No Stick Round Bottom Gravity Wagon

No Stick Round Bottom Gravity Wagon WAGONS/TRAILERS Miscellaneous 18-3-1 A Wisconsin farmer, tired of digging grain out of corners on conventional gravity wagons, designed and built his own "no stick" round bottom gravity wagon. It worked so well he started building them for sale. David Salzsieder builds round gravity wagons in 425 and 300-bu. models. It consists of a semi-circular shaped steel box that slopes down to one side. The outside of the box is supported by 20 angle iron braces welded to the wagon frame. Four steel rods at the top of the box hold the sides together. "It works 100% better than conventional gravity wagons because it always empties out completely," says Salzsieder. "Every part of it slopes so grain can't stick. It's also built heavy. Conventional gravity wagons are prone to damage from twisting. I do custom combining and it seemed like I was always making welding repairs to wagons. The frame on my wagon is built from 3 by 8-in. steel tubing and is mounted on big 9.00 or 11.00 by 22.5 truck tires. The wagon is made from 14 ga. steel. The interior seams have no lap welds so it won't rust out if you haul fertilizer." The unloading door is operated by a roller chain and gear. A ladder bolts to the unloading side of the wagon. A 450-bu. model sells for $2,000 and a 300 bu. model for $1,700. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, David Salzsieder, N735 Schultz Road, Denmark, Wis. 54208 (ph 4.14776-1446).

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