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Osborne Big Wheel Feeders

"The most efficient way to feed for increased
growth and profits"



Big Wheel Facts and Features




 No. 1 Choice for producers for over a decade; the performance standard for professional producers
     
  Patented mechanical-flow design cuts waste, cuts maintenance, streamlines swine feeding, improves feed- to-gain ratios
     
  Self-regulating, self-cleaning feed wheel releases food only when needed
     
  Long-lasting heavy steel construction with reinforced    
RTM-GLAS™ fiberglass hoppers and troughs
     
  Round shape uses less floor space, gives pigs more room—less stress means faster finish time
     
  Optional Fenceline Adapters allow fixed or removable installation
     
  Bump Bars ensure first-in/first-out feed flow, always keeping feed fresh
     
  Labor saving Feed Rate Gauge to control feed flow—set it and forget it

 

Big Wheel Models Available

Big Wheel Nursery Feeders

  • Prevent stale food for improved gain—especially important for sensitve young pigs
  • Pellets/crumbles flow through without damage to texture
  • Meal flows easily without separation or waste
  • Trough height, size of openings, and head spacing reduce stress and promote consumption
  • Three models can feed:  
    1)     25 pigs from 10-days to 35 lbs.
    2) 40 pigs from 2 weeks to 65 lbs.
    3) 60 pigs from 2 weeks to 80 lbs.
  • Smaller feeders are ideal for use in dividers between crates or in fencelines with optional adapters

Big Wheel Finishing Feeders

  • Mixing action of feed wheel prevents "picky" eating
  • Feeder design slows or stops flow of feed when pigs stop eating
  • Smooth, self-cleaning trough eliminates spoilage
  • Efficient action and design mean less management time
  • Five Models can feed about 60 pigs from 10-50 lbs. up to market weight

Big Wheel Bulk Feeders

  • Big Wheel performance on a larger scale
  • Feed capacities range from 25-105 bushels
  • Feeders in five sizes, serving 90 head of hogs or higher
  • Engineered to eliminate waste, adjustments, cleaning, and plugging
  • Heavy-gauge hot-dipped galvanized steel on lower parts of feeders, rings, lids, and ladders—lasts for decades
  • Feeders function on level or sloped floors, inside barns or out
  • Self-cleaning action keeps feed flowing even after heavy rains

Big Wheel Feeder Parts