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Buying a bulk feed bin

  • 01-07-2008 11:53am
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    Registered Users Posts: 546 ✭✭✭


    Hi. My old feed bin is on its last legs so I need to replace it. Does anyone here have any advice. I would need a 5 to 7 ton bin. I have seen the fiberglass ones. Is there any advantages to these over the stainless steel ones.
    Thanks


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,401 ✭✭✭reilig


    kfk wrote: »
    Hi. My old feed bin is on its last legs so I need to replace it. Does anyone here have any advice. I would need a 5 to 7 ton bin. I have seen the fiberglass ones. Is there any advantages to these over the stainless steel ones.
    Thanks

    I think th emain advantage to the fiberglass bins is that there is less condensation than with the steel bins so there would be less lumps, but I can't tell you what the price difference. Also in theory, fiberglass should have a much greater life span than steel, although with galvanising these days, I think any new silo will last longer than any man. My preference for a meal silo is the V-Mac which I found to be very solid and practical with its lockable doors and easy access.

    I saw another company selling the fiberglass bins called Mardel, they're based in Galway or Roscommon. They claim to be the cheapest in the country. Might be worth checking out.

    Dan


  • Registered Users Posts: 546 ✭✭✭kfk


    Thanks Reilig. I saw one of the fibreglass bins from mardel a couple of days ago. The farmer had it delivered about a week ago. Tried to ring mardel yesterday and their phones seem to be out of service (in both Galway and Roscommon). Their website is not functional either so I am guessing they have closed down! Just had a look at the v-mac silos on the net. They look pretty good so Ill give them a call today.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,202 ✭✭✭Bitten & Hisses


    Spirofeed in Mallow are a good company who make galvanised and galvanised+painted bins. They're good, no-nonsense designs and good value.


  • Registered Users Posts: 546 ✭✭✭kfk


    Thanks for the replies. I bought a stainless steel bin from Crowley Engineering in Cork. Had it delivered yesterday. It seems to be a well constructed bin. Like Dan said, by the time a stainless bin comes to the end of its life, I'm not going to be too bothered about it. I checked out Spirofeed also. They had nice bins but were slightly more expensive and had a longer delivery time. Thanks again.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,279 ✭✭✭snowman707


    kfk wrote: »
    Thanks for the replies. I bought a stainless steel bin from Crowley Engineering in Cork. Had it delivered yesterday. It seems to be a well constructed bin. Like Dan said, by the time a stainless bin comes to the end of its life, I'm not going to be too bothered about it. I checked out Spirofeed also. They had nice bins but were slightly more expensive and had a longer delivery time. Thanks again.

    I have never seen the stainless steel bins, they must be a savage price, My old galvanised steel one is now 22 years, & nearing renewal but i think I will go for the same again.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 546 ✭✭✭kfk


    snowman707 wrote: »
    I have never seen the stainless steel bins, they must be a savage price, My old galvanised steel one is now 22 years, & nearing renewal but i think I will go for the same again.

    Its a galvanized bin! My wife is talking about fitting a new kitchen at the moment so I am hearing a lot about stainless steel. I hope I didn't tell my building contractor that I wanted a stainless steel shed:eek:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,022 ✭✭✭il gatto


    A wipe clean shed. I like it. For the farmer with germ phobias:D


  • Registered Users Posts: 1 metaltech


    Biomass Silo Systems Ireland - Search on Google



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,146 ✭✭✭893bet


    Suspect they got sorted…..



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 606 ✭✭✭Fine Day


    Will there be any need for meal bins next winter for the beef farmers.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,641 ✭✭✭Cavanjack


    Beef will be €6 a kg. There’ll be lads looking for new ones 😅



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,146 ✭✭✭893bet


    Every penny will be needed.


    If you get up to scratch your arse you need to pay to sit back down at this point.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,440 ✭✭✭hopeso


    Out of interest, has anyone priced a bin recently? I suppose like everything else, they are twice the price of what they were a couple of years ago.....



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