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Hay rings, same old rings, poly, GoBob pipe??
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GangGreen
Posted 12/28/2012 18:16 (#2782155 - in reply to #2781896)
Subject: Re: Hay rings, same old rings, poly, GoBob pipe??



Eastern Iowa		I make my own. Dad built me a tubing bender out of a hydraulic cylinder and scrap iron about ten years ago and I build them out of 3/16 square tubing. They are a little smaller than commercially built ones in order to use the tubing efficiently (24' circumference vs. a little over 25 for commercial ones) but I've not replaced a one of them yet. Commercial ones (farm store type) always seemed to need welding on them after the second season. Way too light, low grade iron. Mine we can hardly tip up.

Last time I made some I think I had a little over $100 in materials in them. Of course, that doesn't include labor or other overhead, but I feed cattle so you know I pretty much work for free most of the time as it is anyway.
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