COMMERCIAL HOPPER TANKS

M5 - M11 (16’ 5" - 36' 1") DIAMETER

Designed with state-of-the-art computer technology

Built to last in demanding, high throughput operations

Many of the same features found in our Big Bin Series

PRODUCT LITERATURE

Commercial Hopper Tank Brochure

Roof System Support System Accessories Specifications Photos

Roof System

UNMATCHED ROOF SYSTEM

Behlen roofs are manufacturer certified to withstand 40 lbs./sq. ft. ground snow load. Gentle 30° roof pitch allows for optimum filling.

Roof panels are 3-1/2" high with four stair steps on both sides. This provides outstanding strength against snow, wind, and other loads. Roof panels are roll-formed for a precision fit.

ROOF DESIGNED WITH UNIQUE FEATURES

Continuous angle connectors at the eave are superior to clip systems and provide the option of an open or closed eave.

Support System

UNIQUELY DESIGNED WALL SYSTEMS

The sidewall contains four rows of high-strength 3/8" (grade 8.2) bolts per vertical seam which means extra strength and rigidity.

Unique trapezoidal wall panels have been computerized to provide outstanding strength. Their unique design permits bolting of flat surface to flat surface for a tighter, more waterproof connection.

STRUCTURAL I-BEAMS

PROVIDES THE BACKBONE FOR THE SUPPORT SYSTEM

Stiffeners fasten to ridge compression members directly above the sturdy I-beam legs. These legs are secured by a heavy X-bracing system. This configuration is one of the strongest available.

HOPPER-wall1

STIFFENERS

OFFER EXCEPTIONAL LOAD CARRYING CAPABILITIES

Superior design of bearing plate between stiffeners assures a continuous vertical load transfer with a simple bolted conneciton. Strong galvanized, hat-shaped wall stiffeners provide excellent resistance to vertical grain loads and wind.

COMPRESSION BEAMS

MOST CRITICAL AREA OF ANY HOPPER TANK

Behlen commercial hoppers are equipped with massive, precision welded beams to provide a secure connection between the wall sheets, structural legs, and hopper panels. These compression members have been designed to rigorous standards to ensure a lifetime of trouble-free operation.

Accessories

HOPPER-Accy1

WALL DOOR

Wall door features heavy channel frame with easy latch opening, square (27" x 27") inside and outside hinged doors.

HOPPER-Accy2

ROLLER SLIDE GATE

Roller slide gate opens and closes smoothly. Standard 16" opening. Unit fastens directly to hopper opening and allows easy access for unloading convenience.

HOPPER-Accy3

STANDARD FLAT 32" PLATE

Standard flat 32" plate for installation of various sizes and types of transitions and spouting.

HOPPER-Accy4

OPTIONAL 32" SLIDING CAP

Optional inlet options include a 32" sliding cap or a 12' flanged cap on a 32" plate.

Specifications

Model(dia. x eave hi In meters)

Eave Height (ft/in)

Overall Height (ft/in)

Eave Height (ft/in)

Overall Height (meters)

Bushels* (maximum)

Metric Tons* (maximum)
Wheat	Corn	Rice

Cubic Meters

COMMERCIAL HOPPER TANK - Diameter 5 Meters (16' 5") 45 degree hopper angle

5x4

23' 4"

27' 11"

7.12

8.52

3,120

103

5x5

26' 7"

31' 3"

8.12

9.52

3,708

105

123

5x6

29' 11"

34' 6"

9.12

10.52

4,296

122

109

143

5x7

33' 2"

37' 10"

10.12

11.52

4,884

138

124

100

163

5x8

36' 5"

41' 1"

11.12

12.52

5,472

155

139

112

182

5x9

39' 9"

44' 4"

12.12

13.52

6,060

172

154

124

145

5x10

43' 0"

47' 8"

13.12

14.52

6,648

188

169

136

221

5x11

46' 3"

50' 11"

14.12

15.52

7,236

205

184

148

241

5x12

49' 7"

54' 3"

15.12

16.52

7,824

222

199

160

261

5x13

52' 10"

57' 6"

16.12

17.52

8,841

239

214

172

280

5x14

56' 1"

60' 9"

17.12

18.52

9,000

255

229

184

300

5x15

59' 5"

64' 0"

18.12

19.52

9,588

272

244

196

320

5x16

62' 8"

67' 4"

19.12

20.52

10,176

288

259

208

339

5x17

66' 0"

70' 7"

20.12

21.52

10,764

305

274

220

359

5 meter 45 degree hopper clearance 34.5" (838 mm) from bottom of hopper (without gate) to base of leg. Based on standard 16" (406 mm) opening.
Other opening sizes available on request.

COMMERCIAL HOPPER TANK - Diameter 5 Meters (16' 5") 60 degree hopper angle

5x4

28' 3"

32' 10"

8.61

10.01

3,476

115

5x5

31' 6"

36' 2"

9.61

11.01

4,066

114

103

135

5x6

34' 10"

39' 5"

10.61

12.01

4,657

131

118

154

5x7

38' 1"

42' 8"

11.61

13.01

5,247

148

133

107

174

5x8

41' 5"

46' 0"

12.61

14.01

5,838

164

148

119

194

5x9

44' 8"

49' 3"

13.61

15.01

6,428

181

163

131

213

5x10

47' 11"

52' 6"

14.61

16.01

7,019

197

178

143

233

5x11

51' 3"

55' 10"

15.61

17.01

1,609

214

193

155

253

5x12

54' 6"

59' 1"

16.61

18.01

8,200

231

208

167

272

5x13

57' 9"

62' 4"

17.61

19.01

8,790

247

223

179

292

5x14

61' 1"

65' 8"

18.61

20.01

9,381

264

238

191

312

5x15

64' 4"

68' 11"

19.61

21.01

9,971

281

253

203

331

5x16

67' 7"

72' 3"

20.61

22.01

10,562

297

268

215

351

5x17

70' 10"

75' 6"

21.61

23.01

11,152

314

283

228

370

5 meter 60 degree hopper clearance 33" (838 mm) from bottom of hopper (without gate) to base of leg. Based on standard 16" (406 mm) opening.
Other opening sizes available on request.

COMMERCIAL HOPPER TANK - Diameter 7 Meters (22' 11") 45 degree hopper angle

7x4

26' 8"

33' 2"

8.12

10.09

6,704

190

171

137

223

7x5

29' 11"

36' 5"

9.12

11.09

7,856

223

201

160

261

7x6

33' 3"

39' 9"

10.12

12.09

9,009

255

230

184

300

7x7

36' 9"

43' 0"

11.12

13.09

10,161

288

260

208

338

7x8

39' 9"

46' 3"

12.12

14.09

11,314

321

289

231

377

7x9

43' 2"

49' 7"

13.12

15.09

12,466

354

318

255

415

7x10

46' 4"

52' 10"

14.12

16.09

13,618

386

348

279

454

7x11

49' 7"

56' 1"

15.12

17.09

14,770

419

377

302

492

7x12

52' 11"

59' 5"

16.12

18.09

15,922

452

406

326

531

7x13

56' 2"

62' 8"

17.12

19.09

17,074

484

436

350

569

7x14

59' 5"

65' 11"

18.12

20.09

18,226

517

465

373

608

7x15

62' 9"

69' 2"

19.12

21.09

19,378

550

494

397

646

7x16

66' 0"

72' 6"

20.12

22.09

20,530

582

524

420

685

7x17

69' 3"

75' 9"

21.12

23.09

21,682

614

553

444

723

7 meter 45 degree hopper clearance 34.5" (876 mm) from bottom of hopper (without gate) to base of leg. Based on standard 16" (406 mm) opening.
Other opening sizes available on request.

COMMERCIAL HOPPER TANK - Diameter 7 Meters (22' 11") 50 degree hopper angle

7x4

28' 8"

35' 2"

8.74

10.71

6,957

196

176

142

231

7x5

32' 0"

38' 5"

9.74

11.71

8,114

228

206

165

270

7x6

35' 3"

41' 8"

10.74

12.71

9,271

261

235

189

308

7x7

38' 6"

45' 0"

11.74

13.71

10,429

294

264

213

346

7x8

41' 9"

48' 3"

12.74

14.71

11,580

326

294

236

385

7x9

45' 1"

51' 6"

13.74

15.71

12,744

359

323

260

423

7x10

48' 4"

54' 10"

14.74

16.71

13,901

392

352

284

462

7x11

51' 8"

58' 1"

15.74

17.71

15,058

424

382

307

500

7x12

54' 11"

61' 5"

16.74

18.71

16,216

457

411

331

539

7x13

58' 2"

64' 8"

17.74

19.71

17,373

490

440

355

577

7x14

61' 6"

68' 0"

18.74

20.71

18,530

522

470

378

616

7x15

64' 9"

71' 3"

19.74

21.71

19,688

551

499

402

654

7x16

68' 1"

74' 6"

20.74

22.71

20,845

587

529

426

693

7x17

71' 4"

77' 9"

21.74

23.71

22,003

620

558

449

731

7 meter 50 degree hopper clearance 34.5" (876 mm) from bottom of hopper (without gate) to base of leg. Based on standard 16" (406 mm) opening.
Other opening sizes available on request.

COMMERCIAL HOPPER TANK - Diameter 9 Meters (29' 6") 40 degree hopper angle

9x4

28' 6"

36' 10"

8.68

11.23

11,546

327

295

237

385

9x5

31' 10"

40' 2"

9.68

12.23

13,452

381

344

276

449

9x6

35' 1"

43' 5"

10.68

13.23

15,357

435

393

315

513

9x7

38' 4"

46' 9"

11.68

14.23

17,262

490

441

354

576

9x8

41' 8"

50' 0"

12.68

15.23

19,167

544

490

393

640

9x9

45' 0"

53' 3"

13.68

16.23

21,072

598

538

432

703

9x10

48' 3"

56' 7"

14.68

17.23

22,977

652

587

471

767

9x11

51' 6"

59' 10"

15.68

18.23

24,882

706

635

510

831

9x12

54' 9"

63' 1"

16.68

19.23

26,787

760

684

550

894

9x13

58' 1"

66' 5"

17.68

20.23

28,693

814

732

589

958

9x14

61' 4"

69' 8"

18.68

21.23

30,598

868

781

628

1022

9x15

64' 8"

72' 11"

19.68

22.23

32,503

922

830

667

1085

9x16

67' 10"

76' 2"

20.68

23.23

34,408

976

878

706

1149

9x17

71' 2"

79' 6"

21.68

24.23

36,313

1,030

926

745

1,212

9 meter 40 degree hopper clearance 44" (1117 mm) from bottom of hopper (without gate) to base of leg. Based on standard 16" (406 mm) opening.
Other opening sizes available on request.

COMMERCIAL HOPPER TANK - Diameter 9 Meters (29' 6") 45 degree hopper angle

9x4

30' 9"

39' 2"

9.38

11.93

12,049

339

305

246

400

9x5

34' 0"

42' 5"

10.38

12.93

13,962

393

354

285

464

9x6

37' 4"

45' 9"

11.38

13.93

15,875

447

403

324

528

9x7

40' 7"

49' 0"

12.38

14.93

17,788

501

451

363

592

9x8

43' 10"

52' 4"

13.38

15.93

19,702

555

500

403

655

9x9

47' 2"

55' 7"

14.38

16.93

21,615

609

548

442

718

9x10

50' 5"

58' 10"

15.38

17.93

23,528

663

597

481

782

9x11

53' 8"

62' 2"

16.38

18.93

25,441

717

645

250

846

9x12

56' 11"

65' 5"

17.38

19.93

27,355

771

694

559

909

9x13

60' 3"

68' 8"

18.38

20.93

29,268

825

742

598

973

9x14

63' 7"

71' 11"

19.38

21.93

31,181

879

791

637

1,036

9x15

66' 10"

75' 3"

20.38

22.93

33,094

993

839

676

1,100

9x16

70' 1"

78' 6"

21.38

23.93

35,007

987

888

715

1,164

9x17

73' 5"

81' 10"

22.38

24.93

36,921

1,041

937

754

1,227

9 meter 45 degree hopper clearance 45" (1117 mm) from bottom of hopper (without gate) to base of leg. Based on standard 16" (406 mm) opening.
Other opening sizes available on request.

COMMERCIAL HOPPER TANK - Diameter 9 Meters (29' 6") 50 degree hopper angle

9x4

33' 4"

41' 9"

10.17

12.72

12,599

355

319

257

419

9x5

36' 8"

45' 0"

11.17

13.72

14,512

409

368

296

482

9x6

39' 11"

48' 3"

12.17

14.72

16,426

463

416

335

546

9x7

43' 3"

51' 7"

13.17

15.72

18,339

517

465

374

610

9x8

46' 6"

54' 10"

14.17

16.72

20,252

571

514

414

673

9x9

49' 9"

58' 2"

15.17

17.72

22,165

625

562

453

737

9x10

53' 1"

61' 5"

16.17

18.72

24,078

679

611

492

800

9x11

56' 4"

64' 8"

17.17

19.72

25,992

733

622

531

864

9x12

59' 7"

68' 0"

18.17

20.72

27,905

787

708

570

928

9x13

62' 11

71' 3"

19.17

21.72

29,818

840

756

609

991

9x14

66' 2"

74' 6"

20.17

22.72

31,731

894

805

648

1,055

9x15

69' 5"

77' 10"

21.17

23.72

33,645

948

853

687

1,118

9x16

72' 9"

81' 1"

22.17

24.72

35,558

1,002

902

726

1,182

9x17

76' 0"

84' 5"

23.17

25.72

37,471

1,056

950

766

1,246

9 meter 50 degree hopper clearance 46" (1117 mm) from bottom of hopper (without gate) to base of leg. Based on standard 16" (406 mm) opening.
Other opening sizes available on request.

COMMERCIAL HOPPER TANK - Diameter 11 Meters (36' 1") 40 degree hopper angle

11x4

30' 9"

40' 7"

9.39

12.38

18,164

524

472

380

619

11x5

34' 1"

43' 11"

10.39

13.38

21,472

605

545

439

714

11x6

37' 4"

47' 2"

11.39

14.38

24,330

686

617

497

809

11x7

40' 8"

50' 6"

12.39

15.38

27,188

766

690

555

904

11x8

43' 11"

53' 9"

13.39

16.38

30,046

847

762

614

999

11x9

47' 2"

57' 0"

14.39

17.38

32,904

964

835

672

1,094

11x10

50' 6"

60' 4"

15.39

18.38

35,762

1,008

907

731

1,189

11x11

53' 9"

63' 7"

16.39

19.38

38,620

1,088

980

789

1,284

11x12

57' 0"

66' 10"

17.39

20.38

41,478

1,169

1,052

848

1,379

11x13

60' 4"

70' 2"

18.39

21.38

44,336

1,250

1,125

906

1,474

11x14

63' 7"

73' 5"

19.39

22.38

47,194

1,330

1,197

964

1,569

11x15

66' 11"

76' 8"

20.39

23.38

50,052

1,411

1,270

1,023

1,664

11x16

70' 2"

80' 0"

21.39

24.38

52,910

1,492

1,342

1,081

1,759

11x17

73' 5"

83' 3"

22.39

25.38

55,768

1,572

1,415

1,140

1,854

11 meter 40 degree hopper clearance 42" (1066 mm) from bottom of hopper (without gate) to base of leg. Based on standard 16" (406 mm) opening.
Other opening sizes available on request.

COMMERCIAL HOPPER TANK - Diameter 11 Meters (36' 1") 45 degree hopper angle

11x4

33' 10"

43' 7"

10.30

13.30

19,457

548

493

397

647

11x5

37' 1"

46' 11"

11.30

14.30

22,315

629

566

456

742

11x6

40' 4"

50' 2"

12.30

15.30

25,173

709

639

514

837

11x7

43' 8"

53' 6"

13.30

16.30

28,031

790

711

573

932

11x8

46' 11"

56' 9"

14.30

17.30

30,889

871

784

631

1,027

11x9

50' 2"

60' 0"

15.30

18.30

33,747

951

856

689

1,122

11x10

53' 6"

63' 4"

16.30

19.30

36,605

1,032

929

748

1,217

11x11

56' 9"

66' 7"

17.30

20.30

39,463

1,112

1,001

806

1,312

11x12

60' 0"

69' 11"

18.30

21.30

42,321

1,193

1,074

865

1,407

11x13

63' 4"

73' 2"

19.30

22.30

45,180

1,274

1,146

923

1,502

11x14

66' 7"

76' 5"

20.30

23.30

48,038

1,354

1,219

982

1,597

11x15

69' 11"

79' 9"

21.30

24.30

50,896

1,435

1,291

1,040

1,692

11x16

73' 2"

83' 0"

22.30

25.30

53,754

1,515

1,364

1,099

1,787

11x17

76' 5"

86' 3"

23.30

26.30

56,612

1,596

1,436

1,157

1,882

11 meter 45 degree hopper clearance 42" (1066 mm) from bottom of hopper (without gate) to base of leg. Based on standard 16" (406 mm) opening.
Other opening sizes available on request.

TYPICAL GRAIN DENSITIES:

Wheat approximately 50 lbs/ft.3 (800kg/m3)
Corn approximately 45 lbs/ft.3 (720kg/m3)
Rice approximately 36 lbs/ft.3 (580kg/m3)

Behlen commercial hopper tanks are externally stiffened with two stiffener columns per sidewall sheet to the eave and have a one ring access door located in the second ring from the base of the tank.
Behlen hopper tanks are designed for the storage of grain and similar free-flowing materials weighting up to 50 lbs./ft3 (800kg/m3). All capacities are based on 28° angle of repose. Bushel and metric tonnage capacity includes 6% compaction.

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