Re: silo filling stories?

Posted by centash on August 30, 2020 at 16:49:19 from (67.21.108.58):

In Reply to: silo filling stories? posted by swindave on August 30, 2020 at 16:12:28:

Helped with filling silo for over 50 years.....starting in 1965 when my dad put up a 16 x 40 silo. We filled that year with a corn binder and cutting box, working with a neighbour. As kids, we ran the down pipe and trampled silo. Next move was a different neighbour using an IH 400 gas on a 2 row Doin harvester, with 2 rear unloading wagons the silage dragged off by fork into a trough type blower driven by a WD Allis. Then my dad bought his own unit, a one row 782 AC harvester driven by a 65 MF and one Dion wagon pulled by a 30 Massey and an MF 35 on an AC blower. Moved up to a 2120 JD in 1973 with a one row NH Super 717 harvester, and same blower. We used this for years, extending the silo to 50 feet plus building another 16 x 60 silo, but used a Ford 4000 on the blower and a 44 Special Massey on the a Rex wagon and the Dion. I bought this from him in 1983, upgraded the harvester to a NH 718 and a NH 25 blower. In 1992 I bought a 2955 JD, put a 2 row 824 heat from the harvester, the 2120 on the blower and my MH 55 to draw the wagons. Upgraded to a NH 790 harvester and an 880W forage head to harvest haulage. Used a 2755 on the blower and the 2120 on 2 brand new Dion wagos, and filled 6 silos a year for some time. Ran this unit til the cattle left in 2017. Always liked that job.....

Ben

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