Agricultural Produce Bin Dolly - Making the Right Choice
Agricultural and harvest bins are an easy, lightweight, food safe way to store and transport fresh produce. The bins are a great way to reduce waste in place of wooden crates. Since bins are plastic, they can be easily recycled. Bins also reduce costs since they can be used many times. The bins come in a variety of designs like the large bulk container, to the smaller handheld containers. These bins go by many names like agricultural harvest bins, picking lugs, harvest containers or agricultural trays. In addition to size, bins have either solid walls or ventilated walls. This will depend on the type of produce and how it needs to be stored. All these options are designed to help meet the various needs of the agriculture producers.
When Considering which Bins or Totes You Need, You will Need to Consider Several Things:
Do you need a ventilated bin or a solid wall bin?
What is the type of fruit or vegetable you will be using these for?
How easy will it be to clean?
Will you need these bins to nest when not in use?
Will you need to stack the bins? If yes, you might want to consider bins with bails to help in stacking them once they are full.
What material you will need?
Will they need to be labeled?
Do you need light blocking or UV resistance?
Will you need drain holes?
Do you need different colors to differentiate?
If you need different colors, what is the minimum quantity a manufacturer will accept for a non-stocking color?
Once you determine which bin or container you need, you will have to determine how you will store and transport them. ELA is a producer of agricultural produce bin dollies. We are a custom shop that can make dollies for these bins once we understand the foot print. ELA stocks some bins and is able to bundle the solution or sells dollies through distributors to offer a variety of solutions and choices.
Depending on the application, ELA will design and manufacture to your specifications. Our dollies are made from Aluminum, Stainless Steel or Powder Coated Steel. Whether for outdoor use in a wet environment or indoor in a dry environment, we will design the dolly to fit our customer’s specific needs. ELA dollies are designed with a variety of wheel/caster sizes, whether for small loads using 3” casters or for heavy duty loads (up to several thousand pounds) using or 5” or 6” casters - we can make it work for your environment.
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or 714-738-0397. We have a friendly staff who will be willing to help you find the right solution. Call today…or visit