Loader-Mounted Giant Burn Cage

Loader-Mounted Giant Burn Cage MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous “It has a lot of capacity and can be easily moved to a safe area for burning ” says Marion Schrock Bellefontaine Ohio about the big skid loader-mounted portable burn cage his neighbor built for him The burn cage measures 9 ft long by 5 ft 2 in high by 5 ft deep and is made entirely from 1 1/8-in galvanized steel fence panels attached to a 2-in angle iron frame The frame is reinforced with rebar at the bottom and is fitted with a pair of steel tubes “It works great to burn trash in large quantities and saves a lot of time and labor The cage is big enough to hold up to a week’s worth of trash ” says Schrock “I occasionally use the skid loader’s bucket to keep mashing the boxes down until the cage is full “We operate a bulk food store located close to a busy road and go through a lot of cardboard boxes In the past we burned trash in a small burn cage behind the store but flying embers became a hazard We still keep the new burn cage behind the store but once it gets full I move it back behind our barn where I set it down on the ground and light it on fire The next day I use the skid loader’s bucket to tilt the cage and dump the ashes out I can raise the cage high enough to see under it as I drive ” Schrock says the same idea could be used to serve as a big “dump-out” bulk carrier He spent about $1 300 to build the burn cage Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Marion Schrock 6265 U S Hwy 68 N Bellefontaine Ohio 43311 ph 937 468-7733

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