Posted by John_PA on May 15, 2012 at 05:17:03 from (96.236.165.64):
I am about to buy 2 grain bins. I wanted some advice before I buy them.
Both bins are 21.5' diameter(from what he said, I didn't actually measure them yet) and 8 rings high. I think the rings are 32 inches. One bin has a propane dryer, drying floor with steel supports under it, a top sweep, a center stirring auger, a clean sweep, 6 inch unloading auger, safety ring on roof, ladders inside and out.
The other bin has a drying floor and a 7.5 hp fan, 6 inch unloading auger, safety ring on roof, and ladders inside and out... No stirring auger or any of that.
I can't find anyone with bin jacks, or anyone willing to tear down and reassemble these bins. The only guy I could find willing to do it was from out in Ohio and he wanted $11,400 to take them both down and reassemble and I would have to pay extra for the concrete. He also said he couldn't get to them until november. I found jacks online for $8100.
I really don't want to spend that much as I could buy a new bin for that much with free installation.
How strong are the roofs on these bins? how much do they weigh? I might be able to get a 65 foot, 12 ton crane truck with operator for a few hundred bucks for a weekend. I was thinking that maybe, if the roof was strong enough, and the bin was light enough, I could lift it through the top hole, and unbolt the top 2 rings with the roof, lower it to the ground, then unbolt the roof, then lift it back up, bolt the roof to the next ring, take 2 more off... repeat as necessary... Once the rings are on the ground 2 at a time, I think it would be easy to get them apart sheet by sheet.
Someone told me I could lift the whole bin up by the roof, unbolt the bottom 2 rings, tear apart, then lower the bin, unbolt the next 2 rings, and so on. Is the roof really strong enough to support the whole weight of a 21 foot diameter bin, 21 feet tall? I was also told that the whole thing didn't weigh more than a couple thousand pounds. Are they really that light?
If anyone has any ideas, I would love to hear them. Also, if anyone in the lower 48 states has any grain bins for sale fitting the above description, that are already torn down, I might be interested in buying them.
Also... the bins look mildly rusty, they are from 1986, GSI brand, and the guy wants $3000 each, including all the fans and drying equipment. Sounds like a good price for this area, any thoughts?
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