New Bins

rusty6 · Jun 13, 2019

A drone shot I took of some new grain bins just assembled locally. Rather ironic that its looking like we won't need a lot of extra bin space if it stays as dry as its been.

GreenEnvy · Jun 13, 2019

Funny you say that because we put up a 12,000 bu bin in
1988.

John S-B · Jun 13, 2019

You can store some of our rain water in them if you want...

SVcummins · Jun 13, 2019

Hold on rusty it was dry like you are here last year
and it was looking to be another dry one until the
end of January and then the snow came over 5 feet
in the valleys over 25 up high then a fairly mild
spring with no moisture to speak of then the rains
started 3 weeks ago dumping over 6 inches and the
ground has soaked every bit of it up . Hopefully your
day will come soon

BillinCentralMO · Jun 13, 2019

What are the round things in lower left forefront of photo.?
Always like to see your drone pictures.

Bruce from Can. · Jun 14, 2019

Look like hopper bases for grain bins. Many bins are being jacked up and getting hoppers put underneath them, makes for quick easy unloading. Each bin doesn?t need it?s own unloading auger inside. A hopper and portable auger can be placed under the bin that is to be emptied, then moved on to the next. No need to get inside and shovel

BillinCentralMO · Jun 14, 2019

Interesting. You don?t see those here in Missouri. Ours all sit on the ground.

caterpillar guy · Jun 14, 2019

No bins needed here can't get it planted to grow anything for them. Rains about every 3rd day. Just got the corn in at my brothers last week. No beans planted. Few guys have even got beans in with nothrill.

Leroy · Jun 14, 2019

Never saw that for a grain bin, hopper bottom normal for a feed bin. But then they are not close to being as big as a grain bin. Would take a lot to hold up the 30'+ bins they are putting up now.

DoubleR · Jun 14, 2019

I always wondered why they use
so many small bins instead of
just building a couple of big
high capacity larger bins?

Leroy · Jun 14, 2019

More options in how you handle the grain and if you raise beans you can vary the bins use to acerage planted.

rusty6 · Jun 14, 2019

(quoted from post at 05:32:53 06/14/19) I always wondered why they use
so many small bins instead of
just building a couple of big
high capacity larger bins?

Small bins for small farmers I guess. On my farm the "big" bins hold 2000 bushels. Once you get into the really big bins it takes more management to make sure grain does not heat. A 1600-2000 bushel bin is less likely to develop hot spots. Unless you have aeration in every bin.
And those hopper cones are a great replacement for the rotting wooden floors that develop over time. I had three cones installed back in 02 and never regretted it. Although they are a little more vulnerable to blowing over in a high wind it has not happened to me yet.
Grain vac is a good alternative if you don't have hopper cones.

rusty6 · Jun 14, 2019

That location is also one of the anhydrous distribution places and you can see some of the rental tanks plus the big "bullet" storage
tank.

ss55 · Jun 14, 2019

Could those bins be for ground feed storage outside poultry or hog barns or maybe holding bins ahead of a corn dryer? Seed bins for different variety numbers might be another possibility.

rusty6 · Jun 14, 2019

(quoted from post at 08:10:48 06/14/19) Could those bins be for ground feed storage outside poultry or hog barns or maybe holding bins ahead of a corn dryer? Seed bins for different variety numbers might be another possibility.

You can use them for whatever type storage you need but in this part of the country they will hold grain until we sell it.

fixerupper · Jun 14, 2019

When I was first in Sask on the harvest I couldn't help but notice all the small hopper bottom bins. We don't have any here in Iowa that are used for grain. Then after I was there awhile I figured up how many different grain crops were grown in Sask and the small amount of bushels per acre those crops yield compared to our corn and suddenly the idea of multiple hopper bins looked good to me. If I remember right I counted thirteen different crops grown in the area of Sask I was in, including alfalfa for seed. In Iowa any new bin smaller than 20,000 bushels is considered way small because of our high yielding corn.

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