Hydraulic-Operated Grain Bin Mover

Hydraulic-Operated Grain Bin Mover GRAIN HANDLING Accessories 18-3-6 Wayne Husak and his father Peter of Neepawa, Manitoba, built their own grain bin mover that handles bins up to 20 ft. high and 15 ft. in diameter. The 21-ft. long, 6-ft. 8 in. wide bin mover is mounted on walking tandem axles and built from 4 by 6-in. steel tubing. The bin "cradle" is hinged at one end and raised vertically by a pair of 3-in. dia., 60-in. long hydraulic cylinders. A curved steel cradle that mounts at the center of the frame was fashioned out of old truck springs. Husak hydraulically raises the bin mover to the vertical position, then backs up until the frame is tight against the bin. A wide nylon belt is wrapped around the bin and tied onto the end of each cradle ann. Then the hydraulic cylinders are retracted and the bin is lowered to a horizontal position. "We use a long-handled wrench to ratchet the belt tight," says Husak. "The cradle arms can be adjusted for varying bin diameters by changing the position of threaded bolts where they attach to the mover. When we're ready to lower the bin, we move the wheels out about 13 in. on each side so they won't rub against the bin. Each side of the axle telescopes out 2 ft." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Wayne Husak, Box 1228, Neepawa, Manitoba, Canada ROJ 1HO (ph 204 476-3868).

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