Here's important information tailored to vegetable and fruit packers and receivers. At Song Packing we were very happy the day we found a buyer for our old wood bins. Song Packing has a family history going back to 1925, when it first started as a tree fruit growing operation. Just in reduced maintenance costs alone you can be way ahead in probably two years.
Wood has a high maintenance and as it gets older, the interior gets rougher.
We tried to think of creative alternatives to make the interior smoother. First, started using a bin sealer but you have to apply that every year. After a while that bin sealer starts to crack and peel. Plus, you have to redo all the hardware every year. That gets pretty expensive.