Wine
Bin Trailer with built in scales
Bill and Phil Longbottom from
Padthaway, South Australia, are
independent grape growers who
supply to a number of processors
Their bins were previously loaded
in the vineyard before being driven
to and offloaded at a weighing pad.
This resulted in under or overloaded
grape bins and a higher risk of
accident - for example a forklift
tipping when handling an overweight
bin. There are also price penalties
for over-delivering on contracts or
overloading trucks.
The solution was to build a