BRANDON – Carrying feed pails to cattle has always been a pain in the back, whether it’s 30 above, 30 below or in between.
Lawrence Delichte knows this from personal experience, having used the traditional pail method for many years.
“We had too many cattle and too many pails to carry,” said Delichte from St. Alphonse, Man.
“We found we just couldn’t stay ahead of them. That’s when I finally decided I had to figure out some mechanical way of feeding them.”
What emerged from Delichte’s shop was the first prototype of what he calls the Super Trail Feed Bucket, a high-capacity steel bucket that latches to the regular bucket system on a yard tractor.
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At the bottom, it has an auger that delivers feed directly to the feed trough. A hydraulic orbital motor drives the auger.
“No more pails to carry,” Delichte said. “I’d have to think it would take a lot more than 50 pails to fill this thing up.”
The seven-foot Feed Bucket carries 58.4 cubic feet of feed. The eight-foot Feed Bucket carries 71.26 cubic feet of feed. The buckets are constructed of 3/8 inch steel.
“Our first version filled from a hopper bin with an auger, but that took too long. Then I got the idea I could save time if I scoop up the feed, just like it’s a regular bucket,” he said.
“So on the Feed Buckets we’re manufacturing now, you simply scoop up the feed, level the bucket and drive away. You can dump it in a second if you’ve overfilled or if you need to change the type of feed.
“The auger and spout are in plain view of the operator, so you can put the feed exactly where you want it.”
Delichte welds on the specific quick attach system for each type of tractor. He said the Quickie is the most common, but there are also a lot of John Deere latch systems in use.
The seven-foot bucket sells for $2,300 plus hookup. The eight-foot bucket sells for $2,500 plus hookup.
For more information, contact Lawrence Delichte at 204-836-2441.
