I have moved both an old Government bin, 18 footer and a 24 footer.
Hire a crane and lift the roof and two rings as a unit. Use a truck tire or similar, mounted on a rim and full of air and sling thru the center hole of the rim. Position the tire so it centers up on the roof filler opening and lift the roof and the 2 rings in one piece. Take 4 pieces of maybe 3 inch channel iron maybe 3 1/2 ft long. Split some 2 inch pipe into 3rds and weld it to the flat side of the channel one at each end and one in the middle. The spacing needs to match the ribs on the bin sheets. Drill holes into the channel below/above the welded pipes. Hold the irons up to the inside of the bin (evenly spaced and 1/2 way up) and drill some holes thru the sheets and then bolt securely. Weld some lifting eyes to the channel on the inside. Purchase 2-50 ft pieces of 3/8 wire rope and clips. You will use these as slings, 4 legs, 25 ft long. They will need to be that long so you don't have too much spread and put too much side pressure on the sheets and collapse your bin. Lift the bottom rings as a unit with the slings and channel irons.To keep the bottom of the rings from rolling (bending)when bouncing down the road, take the channel irons, drill and bolt them to the bottom sheets so they slightly protrude below the bottom lip. Locate the channels so they rest directly on top of the beams of your hauler. You want the channels to carry most of the load. Hauler was made from an old trailer house frame.
It had two main beams and one cross beam. (The lifting channels were contacting the main beams, not the cross beam to prevent bottom sheet bending) Crane was rented from a local precast concrete business. (Tandem axle flat bed truck and RO Stinger) Here, $80/Hr. with operator and fuel. To plug the holes you drilled, install extra bolts. It works slick
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