[AT] Moving a grain bin

charlie hill chill8 at suddenlink.net
Tue Feb 20 10:01:06 PST 2007


Do I understand that this bin is only 10' high?  If that is the case and if 
the roads are wide enough to allow it, I'd brace the inside of it, bolt some 
mobile home axles under it or put it on a flat bed, get a wide load permit 
and pull it down the road.  If you can get permits to move it early on a 
Sunday morning or some other light traffic time you'll have it off the road 
in just over an hour.

I have a 20 x 20 x 12' high metal building in my yard that I moved that way. 
I put a mobile home axle under it, welded a boat trailer tongue to it and 
pulled it about 10 miles with my pickup truck and a highway patrol escort. 
I welded 6 inch channel iron around the inside of the building from column 
to column to brace it.  Obviously that won't work on your grain bin.  You'll 
have to do your own engineering for the bracing.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Yost" <jnyost at yahoo.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 12:21 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Moving a grain bin


> Do not forget to get all new bolts, washers and nuts.
>
> How far do you have to move it?
>
> We moved one from a neighbors farm just down the road.
> It was an 18'dia. We left the top ring and roof
> together and moved it. We put it on a wagon, cross
> braced it and went down the road.
>
> Good luck, Jim
>
>
>
>
> --- Chuck Saunders <gooberdog at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks H.L.,
>> You directions really cleared up my vision on how
>> this is done. I might be
>> able to do this without turnig it into a pile of
>> twisted scrap metal. Guess
>> I need to invent me some jacks now.
>> Chuck
>>
>> On 2/20/07, H. L. Staples
>> <hlstaples at mcloudteleco.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Just remember that with a grain bin the first
>> thing you build is the roof,
>> > with one ring. If the bin is equipped with a grain
>> spreader put in while
>> > the
>> > top is at ground level. Next the jacks are
>> attached ( takes three jacks
>> > evenly spaced around the bin) and the assembly is
>> raised to a level that
>> > will allow the next ring to be assembled and
>> attached to the top ring.
>> > Some
>> > manufacturers use lighter gauge metal in the upper
>> rings. So It would be
>> > wise to number the rings to put them back in the
>> proper order. For taking
>> > a
>> > bin apart attach the jacks raise the whole bin and
>> disassemble the bottom
>> > ring then lower the bin and take the next ring
>> apart. Depending on the
>> > type
>> > of jack you may be able to work two of three rings
>> before reattaching the
>> > jacks.
>> > Hope this is clear.
>> >
>> > Impact tools sure make things simpler and easier.
>> >
>> > H. L. Staples
>> > McLoud, Oklahoma
>> > USA
>> >
>> >
>>
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