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bins were normally constructed from round galvanised sheeting and they stood on long
legs to give sufficient height for gravity discharge of the feed.
On windy days these presented some problems as the installation engineers attempted to
drill holes in the prepared concrete standings to take the captive bolts and ensure the bins
did not simply blow away.

(Picture: Round bulk feed bins, just
likewisethe ones that were my regular
cargo....to be erected with the crane!)

I never actually lost a bin but…

BIG BIN
On one job we brought a second hand
bin back from a site as it had been sold
to another client.
This bin was different, it was made of
sheet steel and of double capacity.

In other words, two rectangular bins
joined side by side. It was quite heavy
and had extra long legs.

There was not normally a problem fitting the bins onto the lorry as their width never often
exceeded the 8 feet or so lorry body width by more than a foot on each side.

Their legs though hung over the back. The lorry bed was 22ft long and an extra light board
was needed with vivid criss cross markings to make
sure nobody ran into the protruding legs!(Picture of
double bulk feed bins.
The one I collected was like the ones on the right.
There are two together there.)

I need to digress here a bit to explain that the ‘hiab’
type hydraulic crane mounted on the lorry behind
the drivers cab had no way of measuring the
weight of the things it lifted. Times have changed
and modern cranes are far different now and most
not only have weighing devises but lots of safety
features too.
The bit about not knowing exact weights was the
main reason for most of my catastrophes.

Back to the double sided bin.
It was going to a client not far from home. A pig
farmer at Mavis Enderby just outside Spilsby had
purchased the bin to increase his storage capacity and thereby buy his animal feed
cheaper.
It was late in the afternoon when we returned and it took a little time to find the site and the
farmer. He eventually showed us where the bin was to go. The spot was alongside some

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