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Eastern Iowa | Bought a good used 6' two ring bulk feed bin last night. Looking for recommendations on best way to move without breaking the bank or damaging the tank. Am thinking of laying over and hauling on flatbed trailer. Guy selling has a small loader - bucket lifts about 6' high. Do I pull over toward loader with a rope and hook a rope opposite side of loader and slowly let down so it doesn't "fall" into the loader?
Also I don't have concrete in yet were it will be located permanently any ideas of how to secure from blowing over before anchored into concrete once home?
Thanks for any advise!!
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candor ny | Know any one with a service truck with crane. Have laid down two that way and worked sweet. Set the one back up with loader other with crane. Hauled on a flatbed gooseneck. Did bend bottom of ladder a little on first one. |
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West Central Ohio | So long as you're careful the way you mentioned should work. We've laid down and moved half a dozen that way. A backhoe is nice but not necessary. |
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Kingston,Mi | We tipped a 3 ring 6 ft. bin over on to my cousins long 5th wheel trailer. Backed up to the legs, passed a loose chain around the pair closest to the trailer to keep the bin in the vicinity of the trailer. Had several 10:00 x 20 tires on the deck for it to land on. Youngest brother and the owner anchored the load with the intention of slowing the descent by releasing the 3/4 inch nylon rope we had passed over the layer house the bin served. Had already removed the anchor bolts, everyone in position, hollered let's do it. Girl friend and I lifted on the remaining legs until it was starting over, then ran away from the bin and watched tip, accelerated a little then land on the tires without any damage. Brother and owner called out to ask when we were going to start. we went around the layer house and saw the 2 of braced with the rope stretched taunt (had started that way), they said they never released any rope, it just stretched. |
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Centralia, MO | Have taken the endgates out of a grain truck, back up close to the bin, raise the hoist as high as it will go, ease the bin over into the bed and let it down, off you go. |
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| Thanks for that idea.
Edited by John Central NY 8/17/2016 19:14
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Northeast, NE | Jeff had the best idea yet!!!
When I was younger, dumber, and stronger, I laid one down and loaded it on a flat bed with only a chain and my strength. I pulled it towards me and caught it then let it down slowly. It went really easy, however I don't think I want to do it again. If you lay it down slowly and get the side of the bin on a trailer just right, you would be amazed how light they are.
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Buffalo IL | Had two 30 ton bins moved by an outfit that moves the big tanks used at the fertilizer plants. Trailer works similar too doing the grain truck idea, but the trailer will do a full 90 degree tilt. |
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michigan | Last one I moved I rented a dump trailer from a dealer in town. Backed up to it raised the trailer strapped the bin to it. Let the trailer down worked nice. |
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Columbia City, Indiana | I like the grain truck idea.
As far as a way to anchor it down until you have concrete, I've seen people bolt them to railroad ties. That looked pretty sturdy. |
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Central Iowa | +1 Jeff.
We did the same thing only with a bumper dump trailer when we moved on earlier this month. |
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SW MN - mt. lake/windom | it's a small enough bin that 2 men can man handle bin. back up trailer, push over, balance and set down on trailer. |
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| NEIndiana - 8/17/2016 19:44
I've seen people bolt them to railroad ties. That looked pretty sturdy.
This worked for us. |
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sw MN | td1 - 8/17/2016 21:04
it's a small enough bin that 2 men can man handle bin. back up trailer, push over, balance and set down on trailer.
+1. It's a breeze.
Hook around the neck to pull it back up with any loader.
Edited by JDPlowboy 8/17/2016 22:10
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Southeast Kansas | i welded 3 inch angle iron to the legs extending out past the legs about two feet on mine, have owned it 7 years and have never had a problem with it being blown over. |
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Minnesota | we have used hog barn slats to anchor ours down and that hasn't showed any sign of failure yet and its been through a couple good wind storms this summer already. |
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NESD | We use the jumbo cement blocks on a small hopper.
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