The bulk feed tanks are designed for free-flowing material only. Soybean meal, meat scraps, and many other materials that are not free-flowing should not be stored in these tanks without agitation. If you have questions regarding the flowability of a material you intend to use, please call and speak to one of our salesmen.
Structural Integrity - Hopper slopes are available in 60° and 67° in either a 16” or 22” hopper opening. Rounded corners and down-turned sealing edges add safety and promote a weather-tight fit. Rounded, truss-head bolts reduces content bridging. Depending on the tank size, single or dual galvanized X-bracing is used to provide solid support and stability.
Standard Bin Sizes with important Bin INformation
Capacities for 6ʹ-15ʹ diameter tanks are calculated at 40 lbs./cubic foot for free-flowing material. Bushels capacities for 6ʹ-15ʹ diameter tanks are calculated with no compaction and to full cubic foot capacities. It is absolutely necessary to install an appropriate agitator in feed tanks storing soybean meal, cotton seed meal, hot feeds and other products not considered free-flowing material.
Consult the Farmer Boy sales team when in doubt about a specific material. All BFT series feed tanks include the following standard features: Ground control fill cap (60° & 67° tanks through 15ʹ dia.), roof panels, 2.66ʺ corrugated sidewalls, all ladder parts and hardware are included in the ladder packages, and 16ʺ opening to include the appropriate hopper collar. 22” opening available upon request.
NOTE: All the BFT ladder packages above do NOT include safety cages or any fall protection. Safety cages are no longer OSHA approved for fall protection, but will still be offered for customer preference. All BFT’s with an eave height of 24' or above need to have fall protection installed.
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