Combine Grain Tanks Make Dandy Seed And Feed Bins

Combine Grain Tanks Make Dandy Seed And Feed Bins COMBINES Conversions 20-1-37 Grain tanks off of old combines can be used to make dandy seed and feed bins. I first used a 40 bu. grain tank off an old Deere 55 combine to make a stationary seed bin inside my machine shed. The combine was junked so I simply removed the tank and mounted it on four 4-ft. high legs I made out of 1 1/2-in. dia. pipe. I made a 30? slanted bottom for it out of perforated metal, which serves as an aeration floor for the bottom of the bin. I use a sliding door, fitted with a 12-in. wide tapered chute, to gravity unload seed beans and wheat seed I store in the bin. I've got about $40 invested and it works great. I'm just putting finishing touches on my second combine grain tank project - a portable feed bin. This time, I'm using the 45 bu. grain tank off a 660 Case combine. I've mounted it on a two-wheel trailer so I can haul it around the yard with my tractor or pickup. I made the trailer out of an old car frame and various odds and ends and fitted it with 15-in. implement tires. I made a frame so I could mount the tank on the trailer and bolted it to the trailer. I enclosed the top with part of the lid off a IH 510 grain drill. I fitted a combine mounting ladder onto the side of the tank so I can climb up to open the lid. Like the seed bin, it has a 30? slanted bottom and I unload feed through an 8-in. wide chute. I use it to fill 5-gal. pails of feed for the cattle. Eventually, I'd like to rig it with a 3 or 4-in. dia. hydraulic auger so I can also use it fill my 510 International grain drill. So far, I've got about $50 invested in this one. (Ed Eckroat, R.R. 1, Box 12C, Piqua, Kan. 66761-9751; ph 316 468-2735).

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