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SW Ohio | Currently using a pipe wrench and hammer to open most of the slides on my grain bins. What other options are out there? Show me your best inventions! |
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Eastern Iowa | Sudenga makes a nice rack and pinion style gate mechanism with a crank that works good and isn't particularly expensive. I would think it could be fit to most bin slides. But the real key is nylon slide guides and rollers on the gate in the bin.
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Slicker than a Yes album. | Weld a triangle on the end so you can utilize a prybar properly. The ones welded that make a "T" eventually bend. (not enough holding force in the right spot.) |
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w/c Illinois | My neighbor has a ratcheting handle on a rack and pinion on his GSI bin. It is powerful but not fast. If you have an emergency or start to overload the truck auger, a lot can go wrong while you try to reverse the ratchet and get the slide closed. |
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Between Omaha and Des Moines, 7 miles South of I80 | This one:
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South Central IL | I use a trailer jack. Works good, 30 bucks.
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| Our older Sukup bin has a flat iron with a 1.5" or so hole at the end of the pull rod. Then parallel to it maybe 4 inches apart is a flat iron with a series of holes along it bolted to the bin. So just have a 1" pipe a few feet long put it through two holes and pull it then go the next hole and pull again. It works decent could make it yourself out of some scrap iron. |
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Southern Ontario | It is important to have the slide on roller bearings. Pulls easy all the time. No pry bar or leverage required. We have one bin without the roller bearing kit and it is getting changed! |
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NC ND | Watching |
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West Central IL | I don't think those would work on most of our bins. We don't have enough pipe sticking out the side. Normally the t in the pipe is against the flange when the slides are all the way open. |
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| I put a couple of these on. http://www.thespreader.com/bin_buster.htm Works good & easy to install. I bought two of the mounting brackets but only one handle as it is readily removed. FWIW, where the bolt fastens the pivot handle, we replaced the bolt with a pin & hair clip to make it even easier to move from bin to bin
First link didn't work, the one below does.
http://www.thespreader.com/bin_buster.htm
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West Central IL | That's what I need. I could probably fab something up close to that. |
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| Make your own with #60 chain welded to the top of the rod, mount sprocket on 1 inch rod thru a bearing on each side with an "L" handle to turn. Larger th sprocket used, quicker to close but you then sacrifice torque. No more busted knuckles, probably done 100 of these. Can send pic if needed |
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SW Minnesota | The nylon slide rollers aren't the "end-all" answer either. I have several bins with these rollers and many of the rollers are tight on their axle shaft. If you still have the old-style metal sliding on metal, open it up before filling the bin and apply a liberal amount of grease to the slide, then close it up. Works good for us, but I also realize that this doesn't do you much good right now... |
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NW Iowa. / SW Arizona | jd-tom - 1/11/2017 13:47
If you still have the old-style metal sliding on metal, open it up before filling the bin and apply a liberal amount of grease to the slide, then close it up. Works good for us, but I also realize that this doesn't do you much good right now...
I haven't done what you suggested but it looks like the grease would attract dirt. Do you have a problem with that? |
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n.c.iowa | nope, we've done this for years,( like 30+) and it helps. |
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Between Omaha and Des Moines, 7 miles South of I80 | I'd be tempted to try some Spray-on dry graphite products. (they dry in less than 30 seconds) I've used both of these products, BUT not on grain bins slides, just gravity wagon door slides and other things.
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n.c.iowa | well it sure wouldn't hurt. we always used grease because we figured that was a certain amount of moisture condensation on the metal sump parts, and then when it freezes, it freezes the slides. grease seems to displace the water. |
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North branch MI | Here's one |
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North branch MI | Here's one
I have a 1" hex nut welded on the far side .
I made 20 of them so far like this seam to be working well
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North branch MI | Here's another one I made
Probably 6 years ago
Also it's a good pic of that cmc bin sealant , same thing 6 years old
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Nevada, Iowa | I've always used spray on slip plate. It sounds like grease works but I would think that would draw a boat load of dust and fines. I don't think graphite will help disperse water but in normal conditions it works great for me. I do think the nylon roller type traps are by far the best for me too. |
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Urbana, OH | Nt |
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curtice,ohio | hutchison make a very simple ,low cost bolt on lever that works very well,. about 3 ft long ,plenty of leverage,. have 3 of them , very pleased |
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| Quick and dirty way. Loop a chain around the pipe. Use a pair of vise grips to keep the chain from sliding. Hook chain to pickup or something straight out in line with the trap pipe. Remove most of the slack. Then stand or jump up and down on the chain.
Make sure the chain is straight with the rod with your weight on it. Usually after the first opening they work better. |
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Pontiac IL | Do you have a video? Sounds entertaining. Probably more for the younger crowd. I'd break something. |
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west central Ohio | please post some pics. thanks |
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nw pa | have somewhat the same problem but usually just on first load.
What we have done is on the previous unload,shut the gate,let it empty out,shut off the power,then open gate again. The auger sits empty except for small amount at sump.Cover end with screen or something to keep the rodents out of it. This way you don't have to worry if the gate is going to open or not.At least on the next load. Once they have opened a time or two they don't seem to be tough to open.Although the bigger the augers the harder they may be to open . |
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west central Ohio | How’d ya find this |
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Grain bin slide openers
