Posted by NY 986 on October 03, 2016 at 18:44:15 from (184.53.49.255):
In Reply to: harvestore revisit posted by Al Baker(pumpman) on October 03, 2016 at 16:58:17:
I recall a farm management tour as a Cornell University student back in the 1980's where a farmer we visited contended the inefficiency of the upright silo in large number livestock operations. It takes time to rattle silage up a 9 inch blower pipe and it takes additional expense in terms of equipment and labor to fill more than one upright silo at a time. The farmer no doubt was right in his situation but I have seen with some operations that a tremendous amount of spoilage occurs with bunkers. The bunker spoilage can be minimal with good management but some guys want to see wheels turn and silage fly and get to covering and weighting whenever down the road. I think there is nothing wrong with an upright if it already exists on the farm. As somebody else said there is no mudding a bag out for several months or getting a loader tractor going with an upright. If the upright is not already present I think custom hire bagging would be the way to go for a small operation to minimize upfront costs. Each storage medium has its advantages and disadvantages. Climbing an upright for some is darn near physically impossible and I know I would have issues much past 40 feet especially outside the drop chute. Keeping a broom handy around the unloader does a lot in terms of slowing rusting of the unloader if kept clean periodically and especially in a period of disuse.
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