Australian Field Bin

Press, Volume CVII, Issue 31530, 18 November 1967, Page 10

Australian Field Bin

This Australianmade semi-mobile field bin—more like a ship on land attracted much attention at the Christchurch show last week because of its size.

It is described as a 50ft bagger. This means that it can hold 1500 bushels or 35 tons of grain. Another model of the same unit is called a 300-bagger. II is semi-mobile or fully mobile and the mobile unit sits

on Boeing 707 wheels. The unit pictured below rests on the ground when in use. Made of 16 gauge steel, if is 25ft long, about 12ft wide at the eaves and about lift tall at the apex. It weighs about two tons and a half when empty. The bin may be used as a holding unit or for permanent storage. It is complete with self unloading augers driven off the power take-oft of a tractor. The unloading rate is a ton a minute. An auger in the floor of the bin facilitates the final unloading of the unit.

There is also a bagging-off attachment.

It can be fitted with metal or canvas roof sections.

The particular unit seen at the show was imported by G. B. Powell and Company, Ltd, and has to be re-exported. Powell’s plan to manufacture the unit in New Zealand and one is well under way. One idea is to install a drying floor in them so that out of condition grass seed could be dried.

The bin is manufactured by R. and N. Statham, Ltd, of Newcastle, New South Wales.