the tractor vet
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(quoted from post at 15:42:02 10/14/12) what are the silo panels made out of? In the bottom picture they look like concrete.
Not many silos in our area, all made out of bolted corrugated steel.
(quoted from post at 12:52:23 10/14/12)(quoted from post at 15:42:02 10/14/12) what are the silo panels made out of? In the bottom picture they look like concrete.
Not many silos in our area, all made out of bolted corrugated steel.
That`s a concrete stave silo in the picture. There are also poured concrete silo`s. Back in the day , around these parts (WI) , they probably outnumbered steel panel silo`s (Harvestores) 10 to 1. Concrete silos were more economical.
(quoted from post at 13:55:13 10/14/12) Yeah, I wasn`t saying what he saw in Texas was a Harvestore silo, just that Harvestores were the prevalent steel silo in my area. You could be right he`s talking grain bins , but he said silo, so that`s what I was referring to.
(quoted from post at 06:52:58 10/15/12) We had several built for us in the 80"s. After the footing is poured they would come in with a straight truck and start loading from the pile they delivered earlier. They would put the first circle down and then the bands would go on loosely but snugg. As the silo rose from the ground they would put scafolding inside that would raise up as they went up. The blocks were staggered so they held each other in place. When they got the last round on they would put the roof on,and get ready to plaster. They mixed the concrete as the put it on, taking the scaffolding apart as they came down. After it sat for a while they came back and tightened the hoops up. The plaster if I am remembering right was about 1/2 inch thick. Kinda fun to watch but it was dangerous work. The guy attaching the rope to the blocks on the truck would turn as the block went up the outside and the guy above who was controling the winch would catch the block as the winch was released. Occasionally one would drop, I saw a hole through the floor of the truck the one day when they were done.If I remember correctly it was three semi loads of blocks for a 18 X 60. I think I have the order correct , but that was many moons ago, my brother has tore some of them down and the one farm we used to own they were removed entirely. He does more cash cropping now.
(quoted from post at 19:28:43 10/14/12) Okay, okay!
So I wasn't clear on that. Poured in place silos are few in this area but more prevalent in the western part of the state.
Most dairy and cattle feed operations have gone to silage clamps. A few using _grain bins_ used for feed and plenty of grain bins used by BTO's.
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