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10/22/12, 05:04 PM
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Wife got a grain bin! Have questions?
Neighbor gave the wife a grain bin (thinking she could not move it). We did, sil had a Sky Track at his disposal (he teaches class) Rescue International Group where I live to soldiers, firefighters and foriegn and domestic military groups. I am telling this because maybe some on here have been here. Had one from Minn. or Wis. about a month ago go through. He, along with others teach everyone how to rescue people who are trapped in building after explosions or earthquakes. More and more are learning from the military. What is to come? Anyway, back to my question we move this thing without any trouble and she wants to know if anyone has moved one and turned it into a flower house or potting shed? She would like some ideas on what to do. Door is missing, may have one done at tin shop and would like to put in windows, what kind and size? Maybe use awnings over door and windows. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, would like to see pics. if possible?
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10/22/12, 06:59 PM
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Wood shed or storage. Going to get very hot in there in the summer for working.
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10/22/12, 07:54 PM
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It wont be any hotter than any other tin barn or shop. You can always open they cap on top and let a lot of heat out.
There is a guy about an hour from here that has his knife making shop in one about twice the size of that one. Insulated, plywood walls and AC.
Me, I could do about a hundred different things with one like that. Wish it were here.
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10/22/12, 08:00 PM
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Or live in it!
Grain Bin House | Sand Holler Farm
Search grain bin house, there are lots of them out there!
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10/22/12, 08:15 PM
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We have moved them before; lets see if I can explain how we did it. Use 2x6's to create floor joists, jack it up with high lift jacks and back a trailer under it. Move early Sunday morning when there is reduced traffic.
Uses would be what ever you need it for.
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10/22/12, 08:16 PM
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I would be doing a happy dance if someone gave me one...YAY! Keep us posted with whatever you do!!!
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10/22/12, 08:22 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PNWest
We have moved them before; lets see if I can explain how we did it. Use 2x6's to create floor joists, jack it up with high lift jacks and back a trailer under it. Move early Sunday morning when there is reduced traffic.
Uses would be what ever you need it for.
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We moved 3 years back. They were 20' across. dad took the running gear from an old cotton trailer and made a low slung frame out of 4" pipe. We took the tops off, hired a crane to set them on the trailer and pulled them 18 miles to the ranch behind a 3/4 t PU.
Set em on a slab, put the tops back on and eventually filled them with grain.
I see so many the size of the one in the OP or smaller just sitting while on my runs and I just slobber wishing for one or 2.
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10/22/12, 08:44 PM
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They(I do not know who they are) are turning them into homes in Hati after the earthquake and the other diasters. Might want to look that up. I do not have a link.
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10/22/12, 08:50 PM
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10/22/12, 09:37 PM
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Frame in the opening and use a house type door, windows too. I took half the panels off the bottom but left 1 full ring at the top, put 2 poles in the ground to support the open side and used one a little smaller than that one for a gazebo, pretty neat....James
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10/22/12, 10:02 PM
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I have moved several about this size, we just use them as bins, and used a hayrake to move one and a flat trailer for the other one. Used my skid loader to lift up one side then the other till it was high enough to put on trailer. We used barrels to set them on when lifting. They do work very good for most anything, but they may be rather warm for summer use.> THanks Marc
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10/22/12, 11:08 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BobbyB
It wont be any hotter than any other tin barn or shop. You can always open they cap on top and let a lot of heat out.
There is a guy about an hour from here that has his knife making shop in one about twice the size of that one. Insulated, plywood walls and AC.
Me, I could do about a hundred different things with one like that. Wish it were here.
Good score as far as Im concerned
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I beg to differ most vehemently. They get exceptionally hot in the summer, and opening the little lid on top scarcely makes any difference at all. When the sides get warmed in the sun, they are too hot to touch, and the steel transfers this heat around most of the circumference of the bin, making the heat absolutely stifling. Even when the door is open. I dread hauling grain in summer in daylight, because the heat is dangerous, and that is just a wee little guy. More surface area makes more heat.
There is a reason the knife maker insulated it and put in a/c.
I have a few of these little fellows left that are getting too small to bother with, and I would give them away if I could. If they didn't get so hot, I may use one as a shelter for pigs, but I do not want bacon on the hoof, lol.
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10/23/12, 04:45 AM
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In Remembrance
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Donated grainbins to Haiti sounds like a 'feel good' project. If my math is correct, about 800 square feet for 6-12 people. Heck, send them all of those post-Katrina FEMA trailers. A Navy aircraft carrier ought to be able to deliver a couple of hundred at a time.
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10/23/12, 05:15 AM
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A coat of white paint would go a good way to ward off some of that heat.
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10/23/12, 09:43 AM
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Around her the sometimes move the bigger ones with a helicopter!
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10/23/12, 09:45 AM
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Yep insulation and Ventilation will be your friend!
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10/23/12, 05:15 PM
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This one is 14', measured today. Anyone ever cut window holes? Torch, saw? That is one of the things to do. I guess person could spray insulation on and then panel?
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10/23/12, 06:51 PM
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I knew a guy that made one into his machine shop for his lathe and milling machine. He attached 2x4's on four foot spacing around the inside. Had a company come in and spray foam insulation in and the he put up OSB. It took him about a year to get it setup the way he wanted but the flow of work through it was very good.
Bob
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10/23/12, 10:24 PM
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Spray insulation would definitly be the way to go! Torch or cicular saw with a metal cutting blade...well maybe a few of them!
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