Plastic Feed Tank

1992 - Volume #16, Issue #5, Page #23

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Plastic Feed Tank

Bayne MacLennan, Goderich, Ontario, was using his gravity box wagon to load granular fertilizer into his grain drill, but he got tired of having to crawl inside it to clean out fertilizer that built up on the sides.
He solved the problem by mounting a 13-ft. high, 7-ft. wide plastic feed tank on the frame of a 12-ton wagon and positioning a 12-ft. long auger beneath the bottom of the tank. The auger is operated by tractor hydraulics.
"It's completely waterproof and it won't rust," says MacLennan. "It also cost less than a gravity box and doesn't weigh nearly as much. When I need to refill the tank, I just tie the auger up against the tank with a rope and haul the tank to town. I can unbolt the tank and lift it off with a front-end loader if I ever want to use the wagon running gear for something else. I paid $1,200 for the tank and $3,000 for the wagon. I already had the auger. When I'm not using it for fertilizer it also works great for loading seed into the drill."
MacLennan had to widen the steel beams running lengthwise down the wagon gear in order to make more room at center for the tank. He discarded the original tank stand and used angle iron to make four "legs" that bolt to the running gear. The top part of each leg is bolted to an 8-in. wide steel band that came with the tank.
He cut 2 ft. off the bottom of the tank so it would fit under his machine shed door. Then he installed a plywood floor that slants from one side of the tank to the other and covered it with plastic. He mounted a slide chute unloading door on the side. The door is .positioned 4 in. from the side of the hopper to reduce pressure from fertilizer, making it easier to open. The auger pivots on a chain fastened to one of the legs. MacLennan bolted the auger hopper to the framework around the door. Along flexible spout is mounted on the end of the auger.
"If I could do it over I'd buy a shorter but wider tank that would fit under my shed door without modification," says MacLennan. "Two tanks could be mounted on the wagon, one for seed and the other for fertilizer."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Bayne MacLennan, Rt. 3, Goderich, Ontario Canada N7A 3X9 (ph 519 395-5351).

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Plastic Feed Tank HAY & FORAGE HARVESTING Accessories 16-5-23 Bayne MacLennan, Goderich, Ontario, was using his gravity box wagon to load granular fertilizer into his grain drill, but he got tired of having to crawl inside it to clean out fertilizer that built up on the sides. He solved the problem by mounting a 13-ft. high, 7-ft. wide plastic feed tank on the frame of a 12-ton wagon and positioning a 12-ft. long auger beneath the bottom of the tank. The auger is operated by tractor hydraulics. "It's completely waterproof and it won't rust," says MacLennan. "It also cost less than a gravity box and doesn't weigh nearly as much. When I need to refill the tank, I just tie the auger up against the tank with a rope and haul the tank to town. I can unbolt the tank and lift it off with a front-end loader if I ever want to use the wagon running gear for something else. I paid $1,200 for the tank and $3,000 for the wagon. I already had the auger. When I'm not using it for fertilizer it also works great for loading seed into the drill." MacLennan had to widen the steel beams running lengthwise down the wagon gear in order to make more room at center for the tank. He discarded the original tank stand and used angle iron to make four "legs" that bolt to the running gear. The top part of each leg is bolted to an 8-in. wide steel band that came with the tank. He cut 2 ft. off the bottom of the tank so it would fit under his machine shed door. Then he installed a plywood floor that slants from one side of the tank to the other and covered it with plastic. He mounted a slide chute unloading door on the side. The door is .positioned 4 in. from the side of the hopper to reduce pressure from fertilizer, making it easier to open. The auger pivots on a chain fastened to one of the legs. MacLennan bolted the auger hopper to the framework around the door. Along flexible spout is mounted on the end of the auger. "If I could do it over I'd buy a shorter but wider tank that would fit under my shed door without modification," says MacLennan. "Two tanks could be mounted on the wagon, one for seed and the other for fertilizer." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Bayne MacLennan, Rt. 3, Goderich, Ontario Canada N7A 3X9 (ph 519 395-5351).

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