Posted by James22 on April 13, 2013 at 11:30:36 from (207.179.239.236):
In Reply to: harvestore silos posted by farmerjohn on April 13, 2013 at 05:56:12:
We were looking at a farm that had several including a slurry tank and did some initial investigation into what they were worth. The blue tops are older and at that time didn't have any value. The newer white tops they would take down and pay a few thousand for them. Obviously depends on hight and width. Slurry tanks were worth more because farmers still wanted them. Also looked at converting them over to grain storage and decided not the best idea. In the 60's when they were new I wanted one badly, but knew we couldn't afford the extravangance. A local feeder operation put up six in a row. Real impressive but the owner although wealthy lived beyond her means and finally went bankrupt. Horses were her downfall. Knew a technician whose father rented a place that had one. He claimed it could be a maintainance nightmare. Had many problems with the bottom unloader and his father wouldn't work on it due to the danger of the overhead silage. Landlord paid the dealer to fix it. Believe they used some device to ensure the silage didn't fall on the repair man.
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