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Posted by JMS/MN on February 01, 2004 at 22:11:23 from (63.190.105.61):
In Reply to: Re: Needing some general farming questions answere posted by Heat Houser on February 01, 2004 at 19:46:53:
If you store dry corn in a Harvestore you should have an aeration system in it. Should fill with an auger, rather than blower- cracks too much. Years ago they advertised them as 'air tight'. That is a misnomer- they then called them 'oxygen limiting'. Air exchange does occur, and you get moisture migration. I have a 20x50' corn unit and a 20x90' haylage unit. Corn unit had the 'auger' unloader- nothing but a miserable joke. Every summer had to open the door on a 2-3 day basis and reach in with a 20 foot hoe to pull corn down. DO NOT GO INSIDE- NO AIR!!!!!!!!! Fed much spoiled corn. Put in a Hercules (50s haylage) unloader, which was better, but many breakdowns. Finally put in a Goliath haylage unloader. Fantastic machine for unloading shelled corn! Two speed, forward and reverse. Should have done it much earlier. Other option is a Laidig unloader- about $4000, or Harvestore Power Feed Auger- $7000. Bought a used Herc for about $2000. Harvestores can be used for all types of silage- but with the bags available now- much better solution- you can sell the machine easily when you don't need it anymore. We did not have those options 25 years ago. Now- for a dairy- I'd go with a good skidloader, portable TMR, and bags.
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