About
Walkabout Mother Bins
Our purpose is to make the lives of our customers better.
We're improving the lives of grain farmers
by upgrading their grain-handling efficiency.
Walkabout Mother Bins is a South Dakota-based company that offers portable grain storage bins, the “Mother Bins,” to farmers. The goal of these bins is to provide an efficient, affordable storage solution for harvested grain that fills the gap between grain carts and trucks. With a focus on quality and customer satisfaction, Walkabout Mother Bins aims to improve harvest efficiency and reduce overhead and downtime for farmers of all sizes.
Financing options are available through CWB National Leasing and Global Financing Group. Farms of all sizes are looking for a more efficient way to overcome harvest delivery chain problems. Walkabout Mother Bin is a game-changer in the grain industry, the piece of equipment that breaks the harvest bottleneck.
Why, Who, and How
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History & Values
Mother bins are not a new concept. Read here about their history.
Our Team
Meet the people who keep our commitment to improve the lives of grain farmers.
Video Testimonials
Grain farmers talk about how a mother bin has helped optimize their harvest.
The History of Mother Bins
Dave Hedt, the founder and CEO of Walkabout Mother Bins, grew up on a 6,000-acre cereal farm in Australia. They grew wheat, barley, canola, lentils, and broad beans.
Mother bins have been a concept used in Australia since the late-eighties because, at the time, farmers were facing labor shortages and trucks were expensive to run. When Dave moved to South Dakota, he saw that North American farmers were facing a lot of the same problems, and so he created new mother bins, specifically designed to suit North American conditions, with the larger auger capacity, the ability to blend grain, and an amazing steering system that will get into any corner or approach.
Since it’s inception in 2015, dozens of grain farmers nationwide have improved their harvest capacity and speed using our mother bins. It is our mission to help improve the lives of grain farmers, and as a team we strive to do so every day.
Our Core Values
Our purpose is to make the lives of our customers better.
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Honor
Honor
Family
Family
Joy
Joy
Dedication
Dedication
Well-Being
Well-Being
5 Steps to Speed Up Your Grain Harvest
From finding experienced labor to simplifying production, it’s time to optimize your harvest.
Our Team
The people who make grain harvesting easy.
Dave R. Hedt
CEO/Founder
Crystal Kopecky
Director of Sales
Cecilia Woodring
Sales
Sara Landis
Marketing Manager
Josh McBride
Sales & Logistics
Craig Raysor
General Counsel
Carl McGaugh
Transportation
Get in Touch
(605) 598-2020
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Questions related to marketing?
marketing@motherbin.com
