Posted by coonie minnie on September 21, 2020 at 18:40:13 from (65.31.173.114):
In Reply to: Re: Old silo posted by flying belgian on September 21, 2020 at 18:29:33:
They were pitched out... but there is one across the street from my house with a pit deep enough they used an elevator to get the feed up to the level the cows were on.
The ones that had a center wall put in later require pitching the feed twice for some of it. There was not a good way to make another set of holes in a stone wall once built, so the the doors for the second silo were built into the center wall. You pitched the first silo empty, the started the second one, having to throw the feed into the first silo, then out to the feed room.
Round silos came along long before the silo unloader... the corners in a square silo never packed well, and were often moldy. There are round stone silos in the neighborhood, as well as tile ones, concrete block ones, wood stave, and of course concrete stave and poured concrete.
Upload one or more videos to your post. Photo and video filesizes should be less than 5MB. Formats allowed are gif, jpg, png, ogg, mp4, mov, and avi. Be sure to use filenames without spaces or special characters, and filetypes of 3 digits lower case.
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - Show Coverage: The Old Gold National Antique Tractor Show - by Cindy Ladage. Over the fourth of July weekend, the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Illinois, was the site of the Old Gold National Antique Tractor Show. Tractors of all makes and models were displayed and separted into categories by their age. Deere, Oliver and even a Wards and Keck Gonerman were part of the crowd. A sea of red International Harvester's seemed to be the the model with the biggest showing. The crowd was decent for the scorching July heat. The opening day started o
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
1958 FORD RARE 4x4 801 TRACTOR, ELENCO/FRONT DRIVE, FRONTLOADER AND WEIGHTED REAR WHEELS, FIVE SPEED, LIVE PTO, GAS ENGINE, NEW REAR WHEELS AND TIRES, ENGINE RUNS.
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
