Jugs | 14-Softball Lite-Flite Feeder
Jugs 14-Softball Lite-Flite Feeder
Jugs publishes one number that decides how this feeder behaves: a ball every 6 seconds. Fourteen Lite-Flite softballs sit in the drum, one drops into the Lite-Flite Machine every six seconds, and the round runs for 84 seconds without anyone touching it. That interval is fixed in the manufacturer’s specification, and Jugs publishes no way to change it, so the whole practical question is what a coach builds around a six-second clock.
Everything else about the feeder is short to state. It is 15 pounds of durable lightweight steel. It attaches directly to the Jugs Lite-Flite Machine with no tools. It needs no power of its own, because one power source runs both the machine and the Lite-Flite Feeder. Jugs lists the product as the 14-Ball Softball Lite-Flite Feeder and restricts it to Lite-Flite Softballs. Weight aside, Jugs publishes no dimensions for it, and this page does not invent any.
Ball Capacity14 softballsLite-Flite Softballs onlyFeed Interval6 secondsOne pitch releasedRun Time Per Fill84 seconds14 balls at 6 secondsWeight15 poundsLightweight steelA pitch every 6 seconds14 Lite-Flite softballs per fillNo second power sourceNo tools to attach
The six-second clock
What the Feed Interval Actually Decides
All five Jugs feeders publish the same interval. This page is where that number gets worked through, because on a 14-ball drum it is the number that shapes the round.
?Six Seconds, Published as One FigureJugs states that the feeder releases a pitch every 6 seconds. That is the whole published specification for its timing: no range, no dial, no faster or slower setting. Treat it as a constant when you plan a session. Six seconds is the gap between the ball leaving the machine and the next one being on its way, which is roughly the tempo of a pitcher working quickly with nobody on base.No adjustment published?Fourteen Balls Is Eighty-Four SecondsMultiply the two published figures and a full drum runs 84 seconds, or ten pitches a minute. That is the length of one round before somebody reloads. It is worth knowing before you buy: fourteen swings is a set, not an afternoon, and a coach running a long session either collects balls between rounds or keeps a second bucket at the machine. The 84-second figure is arithmetic on Jugs’ two numbers, not a published specification.10 pitches a minute⏯The Same Gap, Every PitchA person feeding a machine by hand varies the gap between balls without meaning to. The drum does not vary. Every pitch arrives on the same six-second beat, so a hitter working on a load and a stride gets the same amount of time to reset before each one. The consistency comes from the mechanism, and it is the reason a feeder gets bought for a machine that already works.Fixed interval⚖The Same Part, a Different DrumJugs builds two Lite-Flite feeders, and they are close relatives. Both weigh 15 pounds, both are durable lightweight steel, both attach to the Lite-Flite Machine with no tools, and both release a pitch every 6 seconds. The difference is the drum: 14 Lite-Flite softballs here, 18 Lite-Flite baseballs on the other. Buy the one that matches the ball your program throws.14 or 18 balls
The published figures
Eight Facts From Jugs on This Feeder
Every line below appears on the manufacturer’s own 14-Ball Softball Lite-Flite Feeder page.
?Holds 14 softballsOne drum, one round?Releases a pitch every 6 secondsPublished interval?Weighs 15 poundsCarried by one person?Durable lightweight steelJugs construction spec?Attaches to the Lite-Flite MachineNo tools required?One power source for bothMachine and feeder⛔Lite-Flite Softballs onlyStated ball restriction?Feeder onlyMachine and balls separate
Closer look
Building a Round Around Eighty-Four Seconds
Session planning
Fourteen Swings, Then Reload
Plan the practice around the drum and it comes out clean. Fourteen Lite-Flite softballs is one round of fourteen swings across 84 seconds, which is close to what a hitter can take before the swing starts to get lazy. Reload while the hitter walks off the tension, then go again. Two hitters alternating rounds means one is always resting while the other works, and neither of them is feeding the machine. For a longer block, a second bucket of Lite-Flite softballs beside the Lite-Flite Machine keeps the reload to a few seconds.
- Holds 14 Lite-Flite softballs
- Releases a pitch every 6 seconds
- 84 seconds per fill, by arithmetic on those two figures
- 15 pounds of durable lightweight steel
- Attaches directly to the Jugs Lite-Flite Machine, no tools required
- One power source runs the machine and the feeder together
14 softballs6 seconds15 pounds
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Five Jugs Ball Feeders
Every Jugs feeder releases a ball every 6 seconds. What separates them is the machine they bolt to, the ball they take and how many they hold. This is the softball drum for the Lite-Flite Machine.
You’re HereJugs 14-Softball FeederHolds 14 Lite-Flite softballs and releases one every 6 seconds; the 15-pound steel attachment clips to the Lite-Flite Machine and draws no extra power.14 softballsBall every 6 seconds15 poundsNo tools neededCurrently viewingJugs 18-Baseball FeederHolds 18 baseballs at 6-second intervals and taps the same power source as the Lite-Flite Machine, but takes Lite-Flite baseballs only.18 baseballsBall every 6 seconds15 poundsLite-Flite baseballs onlyShop the Jugs 18-Baseball FeederJugs 24-Ball Lacrosse FeederHolds 24 lacrosse balls and feeds one every 6 seconds, attaching to the Jugs Lacrosse Machine pad bracket with no tools and one power source.24 lacrosse ballsBall every 6 secondsLacrosse Machine only1-year warrantyShop the Jugs 24-Ball Lacrosse FeederJugs Carousel FeederA Lexan drum holds 36 baseballs or 18 softballs and drops one every 6 seconds; pick the version matched to your machine from eight options.36 baseballs18 softballsBall every 6 seconds110-volt ACShop the Jugs Carousel FeederJugs Combo Carousel FeederThe carousel built for combo machines, fitting the MVP Combo, Jr and BP1 Combo but not the 2-wheel combo, at 6-second feed intervals.Fits BP1 ComboFits MVP ComboBall every 6 secondsLexan and steelShop the Jugs Combo Carousel Feeder
Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Jugs states the feeder releases a pitch every 6 seconds. No adjustment range is published, so plan around six seconds as a constant. With 14 softballs in the drum, a full fill runs 84 seconds, a figure we get by arithmetic on the two published numbers. Jugs does not state it.14 softballs. The baseball version of the same part, the 18-Baseball Lite-Flite Feeder, holds 18. Both weigh 15 pounds and attach to the same machine.The Jugs Lite-Flite Machine, and Jugs names no other. It attaches directly, with no tools required. For a Carousel Feeder that fits the BP1, BP2, SP3, BP3, mini3, MVP, PS50 or Changeup machines, see the Jugs Carousel Feeder and its eight machine-specific versions.No. Jugs states that only one power source is needed to run both the Lite-Flite Machine and the Lite-Flite Feeder. Jugs does not publish a voltage figure for the feeder itself.Lite-Flite Softballs only. Jugs states that restriction without exception. Lite-Flite Softballs are sold by the dozen and are a separate purchase from the feeder.15 pounds, in durable lightweight steel. Jugs publishes no dimensions for the feeder and no folded size, so if you need to know whether it clears a particular door or storage shelf, measure the machine it mounts to.The feeder. Jugs does not list anything else as included. The Lite-Flite Machine is sold separately and so are the balls.We recommend one. A feeder sits alongside the machine and takes batted balls in the same line of fire, so a Lite-Flite protective screen protects both. Note the provenance: this is our recommendation, not a statement on the current Jugs product page.Choose by ball, not by capacity. This feeder takes Lite-Flite Softballs only; the 18-Baseball Lite-Flite Feeder takes Lite-Flite Baseballs only. Everything else about the two is the same: 15 pounds, steel, no tools, one shared power source, a pitch every 6 seconds.
