Portable feed and grain distributor
OwnerSteve Codyinventor
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Abstract
A feed and grain distributor attached to a front end of a tractor or skid steer to haul bulk dry particulate materials, including grain or feed, to deliver bulk quantities contained within the feed and grain distributor to one or more remote locations, the distributor filled from a larger bulk supply and delivered to one or more smaller quantity container at the remote locations using a remote controlled chute assembly installed within the feed and grain distributor and controlled by the tractor or skid steer operator.
Claims10
A feed and grain distributor which is filled with a dry bulk particulate material for distribution by attaching said feed and grain distributor to a front lift attachment of a tractor or skid steer, said dry bulk material delivered to one or more remote locations and dispensed in controlled amounts, said feed and grain distributor comprising:
- a base assembly supporting a bin assembly elevated above lower ends of three or more supports attached to said bin assembly at respective upper ends, wherein said bin assembly is attached to said front lift attachment of a trailer or skid steer by a loader attachment assembly attached to said base assembly, said bin assembly further defining an upper lid assembly, and a lower chute assembly having a remote activated chute door panel opened and closed by a piston actuator extending and retracting a piston attached between said bin assembly and said chute door panel from said tractor or skid steer using a wireless remote controller during delivery and dispensing of the dry bulk particulate material;
- a lid cowling attached above an upper end of said bin assembly defining a central opening;
- a front hinge having a hinge bore, a rear hinge having a hinge bore, said front hinge and said rear hinge attached to said lid cowling and a linear axle bore;
- a front pivot bar attached to said front hinge by a hinge pin and a rear pivot bar attached to said rear hinge by a hinge pin;
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- an upper lid panel defining a lateral rear axle bore attached to said front and rear pivot bars by a common pivot axle secured in place by axle caps, wherein said upper lid panel is configured to be lifted by a door handle and displaced from said central opening, said door panel is configured to be elevated and moved to a side of said bin assembly in a direction of said door handle, and said upper lid panel is placed in a vertical suspended position during a loading process of said dry bulk particulates through said load opening of said bin assembly and said central opening of said lid cowling, further wherein said upper lid panel is replaced over said lid cowling prior to said delivery and dispensing using said wireless remote controller.
A feed and grain distributor which is filled with a dry bulk particulate material for distribution by attaching said feed and grain distributor to a front lift attachment of a tractor or skid steer, said dry bulk material delivered to one or more remote locations and dispensed in controlled amounts, said feed and grain distributor comprising:
- a base assembly supporting a bin assembly elevated above lower ends of three or more supports attached to said bin assembly at respective upper ends, wherein said bin assembly is attached to said front lift attachment of a trailer or skid steer by a loader attachment assembly attached to said base assembly, said bin assembly further defining an upper lid assembly, and a lower chute assembly having a remote activated chute door panel opened and closed by a piston actuator extending and retracting a piston attached between said bin assembly and said chute door panel from said tractor or skid steer using a wireless remote controller during delivery and dispensing of the dry bulk particulate material, said base assembly further providing a front left support defining an upper end, a lower end and a front surface, a front right support defining an upper end, a lower end and a front surface, a rear left support defining an upper end and lower end, a rear right support defining an upper end and lower end, a rear cross member attaching said respective lower ends of said rear right and left supports, a right cross member attaching said respective lower ends of said front right and rear right supports, and a left cross member attaching said respective lower ends of said front and rear left supports, retaining said bin assembly above said right and left cross members;
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- said loader attachment assembly defining a left side plate having a rear surface attached to said front surface of said front left support, said left side plate further defining a front surface extending an upper hook extension and a lower pin extension having a lateral pin bore, and a right side plate having a rear surface attached to said front surface of said front right support, proving a secure attachment location of said feed and grain distributor for said front lift attachment of said tractor or skid steer.
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