Posted by Al Baker(pumpman) on December 27, 2020 at 08:12:31 from (199.192.180.1):
In Reply to: harveststore silo ? posted by swindave on December 27, 2020 at 05:15:52:
I think the Harvestore system still is a good idea in small organic dairy, or direct market beef operations. Somewhere that large scale / high volume isnt the driving force. Quality of product produced is reflected on payment received. Haylege out of a blue (tumbstone) is second to none. They were not designed to be filled super fast, or emptied super fast. This was during a time every farm was much smaller. Today everyone wants to go, go, go, then set home and complain about low prices while crying for more Gov welfare to fill in the gaps. A Harvestore was only as good as the farmer who maintained them. Talk with anyone who has one and pulled the unloader every 6 months to grease and service it. They dont have long lists of horror stories. Most will tell you of years of good service. Same with feed, put in junk, feed out junk. Feed in a (bankruptcy tube) had to go in at the right moisture, be in a big hurry to go, go, and you will have unloader problems. This wasnt the silos fault. Take a look at old tractors, how many have you EVER came across that were not restored that were clean?? Most have been road hard n put away wet. They show how much maintenance and care its owner showed it. Now that's the same guy who had silos. How much care did they see? They were run hard until they failed. Now the farmer goes to the coffee shop and talks trash about his(auction marker) and now six guys leave spreading the trash. Now out of six guys only one knows the TRUTH why his silo is giving him trouble. Just like a tractor or combine it was sold with a owners manual. How many do you think ever got fully read? How many were built and the farmer never asked to be taught how to maintain it? Just go, go fast until something breaks, then blame anyone but themselves. I think enough of these units that I will open my piggy bank and build one as soon as I find one with an unloader that isnt junk. They are now being torn down and rebuilt using a crane and lifted from the top. I am still in the learning stages, but if you talk with more than a couple men who have used them you will find one common thing. Those who took care of the silo most times did ok. Al
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