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Farmers don't usually think of an old grain bin as an asset waiting to be unlocked. Most see it as a fixture from a different era of farming, standing empty most of the year except for a bit of overflow storage. Redstone Industries, the company behind Hoppercone, builds a case for looking at those bins differently. Working With What's Already There Every operation has at least one bin that doesn't pull its weight anymore. Maybe it's too small for modern combines to fill efficiently.

Most people never think about the pipe behind their wall until it fails. Same goes for the fire sprinkler overhead. Both systems run on water. Both depend on pressure, precision and materials that hold up under stress. Yet homeowners and commercial property owners typically hire separate contractors for each, as if the two trades share nothing in common.

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Photo provided by Trail King Industries, Inc. It’s a question every hauling trailer owner encounters at some point down the road. According to the experts at Trail King Industries, Inc., the right time to evaluate a trailer’s future depends primarily on age, total mileage and usage. While some owners might use their trailer two to three times a week for their own business needs, others are operating a business and may run their trailers every day throughout the year.

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