of the mesh that the bale sits in? I have foals using this and want to ensure they can reach the hay. |
| ANSWER: The side openings are 19" wide.
The end door center opening is 23" wide.
The openings can be either of the following heights:
47 3/4" to bottom of opening and 85" to the top
OR it can be lowered 6 1/2"
41 1/4" to bottom of opening and 78 1/2" to the top |
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| QUESTION: what is the size of this feeder legs and barrel? |
| ANSWER: The feeder is 5`-6" in diameter.
The legs are made out of 2" diameter tube with a 12ga [0.109"] wall. |
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| QUESTION: I would like a price on the feeder without the legs
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| ANSWER: We do not recommend using this feeder without the support base. This is why we don't offer a price without it. |
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| QUESTION: I have draft horses is this heavy duty enough to stand up to that kind of use? |
| ANSWER: Yes, it should be fine for your draft hoses. |
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| QUESTION: Does it have hinges so you can open the side or top and drop in a bale with a two prong side hauler? |
| ANSWER: No, it only has the round doors on each end that swing open. Place the bale in a pickup truck bed, back up to the unit and push the bale into it, or get a single prong attachment for the hauler. |
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