Half ton meal bin

Dunedin

Are there any other similar products but maybe cheaper. Steep enough at €340 or is that just me out of touch?

https://www.glanbiaconnect.com/shop/product/JFC-Cubic-Metre-Meal-Bin/9067114?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIq5nZm8rZ6wIVDLDtCh0dvgbSEAQYASABEgKXT_D_BwE

jntsnk

Dunedin wrote: »

Are there any other similar products but maybe cheaper. Steep enough at €340 or is that just me out of touch?

https://www.glanbiaconnect.com/shop/product/JFC-Cubic-Metre-Meal-Bin/9067114?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIq5nZm8rZ6wIVDLDtCh0dvgbSEAQYASABEgKXT_D_BwE

I converted and old steel tank . Cut in half , one half is the bin , cut the other half as the cover. On a pallet , for moving around if I want.

J.O. Farmer

https://www.homeland.ie/84679/750kg-titan-low-profile-meal-bin-lid

A cheaper version kingspan

charolais0153

J.O. Farmer wrote: »

https://www.homeland.ie/84679/750kg-titan-low-profile-meal-bin-lid

A cheaper version kingspan

They don't fit in a 8x 4 trailer however

Say my name

I have the jfc bins.

But if you have pallet forks. Could something be done with an ibc tank?
Just cut the top off and possibly re use it again as a lid?

It'd be the same principal just perhaps €300 cheaper.

Water John

Bought one some years ago from Bandon Coop, €70 is in my head.
The price OP has is madness for a moulded piece of recycled plastic.
As poster above said Food grade IBC €50.

lab man

You can buy a black type box with a lid on it with 2 grooves on the bottom for your bale handler here in clare I have one a great job I think mine was about 200 a few yrs ago I can fone and get a price if you want if you send me your number on a PM I can take a picture u can throw it up here if you want as I cant upload photos not great at that sorta stuff

J.O. Farmer

charolais0153 wrote: »

They don't fit in a 8x 4 trailer however

Yeah it's a little wider than the JFC and doesn't stick out the back as much.
It's a couple of inches lower too.

The way the lid is held on isn't as good either but still a good bin.

_Brian

Say my name wrote: »

I have the jfc bins.

But if you have pallet forks. Could something be done with an ibc tank?
Just cut the top off and possibly re use it again as a lid?

It'd be the same principal just perhaps €300 cheaper.

We use an ibc Very handy, holds 800kg of meal

mr.stonewall

Made one from an ibc and 2 hinged lids made from ply and 3x2s lying around. I cut the top and the dropped the sides by one of the cage rings. This makes it easier to fill. A few tech screws to screw the ibc plastic to the metal cage at the top to keep it rigid. Will hold exactly 500kg or nuts and just over 400 kg or ration. Find it great as there is less trips for a few bags and less of them cursed bags around the place. Also fits in the back of the crew cab and lift it off with pallet toes and leave into the hay shed.

satstheway

We have the Kingspan one. Can't see how you could waterproof a ibc after cutting top off?

_Brian

satstheway wrote: »

We have the Kingspan one. Can't see how you could waterproof a ibc after cutting top off?

Splash proof rather than water proof.
We’ve been using it for maybe 6/7 years and only once was worried at merchants with rain.
Grabbed a roll of pallet wrap and few runs kept it perfect.

Always stored in shed at home.

kk.man

_Brian wrote: »

Splash proof rather than water proof.
We’ve been using it for maybe 6/7 years and only once was worried at merchants with rain.
Grabbed a roll of pallet wrap and few runs kept it perfect.

Always stored in shed at home.

No good on in field at cattle troughs.

satstheway

Mine had to be water proof. I move it to beside calf feeder. Very handy.

_Brian

kk.man wrote: »

No good on in field at cattle troughs.

No use at all

Mooooo

Have the jfc one. In the field with the calves near the troughs. Handy out, a bit dear but will have use year round as calf ration will be it in spring in the shed with the young calves, have trouble with bags getting destroyed. Saving the car as well

emaherx

kk.man wrote: »

No good on in field at cattle troughs.

Not very hard to make a better lid though. Sheet of ply, some hinges and torch on felt would sort it.

_Brian

Must be savage land if your thinking of heading out with 5-600kg of meal beside a trough in this weather.

Mooooo

_Brian wrote: »

Must be savage land if your thinking of heading out with 5-600kg of meal beside a trough in this weather.

Left in beside the gap near the ditch. Got sick of hauling 4 or 5 open bags of ration into and out of the car then walking up to troughs, this time of year they'd bowl you out of it as they are getting bigger as well as the ground around the trough not being the best to move in!. Park up, hop into the field the bucket is in the bin, have the troughs near filled before they get to em.

mr.stonewall

emaherx wrote: »

Not very hard to make a better lid though. Sheet of ply, some hinges and torch on felt would sort it.

Apex the lid and maybe some stock board or sheeting on top of ply

emaherx

mr.stonewall wrote: »

Apex the lid and maybe some stock board or sheeting on top of ply

Sure, many ways to solve same problem.

DBK1

Dunedin wrote: »

Are there any other similar products but maybe cheaper. Steep enough at €340 or is that just me out of touch?

https://www.glanbiaconnect.com/shop/product/JFC-Cubic-Metre-Meal-Bin/9067114?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIq5nZm8rZ6wIVDLDtCh0dvgbSEAQYASABEgKXT_D_BwE

https://www.coopsuperstores.ie/Farming/Farm-Hardware--Equipment/Farm-Machinery--Equipment/Jfc-Meal-Bin-0745833

€294 here if that makes them any more attractive!

K.G.

Have a jfc bin and as the joke goes in our house"the best thing to land in the yard",we say that about alot of things.
No jumping over gates or filling bags or messing and you can feed if you re on your way somewhere else or coming back or the young lads can skip down and feed them.we gave a homemade mobile trough thats getting shook so i m thinking of getting a condon mobile trough now as.you would struggle to make it for.the.price they are

mr.stonewall

K.G. wrote: »

Have a jfc bin and as the joke goes in our house"the best thing to land in the yard",we say that about alot of things.
No jumping over gates or filling bags or messing and you can feed if you re on your way somewhere else or coming back or the young lads can skip down and feed them.we gave a homemade mobile trough thats getting shook so i m thinking of getting a condon mobile trough now as.you would struggle to make it for.the.price they are

A length of corripipe spilt Down the middle with. Hole drilled at the end. Loop a rope through it and pull it around with the quad bike. It's on the go for the past 5 years and they are still going strong

lab man

I just phoned there the one I have holds 1000 kg and is 320 euro now

Mooooo

lab man wrote: »

I just phoned there the one I have holds 1000 kg and is 320 euro now

JFC one? That has two openings in the top, the 750kg one with thr yellow lid is easier to empty i think

K.G.

mr.stonewall wrote: »

A length of corripipe spilt Down the middle with. Hole drilled at the end. Loop a rope through it and pull it around with the quad bike. It's on the go for the past 5 years and they are still going strong

Yeah that look great flying down the road.we move on the road a good bit and we even use it to move the calves,we throw a bit of ration in the back of it and they follow it down the road.we ve had the previous homemade one for years and wouldnt be without it now

We have the JFC one, mighty job as you just leave it in what ever field you are feeding in close to the trough. Some other meal bins are hard to reach the bottom but the JFC ones are better designed.

Better to spend the money and get a proper one than messing around trying to make one that will never be as good, its only 340 quid, less in reality as it will be against tax.

kk.man

Reina Purring Income wrote: »

We have the JFC one, mighty job as you just leave it in what ever field you are feeding in close to the trough. Some other meal bins are hard to reach the bottom but the JFC ones are better designed.

Better to spend the money and get a proper one than messing around trying to make one that will never be as good, its only 340 quid, less in reality as it will be against tax.

+1

Westernrock

When your at it you could go the whole hog if it’s saving you tax 😂

http://mealriser.ie/

Dunedin

Thanks for all the replies.

Will go with the JFC as feedback seems good.

emaherx

Reina Purring Income wrote: »

We have the JFC one, mighty job as you just leave it in what ever field you are feeding in close to the trough. Some other meal bins are hard to reach the bottom but the JFC ones are better designed.

Better to spend the money and get a proper one than messing around trying to make one that will never be as good, its only 340 quid, less in reality as it will be against tax.

Nothing wrong with the DIY option either, I just made one today and it cost me nothing as I used scraps that were lying around, even the IBC was free as I got a damaged one. I can't see what a bought one would offer that mine dosen't. I made a simple plywood lid as it will be stored indoors but wouldn't take much more to have made a weather proof one either.

patsy_mccabe

What about these types?

https://www.donedeal.ie/otherfarmmachinery-for-sale/meal-bin-meal-storage-cattle-sheep-feed/22502355

Water John

Looks at handy item, but I really want anyone selling to put their price up.

josephsoap

Would they be awkward to fill with meal ?

They look handy in theory but couldn’t fill one in our local hardware anyway as the shoot they use to fill is just high enough to slide a normal meal bin under.

Tonynewholland

Dairy gold have them for €300 at the moment

josephsoap

Water John wrote: »

Looks at handy item, but I really want anyone selling to put their price up.

https://www.donedeal.ie/view/17235753

660 sterling + VAT for this one which is very similar

Say my name

josephsoap wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/view/17235753

660 sterling + VAT for this one which is very similar

Or free at your local roundabout.

J.O. Farmer

Say my name wrote: »

Or free at your local roundabout.

A special deal with 1,000kg of beef nuts included.

Tomjim

I use a commerical wheelie bin on wheels, holds 500kg. I bought it for €100 second hand. Not completely water proof as water leaks in through the lid when it rains heavy, but a good job when stored in a shed.

emaherx

IMG_20200910_123608 by Farmer Ed's Shed, on Flickr

Got a Bulk bag today, 650kg bag filled the IBC and 2 Wheelie bins.

Grueller

If you dont need it sitting in a field and you have use for 4 tonne at a time just put up a silo. About €2k buys one and it's a lifetime job.

Edited to say, going to a coop every week for a half tonne bag is a job that rots my sack.

emaherx

Grueller wrote: »

If you dont need it sitting in a field and you have use for 4 tonne at a time just put up a silo. About €2k buys one and it's a lifetime job.

Edited to say, going to a coop every week for a half tonne bag is a job that rots my sack.

Just took down a 10 tonne one last year because it was rotten, it was about 40 years old to be fair, but I'm not convinced many of the newer ones would last as well.

Grueller

emaherx wrote: »

Just took down a 10 tonne one last year because it was rotten, it was about 40 years old to be fair, but I'm not convinced many of the newer ones would last as well.

Have a look at the V-mac. For my money they are a long way the best.

emaherx

Grueller wrote: »

Have a look at the V-mac. For my money they are a long way the best.

To be honest, I'm fine with the IBC, I'm only keeping a fraction of the cattle that we had had.

We'd 2 10 tonne bins at one stage when we kept pigs.

josephsoap

Grueller wrote: »

Have a look at the V-mac. For my money they are a long way the best.

Just after checking them out - very handy 4 ton meal hopper here - https://www.vmacsilos.ie/products?id=46:4-ton-hopper&catid=3

Mooooo

Grueller wrote: »

If you dont need it sitting in a field and you have use for 4 tonne at a time just put up a silo. About €2k buys one and it's a lifetime job.

Edited to say, going to a coop every week for a half tonne bag is a job that rots my sack.

Agree of you don't need it in the field. Have a 12 tonne and 4 tonne bin with spouts that come out to the side to empty. Fill the jfc bin and out to the field with it. Just calves fed from the 4 tonne in the summer and the nuts last fine in it, 100+ euro a tonne cheaper than bags as well