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Jake in NY

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Another question for you all.

The farm we are looking at for a summer camp has two concrete stave tower silos that are sitting next to a concrete pad. I won't be making any silage so I won't be able to use them. So what else could I use them for?

I've looked around on the web for some ideas but didn't find any that I liked. Well, the one about putting a telescope up top was kind of interesting...

Thanks,
Jake
 
Those things can be a hazard when they become "seedey" at the bottom.The concrete gets brittle from wet silage when they get older and a good wind can and will knock them down some day.Before you do anything with them ,I'd seriously concider having a silo contractor inspect them.If there's any in your area,wouldn't cost too much at all.Jmho,pd.
 
Jake as I stated last night, I am 60 miles west of Albany and familiar with the Burne, Knox Vooresville area. If you are further south, ?? I have the resources to guide you in your indevers for free at the moment. E-MAIL me.
 
Around here the Amish will take them down and haul them away to their farms, which is a free and effortless way to get rid of them. It would depend how close they are to you and whether they need silos.
Zach
 
Depends on its condition, but in Omaha, one guy bought an old grain elevator, and he is trying to make it a climbing facility. Might work for your camp idea. Greg
 
Jake a few people restored the old wooden ones to complement there hobby farm. There are some web sites and companies that deal with them. Can't speak for the armish but bunker silos has rendered many of them useless in most areas.
 
A friend of mine put a spiral stair case in his and made an observotry ouy of it. He does live on top of a hill, so he has nice views from it.
 
An Amish neighbor is removing one at a farm down the road...kinda interesting to watch. Might try getting the farm newspaper "Lancaster Farming". It is mainly a PA paper, but many of the contractors will travel to neighboring states. I have seen stave silos sell at auction. Guys give $1000 for them, and they have to take them down and relocate them. I have seen guys lay the staves flat on a farm lane to make a "paved" surface...
 
Do you pay property tax on them? In the county I live in they are taxed until they are taken down. In a neighboring county silos are not taxed if the owner proves he's never going to use them again, of if they're in unusable condition.

Finding out if they are taxed or not might help you make a decision.Jim
 
I dont think they are in NY. They are not considered a peremanet structure, and have no foundation. Kinda like a pole barn, or house trailer. I may be wrong thought.
 
Correct. My grain bins are considered "silos" and are not even assessed since they are not taxable. Another term they use is "single purpose structure" I think. And that should be the same in every town and county since it comes down from NYS Equalization and Assessment in Albany.
 
Hey, thanks for the offer of help. Everything is theoretical right now, but hopefully that will soon change and I can start actually doing things.

At this point, my guess is that I would just take down the silos. And if someone wanted to pay me $1000 to do it, then all the better!

Thanks,
Jake
 
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