| Itchy - 7/26/2014 08:21
more to it than just weight. Corrugation width is a big strength factor. The narrower the corrugations, the more strength in the same weight steel.
Both bins are quoted the same using wide corrugation (44" sheets) so no difference there, he is planning on putting in a North star unload tube as neither of us are really fond of the offset chain setup sukup uses, much prefer the double stacked gearboxes for the power sweeps that virtually everyone one else uses.
We also talked about the bins blowing down, it is virtually impossible to compare bins in a line up during a storm, cause wind moves in really weird ways, just look at a town during really bad storms and small tornadoes, some houses will be gone and the next one virtually untouched so using that argument doesn't hold water in my opinion either.
And finally I said to him if the wind is strong enough something has to give and since you have insurance anyways does it really matter if it just caves in a few sheets on the sidewall or if it takes the whole bin cost to you to get it fixed is the same, your deductible. |
Shipping weight on Brock Grain Bin
