Re: Storage bin prices?

Posted by paul on August 17, 2006 at 21:20:42 from (66.44.132.14):

In Reply to: Storage bin prices? posted by Dave from MN on August 17, 2006 at 08:07:46:

How you going to dry your shell corn?

You can store crops without a fan until June. After that, it gets dicey _some_ years.

I'd sure start with a bigger bin, and put in a floor - if you are doing corn. You might wish to store your corn longer.

Oats will store a long time with no air, and beans you should _not_ be keeping longer than June anyhow, so those crops wouldn't matter.

The big expense of a bin is thew concrete. New bins cost a lot, used ones sell cheap, but take a lot of work.

I moved a 1500bu on the place on the back of a hayrack. I got 2 govt bins as mentioned above from the farm next door, still had to dismantle 2 rings each to get them under the power lines.

So, you plan to end up with 3 bins, small for oats (or over-flow from other crops), medium for beans, and a bigger one for corn.

I'd scour the neighborhood for good used small bins. You can't afford to buy a new one under 10,000bu.

You need to explain your drying plan for the corn be4 any thoughts on what the big bin should be.

Picking 40 acres or less is _far_ cheaper in the long run considering drying, the equipment is cheap, only need cribs & they sell for $5 at auction sales. It is slower tho.

Got any old feeding platforms or other concrete you can set a bin/ crib on?

--->Paul

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