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Allan in NE

08-19-2004 04:20:58

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Mornin' All,

I've been lining out in my mind all the little toys I'm gonna need for my upcoming "hobby farm".

I see very few of these wagons working anymore.

Have they gone the way of the old fashioned straight truck on farms these days? Is there a better method of handling silage nowadays?

TIA,

Allan

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Gary Mckenzie

08-19-2004 06:40:13

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Re: Richardton Dump Wagon in reply to Allan in NE, 08-19-2004 04:20:58

We put up corn silage this year for the first time in over 20 years, my brother bought a used Richardton wagon to use this time. It worked quite well for a few days until the lift cylinder packings went (not unexpected, it sat for 10 years), we then switched to using trucks (filling direct from the spout) which worked just as well. Richardton has been purchased by Sunflower Manufacturing, they were quite helpful and were able to supply the parts we needed quickly.

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ChrisL

08-19-2004 06:08:54

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Re: Richardton Dump Wagon in reply to Allan in NE, 08-19-2004 04:20:58

there are quite a few in my area still - but there are better ways - 1 guy I know uses one straight truck to haul, with a dump wagon behind the cutter - usually not to far a haul - even still the truck is the slow link - so if he couold additional labor another truck might be better - BUT if you have 2 trucks - they probably won't be the same size so it is actually better to turn the blower spout and fill the truck up to the maximum then stop cutting until the next one pulls under the spout and you go again.....plus some guys are using semis or larger trucks - it would be a pain to have to wait for an extra dump from the wagon....

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Allan in NE

08-19-2004 06:35:24

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Re: Richardton Dump Wagon in reply to ChrisL, 08-19-2004 06:08:54

Hi Chris,

Well, this will all be done on the same farm so the haul distance won't be that great.

The dump wagon, in my mind, takes the place of the second truck and driver.

Thanks,

Allan

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paul

08-19-2004 12:46:00

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Re: Richardton Dump Wagon in reply to Allan in NE, 08-19-2004 06:35:24

Sweet corn plant uses them for the sweet corn, otherwise never ever saw one of those for silage - would tip over on our hills I would think. Used to use barge boxes with a moving front wall that pushed the silage out. Then went to same type of wagon with an apron chain on the bottom. Now they have the covered silage wagons, apron in the bottom, dumps out the front left side with an auger or conveyer.

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Allan in NE

08-19-2004 13:05:43

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Re: Richardton Dump Wagon in reply to paul, 08-19-2004 12:46:00

Paul,

Yah, that's for sure. The bottom of the load is about eye level when it's down and it wouldn't take much of an incline to tip 'em when unloading, I'd bet.

Darned things look like they would tip over when they are all the way up.....even when setting on the level.

I worked for a farmer for a time over in Iowa after I went broke and he was planting corn on hills that I wouldn't even pasture the old cows on. :>)

Allan

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08-21-2004 07:49:39

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Re: Richardton Dump Wagon in reply to Allan in NE, 08-19-2004 13:05:43

Pulled one of those many a miles behind a cutter. Hills didn"t bother them much, but ya need to try to be level when dumping. They have stablizer cylinders on both front corners for dumping, and on the back side of steep terraces I would sometimes extend those cylinders. They have a pretty wide wheelbase.

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08-21-2004 07:44:58

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Re: Richardton Dump Wagon in reply to Allan in NE, 08-19-2004 13:05:43

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paul

08-19-2004 12:45:52

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Re: Richardton Dump Wagon in reply to Allan in NE, 08-19-2004 06:35:24

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Gary Mckenzie

08-19-2004 06:44:43

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Re: Richardton Dump Wagon in reply to Allan in NE, 08-19-2004 06:35:24

Allan, if it's a short haul the dump wagon is great, you can keep cutting while the truck goes and comes. The biggest problem with silage is the amount of labor involved with the harvest. Most small farmers down here (MS) have gone to custom harvesters.

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