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$100 DYI homemade 1 ton feed hopper grain bin

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Needed at better way to store feed and get it out of the garage into the barn. Metal silos too big. Plastics or metal hoppers $1500 or more. Grain bins / Gravity wagons also to big. Couldn't find anything cheap or small enough for 1 ton of feed. Its a 3 way corn mix I use. I couldn't find anything on a working wood grain bin. I found some wood feed boxes, buts not what I wanted. I hope this gives someone a good starting point for there small hobby farm. BTW the bottom part at an angle is supported by 3 - 2x4s in the center and one at each end, I didn't show that part.
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@kcender3771 2 года назад

I operate on a smaller scale, but your idea is brilliant and really much simpler than what I was cooking up. Many thanks!

@sweetpigfarm3645 2 года назад

This would be great scaled down

@kcender3771 2 года назад

@@sweetpigfarm3645 Your idea of the sliding gate really made it possible for me. I did mine today based on your design and it was 2x2 and 3' tall. I kept my sides square and added a bottom to sit on four cinder blocks I had. I added the 45* baffle of course. If anything, I could have made the gate four inches instead of six to direct into the smaller bucket I use. Even with those dimensions, I was able to add 200lbs of grain. 50#'s are easy to dump in, but 75's are more than I like. Scooping 20x into an ever-diminishing sack of grain is not my idea of fun and this improved my routine by several magnitudes. I just wanted to thank you again for sorting some of the barriers that kept me from ever doing this project. My gate works perfect and I owe that to you! I forgot to add: I managed this smaller hopper with one sheet of 5/8" plywood, if anyone in my situation wants to know.

@sweetpigfarm3645 2 года назад

@@kcender3771 great!

@sweetpigfarm3645 2 года назад

That's why I really love RU-vid we can share ideas like this

@martinboudreau467 8 месяцев назад

Nice job thanks for sharing

@sweetpigfarm3645 8 месяцев назад

Thank you! Still used everyday

@crankdeere4509 4 года назад

I like the design. I am nearly in the same boat. I get around 1 to 2 tons a year depending on how many pigs I am raising. I too have been been looking for small grain storage. Only difference is that mine would have to be outdoors. Probably some pressure treated lumber on non feed contacting surfaces, some good paint on the other surfaces and a good roof design. Thanks again and keep us updated.

@sweetpigfarm3645 4 года назад

I was tempted to save space in the barn and have it outside. Inside worked out. I am loving it. So convenient and loading from the the back of the truck is great perfect height. I lift up the bags a little and pours right in. Small roof on top? Just need to keep water out.

@preciousplasticph Год назад

this is exactly what I am looking for to use to store my shredded plastic.

@PrOleem 2 года назад

Thank you so much. I've been trying to figure out something like this for bird seed and corn. I'll probably take your idea and make it smaller. Right now we just use some garbage bins but they take up too much space.

@charldoutube Год назад

Great job! Perfect for homesteading

@MrCito2486 4 года назад

Nice job, I currently mix chicken fees in my wheel barrel and fill up lots of 5 gal buckets. I will probably go smaller, but this is going to make my life a ton easier. Thank you!

@chrisellingson123 Год назад

I like this. I want to build a metal skinned version to make it rodent resistant. Currently we store our goat and antelope feed bagged in metal cabinets around the property and decant into filing cabinets for use. This is a pain and wastes space. Your hopper make a lot of sense as it is vertical storage and dispensing.

@sweetpigfarm3645 Год назад

Sheet metal lined would help! There are definitely chew marks on mine

@chrisellingson123 Год назад

@@sweetpigfarm3645 I was thinking about using a plastic hopper bin, but placing electrified wires around the stand legs powered via a fence energizer.

@andrewvanada52 3 года назад

It took me 3x to watch the video before I figured out that this really can be made from 3 sheets of plywood. Since your plans showed a 4'x8' sheet of plywood, I was thinking you were making it 8' of hopper PLUS the 2' legs. Once I realized that the line drawn across the sheet in the plans was a cut line, I realized that the hopper is only 6' tall in the front. So that gives (2) 2'x4' pieces from the sides that can be used on the front.

@sweetpigfarm3645 3 года назад

Thank you, I hope your comment clears it up for others.

@lavenderlilacproductions 3 года назад

3 sheets of plywood. So $1000...

@tysongibson6941 3 года назад

@@lavenderlilacproductions lol no kidding these days.

@GPayne5089 4 года назад

Nice work 👍 been searching online for a good DIY hopper bin and this is perfect for me thanks agian

@piggy59873 Год назад

That feed bin is great for my needs

@sweetpigfarm3645 Год назад

i don't think i put this in the video but use screws and use a lot. I didn't use enough and it started to pull a part at the corners. Easy fix just added more.

@bryanheck5091 Год назад

Watching this 3 years later and laughing my ass off at 3 sheets of 5/8 for 100$ budget.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@sweetpigfarm3645 Год назад

Atleast u understand that this was 3yrs ago o had a few comments that didn't realize this video is old so they didn't believe the price

@nathanbaker5773 4 года назад

Thanks that's what I am going to make.....

@jasonlucero1107 4 года назад

just bought a ton of corn and this is going to be perfect...Thanks

@sweetpigfarm3645 4 года назад

I am loving it myself. I am glad this video is helping people. There is no good vids on small feed storage.

@Mary-had-a-lil-farm 3 года назад

This is a great plan. Thanks!

@TheRancherAndTheWife 4 года назад

nice video! good design!

@sweetpigfarm3645 3 года назад

To clarify looking at the front of the bin the hopper is 3' w x 6'h. Video of me loading it ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VY77DOP_8P0.html Update on this bin and fixing it from mice ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WJlB-A9cG44.html

@30feetoffun90 3 года назад

Is this still working for you? Any rodent problems? Moisture problems? We have really humid summers here so I am a bit concerned. Otherwise it looks great!

@sweetpigfarm3645 3 года назад

I am in St Louis it gets humid here. It can be really cold for weeks and then gets warm one day and everything will sweat. 6 or 7 loads in it and I still love it, no problems.

@sweetpigfarm3645 3 года назад

I have more mice in the barn the normal due to any spillage.

@demonetized6837 3 года назад

If you needed more room you could have built that outside the shed with the gate from the chute accessible through a small hole.

@sweetpigfarm3645 3 года назад

Nice!

@AaronSyman 2 года назад

Have you had any trouble with your green getting wet with the wood holding moisture?

@sweetpigfarm3645 2 года назад

No, but here in the Midwest it can go from freezing cold all week to a day of 70 degrees. And that amount of feed being so cold can draw and moisture. It's not enough for the feed to freeze together, but the pellets start puffing up and breaking apart.