Posted by Paul on July 27, 2014 at 19:29:56 from (66.44.132.180):
In Reply to: Moving a grain bin posted by Tramway guy on July 27, 2014 at 18:36:31:
Typically one does this themselves over a few miles, or a good country route with lots of room and plan out the overhead for clearance on the path. Set it on a car trailer, pull it down tight, and go.
100 miles, oy. Taking the roof apart and back together is to be avoided, lot of labor there.
Split it in half a out 1/2 way up, open up a seam on the bottom rings and set the top with roof over the bottom, tie it down to the car trailer, and go. In my state you get in trouble if you are over 13.5 feet high, but you can do farm stuff on county roads up to 20 feet wide if you don't make a nuisance out of yourself....
Think you will get into a lot of labor per bu trying to hire it done otherwise.
In theory one should use new bolts and washers to put it back up to seal well; that is a lot of extra if you take it totally apart. And the roof is just a lot of work no matter what...
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