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Silage Transfer Wagon Made From Old Stackwagon
Turning an old Hesston stackwagon into a silage transfer wagon saved Tracy, and his son, Chris Palechek, money and time. While a new transfer wagon would have cost $45,000 to $50,000, theirs cost only $3,500.
"We needed a transfer wagon with about 1,400 cu. ft. capacity to fill a 20-ft. truck that hauled silage
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Silage Transfer Wagon Made From Old Stackwagon WAGONS/TRAILERS Conversions 28-6-11 Turning an old Hesston stackwagon into a silage transfer wagon saved Tracy, and his son, Chris Palechek, money and time. While a new transfer wagon would have cost $45,000 to $50,000, theirs cost only $3,500.
"We needed a transfer wagon with about 1,400 cu. ft. capacity to fill a 20-ft. truck that hauled silage from field to silo," explains Tracy Palechek. "We figured an old stackwagon would provide the volume, and if set on end, the hydraulics could lift it up to dump the silage into the truck."
Palechek started by using the hydraulics to raise the roof on the stack wagon until it matched the 1,400-cu. ft. volume he needed and then welded it in place. He then took the wagon box off and began rebuilding the frame with 1/4-in. thick 5 by 5-in. square tubing. He then set the stackwagon box in place, but on end, with the old floor bottom now to the tipping side of the wagon. It rests against a vertical extension of the 5 by 5 tubing that rises to a point 11 1/2 ft. off the ground. Palecheck reinforced the old floor with a steel plate on the inside and welded a pivot pin hinge to the box and to the vertical frame.
Two cylinder barrels from an old Hesston Stackhand were rebuilt with bigger rods for more lift. The barrels are attached to the frame near the bottom corners of the box and nearest the side frame, with the rods attached to reinforced points on the front and rear of the box. When fully extended, they lift the box so it pivots until the old floor is once again parallel with the ground.
"When fully raised, the old floor chain, which is now powered by an orbit motor, moves the silage from the wagon box into the truck," explains Palechek. "We designed it to pivot at the 11 1/2-ft. point so when it is level, it is above the side of the truck."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Tracy Palechek, RR 2, Ponoka, Alberta, Canada T4J1R2 (ph 403 783-2708).
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