2015 - Volume #BFS, Issue #15, Page #63
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Business Is Booming For Used Grain Bins
Need a bin? Got a bin to sell? Randy Wood at Woody’s Used Bin Sales can help you out. He recently sold a bunch of bins to farmers in Guatemala. His crew also recently moved a set of four 50,000-bu. bins from Michigan to Alabama. He even used a ferry to move a bin from Wisconsin to a small microbrewery in Michigan.      
  “We can generally fix a customer up with a bin for half the price of a new one,” says Wood. “We can set up a 100,000-bu. bin for about $55,000 versus $110,000 to $130,000 for a new one.”
  Wood says his 25-man crew has worked with everything from 5,500-bu. bins to 100,000 and even million bushel bins. He offers full installation of his renovated bins. Rusty roof sheets are replaced. Auger, floor or other components needing repair are fixed or replaced.
  “We travel throughout the U.S.,” says Wood. “We handle everything including electric work, concrete work and crane rental.”
  Demand from buyers for used bins is also creating a demand for sellers. “We pay top dollar for a good used bin,” says Wood. “We’ll give a fair price, take it down and ship it to someone who needs it.”
  Wood likes to buy whole elevators (including wooden ones) and multiple bins and equipment on a farm. In the case of wooden elevators and storage, he will tear it down and give away locally what he can’t find a market for, or prepare it for dumpster removal.
  “I would rather see it used than thrown away,” says Wood.
  He encourages landowners with unused bins to call him or send him pictures of the bins. “Include brand, bin size, equipment that goes with it, such as augers and floors, and the general condition of it in your words,” says Wood. “If you need a bin or are expanding and want to replace a bin with a larger one, give us a call. We’ll assess your goals and provide you with an estimate and timeline for completion.
  “I’ve really enjoyed the folks I’ve met,” says Wood. “In 9 out of 10 jobs, the family cooks meals for us, and we get to know them and often stay in touch.”
  Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Randy Wood, 4053 Genesee Rd., Flint, Mich. 48506 (ph 810 422-7692; randy1hd1@aol.com; www.woodysusedgrainbins.com).


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