Re: anyone ever moved a grain bin?

Posted by MarkB on October 13, 2003 at 03:08:50 from (64.79.80.44):

In Reply to: anyone ever moved a grain bin? posted by markct on October 12, 2003 at 19:47:44:

My Dad used to move grain bins back in the '60s. The government sold a bunch of 3000 bushel bins that had been used for a price stabilization program. These had to be moved several miles, so overhead lines were always a problem, but he probably moved close to a hundred of these bins, which were much bigger than yours.

He built a special trailer that could carry the bin laying down. Using a winch truck, he would pick the trailer up by it's tongue and strap it to the standing bin. Then he would pull the bin over and trailer it to the new site. (I was pretty young then, and I never actually saw him do it, so please excuse the lack of details.)

However, it sounds like this won't work for you. If you want to dissassemble it in place, you might be interested knowing how big bins are erected. The top ring is assembled on the ground, and the roof is attached to it. Then devices known as "bin jacks" are used to hoist the top ring high enough to add a second ring below it. Then the bin is hoisted again, a third ring is added, etc. You could reverse the process.

Bin jacks are simple devices consisting of a stand and a cable winch; you could probably build them yourself. If you can find someone who erects bins in your area, there's a chance they'll rent or loan you a set.

BTW, a electric or air impact wrench will save you a lot of time and aggravation dissassembling the bin.

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