Blowing sheep cobs in to a traier

[David.]

That is the only way I'd want to do it. Sod having it on a trailer for weeks.
You would be surprised, incidentally, how little headroom an artic-bulker with a nice shiny bed, can tip into.
We were going to blow a 4 ton load of lamb creep into a 15ft to eaves shed one day, and to my disbelief, driver said "don't be silly I'll tip it".
I said you wont do it, and he said you watch me; so I watched the headroom as he tipped as high as possible into the apex and out slid the load of pellets.
Driver grinned all the while he drank his tea.

 

[neilo]

We converted an ancient 8t Kidd trailer for use as a mobile bin, when we used to fatten hoggets on ad-lib. The shed we used for it was 2 miles away, one field from a housing estate and alongside a footpath. It was bad enough housing stock there, we certainly wouldn't have wanted to site a bin there.
My brother built sloping corners into the back with metal plates, so that it funneled to the grain chute, and we had 2 plywood sheets mounted on the top to keep most of the weather/birds out. Even got all fancy and welded a proper angle piece in the front, so the lorry driver could just clamp his pipe to it and to save anyone standing in the dust holding the waggly pipe.
Held about 5-6t of nuts IIRC, could fill it at home and then take it down to where we needed to bag off as we wanted to. No shoveling needed and could still be used as a trailer if we were short of one.

 

[reverand]

Thanks everyone. The reason for a trailer possibly is access.
It's a very tight lane getting up so the idea is to take the trailer to the bottom of the hill. I

 

[BAW]

Does anyone know what these cost?

 

[BAW]

Symms bins.

http://www.symmsfabrication.co.uk/interior-bulk-bin.php

Does anyone know what these cost?

 

[Gatehouse Farm]

Yes I do. Holds 6 tonnes. Blown in by the lorry so as long as accessible they can just connect as many pipes as required to get to where it is situated. It is an indoor bin.

And where would that be advertised then?

 

[spin cycle]

Cereal Trailers: Zimbru - ​

Category: Cereal Trailers Manufacturer: Zimbru Price: £3000 Condition: Used

Description:
GULL 10t grain trailer with retro fitted ,profesionally built rollover sheet (bunning type). Half tailboard or chute discharge. Brakes worked when I bought it but I've not used much on road so would not think they'd be up to vosa standard without work, Trailer is no longer dropside due to rollover conversion. Couple of mouse nibble holes in sheet (easy repair) which is otherwise excellent. Tips well rams good.
Ideal trailer for small grain grower of cart/ store concs about livestock farm (which is what I will do if I don't sell it) . For sale only because I've ceased cereal growing.
£2500+vat....viewing welcome

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[Badshot]

And where would that be advertised then?

It's on my flock dispersal thread. Wherever that is.

 

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Here it is

 

[reverand]

Four ton will go into a 10x6x6' space roughly. You wouldn't need a very big trailer. You wouldn't need a fitting on it, just chuck the pipe in over one end and tie it so it points the right direction. You'll need to be about when the feed is delivered though just to make sure iit doesn't blow everywhere.

You'll need a tarp of some sort over the top and you'll need some sort of access to get the feed out. Does the trailer have a small grain door at the back? Tbh it's a very tedious way of storing feed. I assume you already have a trailer? If not buy a feed bin. You'lll never regret it.

Well after all that I ended up ordering it in tote bags for £227 ton. I will need to give it some more thought. The thing is I don't use that much cake usually so I am reluctant to invest. I know it will be cheaper in the long run but its the money now

 

[simmy_bull]

Well after all that I ended up ordering it in tote bags for £227 ton. I will need to give it some more thought. The thing is I don't use that much cake usually so I am reluctant to invest. I know it will be cheaper in the long run but its the money now

Are tote bags cheaper with you? The firm I mostly use are same price for little bags or tote so I get little bags if needs be?

 

[reverand]

Little bags tend to be £30 dearer than totes. I would prefer little bags just for handling sake

 

[simmy_bull]

Little bags tend to be £30 dearer than totes. I would prefer little bags just for handling sake

That's a big difference.

Forgot to add either sort of bags are +£40/tonne here.

 

[reverand]

It certainly ads up. It's a shame, you can't beat just picking up bagknowing it's 25 kg and not having to tie the top of the bag so you don't lose it traveling around on the bike

 

[same crap different day]

Old timber tandem axle grain trailer here for sale thats been kitted out to hold bulk feed ,holds 8 ton ewe rolls easy or 9-10 ton whole barley .

 

[David.]

No, but with a small loader and a 6ft bucket it would be a pretty good system I'd think

 

[Bury the Trash]

Does anyone know what these cost?

Don't know but.......
We had one some years ago and it cost more than £500 back then.Plus it takes an hour or 2 to build quite akward 8 by 4 sheets if you are on your own it needs a loader or handler to help build really.
Found out that it did store the nuts quite well - away from rats etc and in reasonable condition as long as the nuts /cake had been let cool correctly at the mill and it wassnt blown in the bin too quickly.


But, we found it hard work to scoop out the nuts and it didn't flow well from the back of the bin as it didnt have much slope and for the last of a batch you had to climb in and shovel it forwards.
Also it got a bit mouldy in the square corners if you didn't keep it moving.

In the end we knocked the building down where it was situated and scrapped it as it was just more work to dismantle and rebuild else where.