Posted by showcrop on November 26, 2015 at 05:54:29 from (66.31.196.130):
In Reply to: Hey JD seller posted by notjustair on November 25, 2015 at 07:29:10:
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Hot wrench, I don't see it as that big a deal, but maybe that is because I am familiar with the "rungs" not steps, that the OP is referring to. You see, the old silos that were usually unloaded from the top had a top to bottom opening that was approx. 20 inches wide, which, as the silo was filled was blocked off with "doors" that were square, approx. 20"x20". These doors went in from the inside and were held in by a horizontal bail on the outside that doubled as a step. During filling they were added a few at a time to contain the amount of silage going in for the next several hours. During unloading they were removed more like one at a time as the level of silage came down below them. These "bails" were of course 20 inches apart, In addition to these bail steps, there were the heavy rings that run around the whole silo to hold it together. They were approx twenty inches apart and approx. one inch thick. With the doors in place you could not get even your toe on the rings, so they were NOT AVAILABLE as steps, thus you had only every other step when the silo was NEW.before the silo could be filled someone had to climb up on these rings in order to open the port on top and secure the spout of the blower. It was incidental!!!!! I find it hard to believe that anyone who is familiar and a fair amount of fitness would have a problem climbing up there on these indestructible rungs. Another factor is that these openings and rungs are usually covered by a vertical tube. At age sixty five I wouldn't have a problem climbing one of these, provided that I wasn't expected to do it very quickly.
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