Posted by INCase on November 13, 2020 at 06:35:56 from (209.221.240.193):
In Reply to: Tall silos posted by Charlie M on November 13, 2020 at 05:23:02:
around here alot of guys still use them but have out grown them (bigger and bigger dairies)and usually have added bags to the mix. bags seem to be the way to go as there is no structure to worry about (and be taxed on) and you can put them wherever you need them. down side is equipment (bagger) and needing a loader/skid-loader to unload them.
for the old classic stanchion dairy barn i always thought the upright silo next to the barn was the way to go. it was right there, you just flip a switch and it unloads. no need to go out in the weather to scoop out of the bag or bunk. but with larger farms with TMR type feeding the silo unloaders are probably too slow. also need conveyors to move from the silo to the TMR. if you feed in a bunk the upright silo had the advantage of flipping a switch and letting it do all the feeding.
around here (north central Indiana) there are alot of the poured concrete bottom unloading type. don't remember the brand but they had a long shaft up thru the center with chains and flails to knock the silage down. almost ALL of those are standing unused. alot of the harvestors have been switched over to grain storage as the smaller dairymen are getting out of milking.
I always thought the bottom unloaded was a good idea in regard to always feeding out the oldest crop and the option to mix crops (hay in the bottom, corn on top) BUT their design always seemed a bit dangerous/hard to fix to me.
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