Re: Silos

Posted by 01gentdc on May 11, 2016 at 22:38:37 from (184.16.152.66):

In Reply to: Silos posted by ken midlam on May 11, 2016 at 22:00:24:

ya gotta be a farmer to fully understand,, there are a lot of silos being used in my area along with bunkers . my granpas cousins and uncles on both sides had and still use silos , my cousins in bardstown ky service and sell Pax and other silo eqiuipment , my dad hada big wooden silo when I was a tyke,. he pulled it over with his VAC CASE .. I am not a silo farmer, but I can state this ,, silos are taxt , bunkers are not in ind ,, silo unloaders can and do fail and silos can and do kill any seasoned repairman and sadly untrained farmers that find themselves in a instant dangerous life threatening situation, silos can develop poisonous gasses, that could kill instantly or give a body farmers lungs over time,, the bunkers can poison likewise ., successful silage making requires a lifetime of experience to do it rite ,it is very good feed .. sadly sometimes you just don't get a 2nd chance if you goof and poison the cows before it is too late to turn it around ,.thankfully that don't happen often , but it has happened.. yes round bales are simpler to feed but in essence more time consuming getting them from field to the cows for me ,silage is better,. quiker and you can really move some volume even with 50 yr old equipment as opposed to round bales ,,. and you don't need 3 curing days ..as the year progresses my cousins will fill their silos with wheat haylage ,alfalfa haylage , and finally corn silage and sudex ,.each time nearly drawing out the bottom as more is added to the top..you just cant hold the large volume like a bunker can ... you have to keep an eye on how these silos load and unload ,.a south wall to the sun will unload easily enuf while the north side will freeze hard as concrete ,not a common thing here in Louisville area ,,. but the folks 300 miles north of me gotta be careful , when they draw out a bunch too quikly and leave a bunch on the north face ,.if you are lucky it will thaw slowly and gently fall in harmlessly a wheel barraw at a time while you sleep ,, if the whole sundavich goes all at once it could blow out the side of a silo ,,.anything in harms way had better be rite with the man above if the silo collapes ,,. hope this helps you understand , I think few will disagree with my comments ,. didnt intend to do a essay , this is chemo day for the next 48hours and I am most comfortable writin instead of laying in bed ..

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