Another Use For 275-Gal. Totes

Another Use For 275-Gal Totes MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous Damon Carson the “RePurpose Guy” recently sent FARM SHOW photos of an idea sent to him by one of his customers His Denver-based company “RepurposedMATERIALS” ph 720 583-4873; www repurposedmaterialsinc com recycles industrial materials Carson is always on the lookout for what he calls over-engineered waste and likes to put customers together with products that can be used for other purposes Used 275-gal chemical totes are another popular item Here’s how the customer Kristin Campbell repurposed the metal cage surrounding one of the 275-gal totes she bought from RepurposedMATERIALS “We had to clean out the old hay from our hay yard before we could stack new hay in there in order to help prevent mold ” says Campbell “We turned the tote cage on its side and weighted it down then hooked a chain on and dragged the tote behind our pickup to fill it with hay We dragged the tote out to our pasture and unloaded it for the animals to sort through and sleep on and then we dragged it back again for another load “We did 6 loads this way in less than 5 hrs Normally it would have taken all day to fork the hay into the back of the pickup and then we would’ve had have to fork it back out again when we got to the pasture Using the tote cage saved us a ton of elbow – and shoulder – grease ”

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