Grain Bin Converted To Handy Calf Shelter

Grain Bin Converted To Handy Calf Shelter GRAIN HANDLING Pneumatic Systems Mel Durr Hilda Alberta decided an old 1 500-bu steel grain bin would make a neat calf shelter It’s 14 ft wide and 17 ft deep with a 7-ft high opening “It makes a solid shelter that will keep our bedding and cattle dry for many years ” he says He used zip cut blades to cut around the top and bottom of the bin then removed the roof and floor and cut the remaining bin in half to make 2 identical half circles He used 4-in dia pipe to build frames and set the 2 half circles over them Metal brackets welded onto the frame bolt to the bin walls He also closed in the back side of the structure with wood planks “I didn’t close the back side in to solid because I wanted plenty of air movement so the cattle won’t overheat ” says Durr noting that the pipe frame also serves as a skid to move the unit wherever it’s needed Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Mel Durr P O Box 99 Hilda Alberta Canada T0J 1R0 ph 403 838-2263

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