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Bag feed bin.

Sheep

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
Northern Ireland
Yes they're quite common here in NI. I couldn't say who makes them as there are a few local guys that do. I'd guess they are half to two thirds of the price of a steel bin.

Downsides are they can't be got that big, 8 or 10 ton max, and they aren't suitable for outside. If you needed a few it's probably just as cheap to put a roof above them as get a steel bin though.
 

Bob c

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Livestock Farmer
Location
Cotswolds
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bluebell

Member
i looked into it a few years ago, my thoughts were, the material must degrade over a short time, so weight of product in it becomes a safety worry? And you have to site it undercover, went for a collinson tristar snacker in the end, more than pleased?
 
This is what lm looking at, 5ton, 900£, not expencive really, l suppose you can get a new bag after a few years. Can't get a bigger one as to high to go in old barn. Exactly like ones above.
 

Frank-the-Wool

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
East Sussex
Can you get a bin that is high enough to fill a Snacker direct.
I have a very old 12T bin that I can get the Snacker under and is easy to fill with a slide on the spout.
Unfortunately it is very old and getting rusty and has holes in it.
All the ones I have seen recently are too low to get it under.
 

AftonShepherd

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
East Ayrshire
Can you get a bin that is high enough to fill a Snacker direct.
I have a very old 12T bin that I can get the Snacker under and is easy to fill with a slide on the spout.
Unfortunately it is very old and getting rusty and has holes in it.
All the ones I have seen recently are too low to get it under.
I know with Collinson you can spec the length of the legs, and therefore height of the spout, if you're ordering new.
 

idgni

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
Armagh
Niall Downey
07834923764

give this fella a call, he supplies throughout the UK.
has a real good product, been making them for years
 

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