"Lifetime" Feed Bunks Made From Used Gas Pipe  An Oklahoma
company says steel pipe can be used to make heavy-duty, low-cost
feed bunks at a much lower cost than conventional bunks.  "They
work better than any other portable feed bunks we've seen
because they're built so strong. Cattle can't tear them up,"
says Tyler Williams, CPI Pipe, Yukon, Okla.  The company buys
and sells pipe by the ton. They use leftover natural gas pipe to
make the bunks, cleaning the exterior first and then splitting
them in half or thirds. They'll make the bunks for you, or you
can make your own.  They start with 26-in. dia., 5/16-in. thick
pipe and convert it into two different size bunks. When split in
half, the 26-in. pipe spreads to 27 in. wide. The company welds
each half onto a pair of 16-in. dia. heavy pipe legs that have
saddles cut into them. The troughs average 23 ft. long and
measure 13 in. deep, with the bunk's overall height at 26 in.
Steel plates are welded onto both ends of the trough.  They also
cut pipe into thirds,