Posted by Don-Wi on September 06, 2014 at 19:51:07 from (75.205.190.229):
My dad gets brewers grains from a local brewery, and lately their brand has really taken off. Which means lots more grains for him.
Trouble is, right now they scoop it out of the vat and into 55 gallon drums that are cut down a little bit to go under the openings of their equipment. They then truck them outside with a dolly and Dad goes with a 4x8 utility trailer, and uses a dolly to load it up from their dock (a good foot or so drop to the trailer....)
He can only haul a max of 8 barrels at a time, but usually they have 4-6 outside for him. Sometimes if he misses a day or so, they'll have 10-12 barrels outside for him. Everybody's been starting to think there needs to be a better way to handle it, but the trouble is cost. Sure, Dad could buy a bigger truck and a dump trailer, and they could invest a bunch in augers and conveyors, but to tell the truth they don't really have much room in the brewery and Dad can't afford to buy a bigger truck. I could however let him use mine for a while if it would lead to a better way of handling.
Any ideas?
My first thought, atleast for our end, is use an old manure spreader without the beater and leave it there. When it's full, come get it and dump it. But then in the winter, just like manure, it'd freeze solid and have to sit until spring. Plus I have no idea how they'd load it, and how it wouldn't be in their way. Tiny parking lot, tiny building, with way too much stuff crammed inside to do much more to it.
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