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Square Top Barrel Makes Cleanup Easy
“You can lay it on its side to sweep in leaves or construction debris and the barrels won’t roll away,” says Jon Steeves, a Connecticut based landscaper and inventor of the Square Barrel.
“We made it wide enough to get a standard rake in,” he says. “It also fits a standard 24-in. push broom if you’d like to swe
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Square Top Barrel Makes Cleanup Easy FARM HOME Miscellaneous “You can lay it on its side to sweep in leaves or construction debris and the barrels won’t roll away ” says Jon Steeves a Connecticut based landscaper and inventor of the Square Barrel “We made it wide enough to get a standard rake in ” he says “It also fits a standard 24-in push broom if you’d like to sweep debris into it ” The orange barrel is square at the top and tapers to a round bottom Steeves says that makes it easier to roll or drag away The Square Barrels stack well and are easy to store He says if a farmer lined up three of the barrels next to each other it’d be easy to put feed into a loader bucket and fill the barrels without spilling thanks to the wide square mouth “When we were putting it together we wanted this thing to be durable ” he recalls “It’s weight-rated for 2 000 lbs It holds 70 gals We’re hoping to add different sizes to the lineup in the future ” People interested in a Square Barrel can go to the website to find a store locator Steeves has more than 120 businesses set up as dealers Price typically ranges between $99 and $120 depending on who you buy it from ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Jon Steeves The Square Barrel 306 Berkshire Road Sandy Hook Conn 06482 ph 888-220-8721 Ext 1; sales@thesquarebarrel com; www thesquarebarrel com
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