Farmer-Built Gravity Boxes Best On The Market

Farmer-Built Gravity Boxes Best On The Market GRAIN HANDLING Wagons (63E) 20-1-8 "I started building my first gravity box just before harvest last fall and finished it in about two weeks," says James Berglund, Iona, Minn., who was so pleased with his heavy-built grain cart he started building units for sale. "Other farmers who've seen my first model asked if I'd build one for them. So this winter we're making more for sale, at a price that's $400 to $500 under the price of similar capacity boxes from major manufacturers. But my grain cart is better in every way," says Berglund. The box is made of heavy 3/16-in. thick steel salvaged from upright steel storage tanks. "That makes it heavier than any other wagon out there. The slope at the bottom of the box is steeper than a Demco box so that it empties out completely - even with high moisture corn." Berglund's cart holds 400 bu. of 56-lb. test weight corn and measures 8 ft. wide and 13 ft. long. The 4-wheel chassis has a front steering axle. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, James Berglund, J&J Construction, Rt. 3, Box 3590, Iona, Minn. 56141 (ph 507 264-3725).

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