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Jim J

02-18-2006 22:11:38




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I was given 3 Harvestores. Does any one know where I can find a set of jacks to take them down with? Also has any one helped put them up or take them down.I sure looks like a lot of work.




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LBH

02-19-2006 20:13:18




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 Re: Harvestores in reply to Jim J, 02-18-2006 22:11:38  
Do you have any pictures of a Harvestor? I don"t know what you all are talking about. What is it?

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LBH



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Dave NE IA

02-20-2006 09:51:07




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 Re: Harvestores in reply to LBH, 02-19-2006 20:13:18  
LBH, those are usualy the silos that are blue, comonly have white tops on them. They real basic object was to control expansion and contraqction due to mainly temperture change conditions with air bags that would breath, yet seal the contents of the silo from oxygen, suposidly to avoid mold, and make much better forage.

They had some very good things goin on as they unloaded from the bottom so you did not have to climb the silo, old feed was at the bottom as new feed was put on top just to name a few.

The Company that made them was A O SMITH many times refered to as I owe Smith because they if I remember were three times the price of a cement silo.

Many folks are unaware that A O Smith maded (at the time) a whole bunch of truck bodies, Alot of water heaters, and was real big in the gas pump market as well. Harvestor silos were thought to be their main concern, however it was but a small side line for them. I have no opinion, because many folks loved them and many were slaves to the finance companies / or lost the farm because if them. I hope this gives you a little idea. Dave NE IA

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Bob NEIL

02-20-2006 11:39:09




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 Re: Harvestores in reply to Dave NE IA, 02-20-2006 09:51:07  
Actually, AO Smith made car and truck frames, not bodies at their Milwaukee plant.



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Jim J

02-19-2006 14:37:14




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 Re: Harvestores in reply to Jim J, 02-18-2006 22:11:38  
All I want are the sheets out of the harvestores.



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Dave NE IA

02-19-2006 13:07:48




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 Re: Harvestores in reply to Jim J, 02-18-2006 22:11:38  
Just a word of caution, make sure your gift is worth taking. There are a few that the roofs detereated. I kinda think if memory serves me 1976 was the approx year that they had roof problems. Cost wise the farmers said it was not a close call if they justify a new roof. Some I understand are trying to put the tar coating on as a patch. The one I was asked to fix was for high moisture corn. Dave NE IA

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JMS/MN

02-19-2006 12:25:17




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 Re: Harvestores in reply to Jim J, 02-18-2006 22:11:38  
You need a crew of several, plus proper equipment, to do the job. Not recommended to re-use the bolts. Jacking system is much more involved than those used on grain bins. Jacks are inside, 6-8 units interconnected by driveshafts, electric motor power unit. Authorized dealers can do take-downs and rebuilds, also some renegade builders do this work. Not for amateurs.



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paul

02-19-2006 10:21:21




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 Re: Harvestores in reply to Jim J, 02-18-2006 22:11:38  
If they are mid or small size, I would not disassemble at all! Too much work, too hard to get resealed.

There used to be Harvestor movers all over, they have a very modified flatbed semi that attaches to a standing unit, tips it over, hauls to your location, and stands it up again. Money well spent to hire them. You need to replace all the bolts, etc. Not cool to take apart.....

Harvestores have fallen out of favor since the big lawsuit, so less advertising of these services, but they are still out there....

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1EYEDWILLIE1

02-19-2006 10:45:20




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 Re: Harvestores in reply to paul, 02-19-2006 10:21:21  
YOU GOT ME CURIOUS,WHAT LAWSUIT AGAINST HARVESTOR?



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paul

02-19-2006 21:46:53




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 Re: Harvestores in reply to 1EYEDWILLIE1, 02-19-2006 10:45:20  
They were advertised as better, sealed, air bag, no O2 ever allowed in. Couple studies found mold throughout the silage, air was leaking in, bags didn't work as advertized. Never had one, don't have an opinion, don't want to create a debate, sales went real flat after that, now ag-bags came along & pretty well eliminated silos of any type other than bunker.

This lawsuit was thrown out I believe, but it was the beginning of the end....
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1EYEDWILLIE1

02-19-2006 10:44:37




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 Re: Harvestores in reply to paul, 02-19-2006 10:21:21  
YOU GOT ME CURIOUS,WHAT LAWSUIT AGAINST HARVESTOR?



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farmermatt

02-19-2006 08:32:54




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 Re: Harvestores in reply to Jim J, 02-18-2006 22:11:38  
Im curious about the dementions. Assuming they arent slurry store tanks, could be very hard and dangerous disassemble with jacks. Had a line on some a hopper bottom 21'X40' ontop of an 11' hopper and one slightly smaller in Chicago a few years ago. The price was free, professional work would have run around 10,000 to disassemble. The contractor refered to them as rockets cause of the shape. Only way he would do it is with a crane picking it up from the top then removing one ring at a time. Just too tippy for him to take down with jacks. Being 6-700 mile from home (neKS)and in an industial distirct, hard for an amature to work with no insurance, I had to pass. Being young, ambitous, and most importantly: poor, I hated to let em go. All that being said Im still looking for such a deal with a few of the difficulty factors removed, lol. I know harvestores were very expensive purchases the Ive been told broke many farmers. Good luck.
Matt

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730 virgil

02-19-2006 20:49:13




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 Re: Harvestores in reply to farmermatt, 02-19-2006 08:32:54  
a friend of mine had a harveststore silo and slurrystore he let them both go back . he got them on their lease
deal so many years so much money at end of lease can buy them was going to pay for them twice
no go come and get them another fellow i know of had deal set up to buy a farm until he told banker the silos on farm were harveststors banker said they cost to much to use you can't come out on them

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Glenn FotzGerald

02-19-2006 08:47:54




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 Re: Harvestores in reply to farmermatt, 02-19-2006 08:32:54  
The company employed some of the best salespeople. They could sell ice blocks to eskimos. Glenn F.



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farmermatt

02-19-2006 13:23:43




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 Re: Harvestores in reply to Glenn FotzGerald, 02-19-2006 08:47:54  
Just about the same as Ive heard told. In college at Kansas State I had an extensions professer tell me that he spent a long time giving presentations to producers, advising against the purchase of the harvestore systems. Not because they were bad but purely a poor economic purchase in most situations. To top it all off he went on to say that his brother bought one or two himself despite his advice. LOL

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Formerly PaMike

02-19-2006 07:09:03




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 Re: Harvestores in reply to Jim J, 02-18-2006 22:11:38  
Where are you located at? I am in Pa and in our farm paper there are tons of ads for guys that deal in used Harveststores. You may want to talk to some one that installs grain bins. I think they use a similar setup.



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