Manitowoc LB1460 1366 lb Upright Ice Storage Bin, 60 in. Wide, First-In First-Out, Stainless Steel Front and Sides

The Manitowoc LB1460 is the lowest-profile of the large LB upright storage bins, built for high-volume operations that bank a deep ice reserve under their machine heads ahead of peak demand. It stores 1366 lb of ice by application rating, based on 90% of its verified 46 cu. ft. volume at 33 lb per cubic foot, so the machine can run flat out through off-peak hours and the reserve carries service when draw outruns production. Because the bin moves ice first in, first out, that banked reserve keeps rotating instead of aging at the bottom, and transparent Lexan windows let staff check the level at a glance without opening the door. It trades height for width, standing 55 in. tall on a 60 in. footprint, so machine rooms that are tight on floor width but open overhead may fit the 48 in. wide LB1448 better; operations that also wheel ice to remote stations should look at the LBCS bin cart system instead. It carries one or two machine heads on its 60 in. top, using the included adapter for single 30 in. machines and listed kits for side-by-side pairs, and plan the install around three facts: the door and snout add 10.5 in. of depth once mounted, the required ice deflector is ordered separately per the chart on the sheet, and the 55 in. height stands on 6 in. stainless legs that expand to 7.13 in. for leveling.

First Ice In, First Ice Out Flow for Fresher Tasting Ice

Most deep bins bury the oldest ice at the bottom, where it sits until a slow week finally cycles it out. The LB1460 feeds ice through in first in, first out order, which Manitowoc credits for fresher tasting ice, and a stainless steel baffle helps prevent overflow at the opening as the machine keeps harvesting into a full bin. The 46 cu. ft. storage volume is verified to an industry measurement standard, so the 1366 lb application rating rests on a measured standard rather than a marketing number.

Welded 304 Stainless Steel Front and Sides with Seamless Polyethylene Liner

The front and side exterior panels are welded 304 stainless steel, a corrosion-resistant grade suited to the permanently wet environment around an ice machine stack. Inside, the roto-molded polyethylene liner is seamless and rust free, with no joints to trap meltwater or cleaning residue, and the bin walls are foamed with 1.5 in. of polyurethane insulation that slows melt so the reserve you built overnight is still there for the afternoon.

Spring-Loaded Door and Lexan Windows for No-Bend Ice Removal

A heavy-duty spring-loaded hinge holds the bin door open while staff work, and the upright design means ice comes out at working height instead of someone bending into a deep chest to chase the last scoopfuls, which Manitowoc points to as the more sanitary removal method. The included external storage hook keeps the sanitary ice scoop, with its thumb and knuckle guard, off the bin floor between uses, and optional 48 in. and 60 in. paddles and a 37 in. shovel handle bulk moves.

Included Adapter Kit, Filler Panels, and Deflector Planning

The bin ships with an ice machine adapter and filler panels that fit most single machine configurations, and the door and snout ship inside the bin so the whole assembly installs without tools. Two-machine setups take a different adapter from the chart on the sheet, side-by-side machines must be water-cooled, remote, or top-air-discharge models, and cuber heads require an ice deflector kit, ordered separately by model, while flaker and nugget machines need none. Checking those three charts before ordering is the difference between a one-visit install and a parts order.