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Show Homemade Weighing Bin Speeds Work Device Aids Automatic Feed HandEing Setup It is an old saying that all farm equipment was first thought of by a farmer. Whether that saying holds true may be questioned. But it is certain that much of it did come -into being as the result of ideas which some farmer had concerning ways to improve and speed up the performance of his various chores. A pertinent example of this fact is shown in the accompanying illustration. illus-tration. It shows a homemade weighing bin, which was conceived by a Midwestern farmer for - use with his automatic feed handling setup. It holds several tons of feed and is fixed to the ceiling by a series of heavy springs and turnbuckles, one spring being located at each corner of the bin in the center of two turnbuckles. Tension on the springs moves a pointer across a scale at the bottom of the bin to indicate weight up to 3,200 pounds. A slide gate at the bottom of the bin permits feed to spill out into a cart in desired quantities. The bin jiwmuwi'j'ju"1 1 'jij 1 1 'i i t L r "- - I Home-made "weighing bin," built by Midwestern farmer. is placed below a chute leading from a two-ton mixer in the barn mow. The entire setup operates as follows: Whole grain is blown into an overhead bin, from which it flows into a blower-equipped hammermill on the first floor. Ground grain is blown back into the mixer and then drops into the weighing bin. The mixer and grinder are operated by five-horsepower motors, whereas the whole grain is blown into the storage bin by tractor power. |