Grain Carts

One dilema that many farmers will come across in their careers is the decision whether to add a grain cart to their equipement lineup. A grain cart can save a farmer quite a bit of time and money. Grain carts are driven beside a combine, so that the combine can unload the hopper and never leave the field. This saves the time it takes to stop picking, and go, sometimes long distances, to the grain truck. This saves hours on the combine and money by having less downtime. However, grain carts are a bit of an investment a 1000 bushel cart can be around $113,000 for the 1,000 bushel model. It is also necessary to have a tractor that can pull it which is generally 250 hp+.

A view from a combine unloading into a grain cart