Gary Stienessen, Taunton, Minn., built a 3-hopper bulk seed handler that mounts on his Chevy C-50 2-ton truck.

The entire unit is 15 ft. long and attaches with four bolts, allowing it to also be mounted on a wagon running gear or goose-neck trailer. Each hopper holds 60 bu. A brush auger runs under the three hoppers to the back of the truck, where a second brush auger can be swung out and up for filling planters and drills. An electronic digital weigh scale on back allows Stienessen to weigh seed as it's loaded or unloaded.

"It lets me carry three different kinds of seed at once. It also can be used for other operations. For example, I can use it as a weigh wagon during harvest. I also use it to haul feed to my cattle. The weigh scale really comes in handy for figuring lbs. per acre during planting," says Stienessen.