OSUT#246 - Gentlemen, Start Your Engines...let the summer festivities begin

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    indyblue

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    Our chicken tractor is finally done and ready for inhabitants. My metal working skills leave something to be desired, but for a first build attempt it'll work and I was teaching my GF how to use various carpenter tools as well. The ridge cap is from the scrap from making the sides/roof.

    It features a ramp that is lowered by a cord that can be manually raised/lowered or put a chicken door controller motor with a timer on it to raise after sunset and lower at sunrise automatically. The coup is insulated with mylar bubble sheet for the cold season. The side of the nesting boxes is a door that you just open and reach in to grab eggs each day. Pneumatic wheels allow it to be moved to a different spot in the yard daily.

    See the full build: http://albums.indyblue.org/index.php?/category/6

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    Lpherr

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    Our chicken tractor is finally done and ready for inhabitants. My metal working skills leave something to be desired, but for a first build attempt it'll work and I was teaching my GF how to use various carpenter tools as well. The ridge cap is from the scrap from making the sides/roof.

    It features a ramp that is lowered by a cord that can be manually raised/lowered or put a chicken door controller motor with a timer on it to raise after sunset and lower at sunrise automatically. The coup is insulated with mylar bubble sheet for the cold season. The side of the nesting boxes is a door that you just open and reach in to grab eggs each day. Pneumatic wheels allow it to be moved to a different spot in the yard daily.

    See the full build: http://albums.indyblue.org/index.php?/category/6

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    Now the fox can hook his ride up, and take the buffet with him. :D
    Looks good. A suggestion, maybe switch the pneumatic tires for solid rubber.
    No flats to worry about. I put some on a wheel barrow, and it's a huge difference.
     
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