Posted by andy r on July 27, 2014 at 22:38:37 from (75.91.149.15):
In Reply to: Moving a grain bin posted by Tramway guy on July 27, 2014 at 18:36:31:
I have moved three 18 foot bins. One was a 5 ring which I added 2 more rings (40 miles). One was a 7 ring (73 miles) and the last one was 6 and 1/2 (43 miles). Moved them all on my 16 foot car trailer. I preferred to take most all of the rings off leaving the roof and two rings. That way I was for sure I was not going to rip down someone's power lines. Down to two rings allowed me to focus just on the width, driving a more consistant speed and not stopping to check for height. Fourteen foot would be a breeze. Eighteen foot wasn't all that bad. I plotted the course to the farm everytime I went to dissassemble the bin. I tried to use gravel roads where ever possible. Paved county roads are good too. Had to go on a couple state highways for short distances. Even with 18 foot bins you could always stay on your side of the road. Had a red flag on each side. Moved them on early Sunday morning. No one is on the road. Eventually you will see the early bird church ladies. First time I had someone ahead of me or moved them behind me depending on the road. Second and third time I trailered them myself. Never tried dropping the top half into a seam openned bottom half. It would work. I just found it easier to make two trips. After the bottom rings are off and the bin is still in the air some, back the trailer underneath with two big bridge planks across it. Crawl in underneath the bin and pull in down with ratching cable pullers. Put in four eye bolts in the place of bin bolts spaced around the bin. Use some good washers on the outside. Hook the cable puller to these eye bolts and the trailer. I have probably moved at speeds approaching 40 mph on a good county road. When a car approaches pull over and slow down. When there are no other vehicles around I go down the middle of the road. Each bin holds about 4500 peaked into the roof with floors and fans. I have larger bins and personally I don't think I could move them. 18' is about wide enough on a car trailer. One bin I used new bolts and washers and one bin I used the old bolts with new washers from Fastenal.
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