I bought a Century brand couple years ago to see how it would work. My cattle are hard on the cheaper metal bale feeders as well. They turn them into pretzels in a couple weeks. I bought some heavy duty Winkel brand and they've stood up very well. The drawback is they are very heavy to move especially if they are frozen any. I bought a couple of the lighter duty Winkel brand and they are standing up nice as well. I decided to try out a poly one. They have a skirt kit but I didn't buy it until I figured out if it was going to work. The first day I set it out I expected to see shattered plastic everywhere the next time I fed. Two years later it looks just like new. The theory is that it gives when the cattle push on it where metal bends. It has a bottom ring that is bigger diameter around so it doesn't seem to freeze to the ground as easy as a metal feeder. Now that being said, I'm still undecided about them. I don't feed with a loader tractor so I don't pry them around like a lot of others do. I also can't help but wonder if with a little age that plastic won't "give" like it did when it was newer. JD Seller also mentions them getting brittle in cold weather. I can't agree or disagree with that yet. The past couple years have been pretty mild, with the exception of a couple days here and there. It's something I've been concerned with but so far it's still going. I've just been thinking of getting another one but like I said I still haven't made up my mind about them yet. Probably not the type of opinion you wanted to hear.
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