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Member:
Lilo

Posted on Tuesday, Jul 26, 2005 - 4:20 pm:

Hi all,

For many years I have used a two wheeled dolly (from the hardware store) to move the 50 lb feed bags from the truck to the feed room. I have arthritis in my hands, so can't lift 50 lbs easily.

Then there was the problem to get the feed into a container to keep it safe from mice. Now I have a Plastic Trash can with wheels. I ease the feed bag into the trash can directly from the car and wheel it into the feed room. I feed from the bag, until there is only about 10 lbs left. Then I can easily lift out the old bag and put it on top of the new bag that I just got from the car. No need to clean the trash can, since one feeds directly from the bag.

Note: This only works if you don't have rats. I am told rats can chew through plastic trash cans.
Lilo
Member:
Gillef

Posted on Thursday, Jul 28, 2005 - 4:49 am:

Thanks for that very elegant solution Lilo.
I too use the "sack barrow" to move feed sacks etc. and have the same hand problems as you.
For years I have been using a "Wheelie Bin" for soaking my hay but for various reasons I put it in hay nets first then in the bin. After the water is drained off via a plastic drain I inserted close to the bottom it was much easier to lift and move the nets but tying them up was still a painful procedure. A few weeks ago as I was watching my elderly gelding reaching over the electro-tape and helping himself directly from the waiting bin I realised just how DUMB I am compared to the horses. Now I place the leaves of hay netless in the bin,soak and drain and then wheel it to wherever I choose in stable or paddock. I can even leave one outside the tape fence so only the old boy can reach it and get his fair share as the greedy bully younger boy is also a coward about the tape.
For ten years I have needlessly been removing,lifting and tying up nets or emptying them out on the ground when the horses were quite capable of helping themselves!
I am off to order "Wheelies for feed" now.
Gillian
Member:
Burnejr

Posted on Wednesday, Aug 3, 2005 - 3:17 pm:

We use plastic trash cans too. One thing I always do, when I get to the bottom of the can, I always dump the last of the can out into a bucket before adding a new bag. That way there is not a bit of feed that gets old and moldy at the bottom of the can. The wheels are a great idea too if you can't get close to the bags.
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