Above 1200 Sq/FT Out on Quaker Road
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Wokspaces above 1200 squarefeet.
Some good progress was made on day one.
No stupid ladder on this bin, we opted for the stairs.
The bin is built from the top down. The roof is built and raised up two sheets at a time. It works very well.
Looking out through the top hole. Manuel grain spreader on top to help keep the grain level while it is filling.
No stupid ladder on this bin, we opted for the stairs.
The bin is built from the top down. The roof is built and raised up two sheets at a time. It works very well.
Looking out through the top hole. Manuel grain spreader on top to help keep the grain level while it is filling.
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Terrick down Under
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JB, did you happen to get an action shot of the walls going up? That's a dam smart idea! These should keep your grain in good condition.
No action shot. It's a SLOW process raising the bin up. The jacks are manual crank winches. One person runs two jacks and they go 10 turns of the handle and move to the other jack. It takes probably 15 minutes to raise it 3 feet but speed is not the goal here. This is a 36' diameter grain bin, anything larger and the same style system is used but the jacks are hydraulically powered to keep it all even and consistent.
The bin is up. Still needs a floor, fan and the unloading system but it is standing.
These are the beefiest anchors I've seen on a bin yet. The theory is that they will help carry the weight of the grain as well as keeping the bin from blowing away when it's empty. It's smart and it should work well.
The door is like a bank vault door. Very well built and sturdy.
Built very well on the inside too.
These bolts hold the bin door from spreading when the bin is full.
Looks smaller from on top of the hopper bin 40' up.
These are the beefiest anchors I've seen on a bin yet. The theory is that they will help carry the weight of the grain as well as keeping the bin from blowing away when it's empty. It's smart and it should work well.
The door is like a bank vault door. Very well built and sturdy.
Built very well on the inside too.
These bolts hold the bin door from spreading when the bin is full.
Looks smaller from on top of the hopper bin 40' up.
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Well the day got off to a great start at least ...
I got the tillage tractor all washed up and serviced this morning. It and the disc are ready for fall tillage.
Made the family some lunch.
Redid the rear wheels on the girl's wagon. The other ones kept getting bogged down in the fields and mud and such. Not any more ! !
I got a new mower last year and love it, hate having to use it, but love the mower. I purchased new because I hate cutting grass and the last thing I want to do is stick more time into that whole ordeal if my mower breaks down ...
And then I go and I run up against a T-Post that wasn't quite all the way in the ground. STUPID.
Not gonna fix this one ....
I got the tillage tractor all washed up and serviced this morning. It and the disc are ready for fall tillage.
Made the family some lunch.
Redid the rear wheels on the girl's wagon. The other ones kept getting bogged down in the fields and mud and such. Not any more ! !
I got a new mower last year and love it, hate having to use it, but love the mower. I purchased new because I hate cutting grass and the last thing I want to do is stick more time into that whole ordeal if my mower breaks down ...
And then I go and I run up against a T-Post that wasn't quite all the way in the ground. STUPID.
Not gonna fix this one ....
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ff4500
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Man, that reminds me of my Hustler. Blew both front tires this year on similar dumb farm things. Glad that I got the engine cover plate thing for mine though, that thing is already beat on. I highly recommend it. Not sure why the SDs didn't come with it from the start.
Great idea on the bungie cord on the discharge chute. Why didn't I think of that?
Great idea on the bungie cord on the discharge chute. Why didn't I think of that?
We took the bus out for the weekend again with some family and friends. We were parked next to some very nice 5th wheel campers. Two over from us was this triple axle toy hauler monster with both a kitchen and a 50" TV outside. The guy next to him was grumbling that his was getting old and it was time for a new one, I asked how old and he said it was a 2012. I told him I had a 79' model and he got quiet fast. I grew up camping with a tent so the bus even feels like I've gone soft sometimes .....
We all went to Lake Maria Campground near New Munich, MN. It was a blast. It took a few miles of gravel to get there.
Parked at the end of a long line of "Keeping up with the Jones"
Every pickup that rolled in pulling these campers wasn't more than a few years old. I don't know how people justify spending this much money to go camping ....
It was too windy to go swimming so I sat on the dock and Miss Lily sat in the wagon in the water for a while.
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My youngest kept dragging my Tang jug around. She'd pick it up and move it a few feet at a time and do it over and over again. At least she was smiling and not crabby.
Finished off with bacon and pancakes this morning. Gawsh I love bacon ! !
We all went to Lake Maria Campground near New Munich, MN. It was a blast. It took a few miles of gravel to get there.
Parked at the end of a long line of "Keeping up with the Jones"
Every pickup that rolled in pulling these campers wasn't more than a few years old. I don't know how people justify spending this much money to go camping ....
It was too windy to go swimming so I sat on the dock and Miss Lily sat in the wagon in the water for a while.
My youngest kept dragging my Tang jug around. She'd pick it up and move it a few feet at a time and do it over and over again. At least she was smiling and not crabby.
Finished off with bacon and pancakes this morning. Gawsh I love bacon ! !
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Well it's been busy busy busy around here.
Pulled the big disk into the shop to get a few things fixed. We put new blades and bearings on the front two gangs. Two bearings were shot and the blades have worn from 30" diameter down to 24" diameter. Time for new ones.
Bearing coming apart.
Looks like it's worse than I thought ! !
Not much left of it. There was another one on the same gang that looked just like this.
New bearings are installed and look much better.
Blades and bearings are all replaced and we used the excavator to help tighten the whole works back together.
Grain bin also got finished last week ... finally ...
36" fan. This should move some air.
And last but certainly not least, I acquired something last week. Needed a little "body work" but it'll work great in a farm shop.
It was mounted in an enclosed trailer and needed to be cut apart to get it in when they installed it so it needed to be cut apart when I took it out as well.
Welded back together. It is a Durham 3501-BDLP-132-95 minus the bins. An excellent score for sure.
Pulled the big disk into the shop to get a few things fixed. We put new blades and bearings on the front two gangs. Two bearings were shot and the blades have worn from 30" diameter down to 24" diameter. Time for new ones.
Bearing coming apart.
Looks like it's worse than I thought ! !
Not much left of it. There was another one on the same gang that looked just like this.
New bearings are installed and look much better.
Blades and bearings are all replaced and we used the excavator to help tighten the whole works back together.
Grain bin also got finished last week ... finally ...
36" fan. This should move some air.
And last but certainly not least, I acquired something last week. Needed a little "body work" but it'll work great in a farm shop.
It was mounted in an enclosed trailer and needed to be cut apart to get it in when they installed it so it needed to be cut apart when I took it out as well.
Welded back together. It is a Durham 3501-BDLP-132-95 minus the bins. An excellent score for sure.
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Bib Overalls
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For years now I have been driving around the countryside and every time I see a grain bin I ask myself "could you build a house or shop out of one of those?"
A little web searching brought me the answer. Sukup offers an emergency shelter and some of those are in use in Hati. See thumbnail. To primitive for my better half but it turns out there are more ways to skin that cat. I could probably sell her on one of these.
https://www.pinterest.com/explore/silo-house/
So, when your significant other starts talking about adding on or renovating you can always tell her that converting one of the grain bins to a house would be cheaper. That should quiet her down for a while.
A little web searching brought me the answer. Sukup offers an emergency shelter and some of those are in use in Hati. See thumbnail. To primitive for my better half but it turns out there are more ways to skin that cat. I could probably sell her on one of these.
https://www.pinterest.com/explore/silo-house/
So, when your significant other starts talking about adding on or renovating you can always tell her that converting one of the grain bins to a house would be cheaper. That should quiet her down for a while.
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Strouty
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Looks like you have been plenty busy and that durham cabinet will make a really nice addition. I am pretty sure the the harbor freight parts bins will fit, but if not new bins are not terrible expensive.
There is a guy not far from me that turned a pair of grain bins into a very nice house complex. The bins are fairly large at 42' diameter with 30' sidewalls. They were only a few feet from each other and are connected with a short breezeway. One is the living area and the other is a two stall garage with a giant open room upstairs. Both bins still look fairly round inside as he built the walls 16" on center and each stud has a small angle towards the one next to it. I think he said there are 99 little mini walls around the inside. I haven't been inside and I don't think I'd turn down a chance to get a look.
Also, he is a bachelor.
Also, he is a bachelor.
The STX325 four-wheel drive is in the shop and we got a loner brought out to use in its place. We've been tossing around getting a high-hp front wheel assist like this to replace the 325 and this is an unfortunate and inconveniently good way to test one out.
As I suspected it's a turd on the finishing disc. Plenty of power but it can't get it to the ground.
It's also rather thirsty. I've never seen the 325 go over 15gal/hour fuel usage and this thing frequently went well over 17. It doesn't sound like much but over a year it would add over $2,000 to our fuel bill for just this this one tractor.
The jury's still out but it looks like we'll keep what we have. It sure does look nice in the shed though ...
As I suspected it's a turd on the finishing disc. Plenty of power but it can't get it to the ground.
It's also rather thirsty. I've never seen the 325 go over 15gal/hour fuel usage and this thing frequently went well over 17. It doesn't sound like much but over a year it would add over $2,000 to our fuel bill for just this this one tractor.
The jury's still out but it looks like we'll keep what we have. It sure does look nice in the shed though ...
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duwem
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Awesome thread! The M would look better with some ribbed ag tires on the front 
Awesome thread! The M would look better with some ribbed ag tires on the front
One day if it ever gets fixed up and painted I'll put them back on
It had skinny 6.00x16's on it when I got it and was a real PITA to drive so I got creative. The mismatched truck tires actually turn very easy now. The wheels and hubs are off a 706 and fit great. It floats pretty good in the mud too
Got some **** hauled today. 10 loads in 3 hours having to drive a 2 mile round trip, not too shabby I thought. Roughly 75 more loads to go and I'll be done again until spring.
Dad took a try at combining some soybeans today. It is still VERY wet around here and he got more done than I thought he would.
This has got to be the BEST $15 I've spent in my work van in a long time !!!
I snagged some old T5 high bay lights out of the warehouse at work and dad hung them up ..... and "wired" them with extension cords .... this will be corrected as soon as there is time but for now they work great and are very nice to have at the end of the day when things are getting serviced and ready for the next day.
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Yesterday started pretty good. I made some chicken on the grill for lunch and we headed out to bale some soybean straw.
Everything was rolling along with about 100 bales done and things started to go south .... (The darker bales are the bean straw)
This is a very small but very important component in one of the knotters.
The yoke that the above piece fits into broke as well. Not a great end to the day. At least I had enough straw baled for the year now. They're talking rain today and I will probably not get a chance to get the rest baled.
Everything was rolling along with about 100 bales done and things started to go south .... (The darker bales are the bean straw)
This is a very small but very important component in one of the knotters.
The yoke that the above piece fits into broke as well. Not a great end to the day. At least I had enough straw baled for the year now. They're talking rain today and I will probably not get a chance to get the rest baled.
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Terrick down Under
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Things have a way of pointing you !!!! this broken part I guess is something you would not usually have carried a spare, so something good has to come of it, it will be apparent later. Karma...keeping you safe!, not thinking about losing time is how ii would think of it.
The baler has baled almost 20,000 bales already and it's due for a top-to-bottom going through. The knotters will get rebuilt this winter and a few other major and minor things will get fixed. There are a few sensors that need to be replaced and a bearing or two that are rather hard to get to that will be done as well.
A new baler like this is almost $140,000 so we can stick a few pennies into the ol' girl without feeling too bad
I was tasked with rebuilding the water valve block on a Lely A3 robotic milker yesterday before I could attempt to start combining corn.
For those of you who haven't had the pleasure of rebuilding one before I don't recommend it. 2hrs later I had new gaskets everywhere they needed to be. What a PITA !!! Once it was together not a single thing leaked anymore. It's nice to get it right the first time once in a while.
"As long as you're here can you update my calf feeder too??" ... Fine.
Not that tough a project but it takes about 45min or so. Plug in an old school CAN-bus to serial adapter to the back and away we go !!
Done ! ! Time to go home ! !
I have been putting up with a squeak the likes of fingernails on a chalkboard all summer and enough is enough. I found it and lubed the hell out of it.
Ok here we go ! ! DISCLAIMER: There will be lots of interesting to me harvest pictures over the next few weeks.
ARRRRRRWWWGHH !!!!!!!!!!!! First corn getting snipped off.
Looks good from the back.
Damn clean ground. The combine is adjusted properly. We're not in this game to feed the wildlife.
The first field averaged 205 at 22% moisture. Incredible yield.
Unloading the first corn of 2016.
The grain system. The wet corn goes into the hopper bottom bin first, then into the grain dryer, and into the long term storage bin. 100hp tractor on the big auger, 5hp on the dryer loading auger, 7.5hp on the discharge auger and a total of 22hp of motors on the dryer. The dryer had a 5,000,000 btu propane burner, no messing around. Before you think that's large, this is the second smallest dryer on the market. Sukup makes a tower dryer that'll do 10,000bu/hr with a 40,000,000 btu burner. Yowser.
For those of you who haven't had the pleasure of rebuilding one before I don't recommend it. 2hrs later I had new gaskets everywhere they needed to be. What a PITA !!! Once it was together not a single thing leaked anymore. It's nice to get it right the first time once in a while.
"As long as you're here can you update my calf feeder too??" ... Fine.
Not that tough a project but it takes about 45min or so. Plug in an old school CAN-bus to serial adapter to the back and away we go !!
Done ! ! Time to go home ! !
I have been putting up with a squeak the likes of fingernails on a chalkboard all summer and enough is enough. I found it and lubed the hell out of it.
Ok here we go ! ! DISCLAIMER: There will be lots of interesting to me harvest pictures over the next few weeks.
ARRRRRRWWWGHH !!!!!!!!!!!! First corn getting snipped off.
Looks good from the back.
Damn clean ground. The combine is adjusted properly. We're not in this game to feed the wildlife.
The first field averaged 205 at 22% moisture. Incredible yield.
Unloading the first corn of 2016.
The grain system. The wet corn goes into the hopper bottom bin first, then into the grain dryer, and into the long term storage bin. 100hp tractor on the big auger, 5hp on the dryer loading auger, 7.5hp on the discharge auger and a total of 22hp of motors on the dryer. The dryer had a 5,000,000 btu propane burner, no messing around. Before you think that's large, this is the second smallest dryer on the market. Sukup makes a tower dryer that'll do 10,000bu/hr with a 40,000,000 btu burner. Yowser.
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Terrick down Under
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So your saying that the blower/burner would keep the bus nice and warm!?!?!?!
Terrick down Under
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LMAO
"Cut the entire roof off and point the burner in the general direction of the bus and call the Yeti cooler people a bunch of liars when it doesn't keep ice cold for 6 months."
You could market them as "the Binford 61000 patio heater".
"Cut the entire roof off and point the burner in the general direction of the bus and call the Yeti cooler people a bunch of liars when it doesn't keep ice cold for 6 months."
You could market them as "the Binford 61000 patio heater".
Yesterday was a good day. Nothing broke and Mama Bear and the Cubs rode along for a while. The wee-est one fell asleep first and my 3yr old wasn't far behind.
Case IH 1063 corn head. It takes 6 30" rows. The "business end"
Steamy.
1,000gal tank of propane lasts about 26hrs.
Dumping into the auger that loads the wet holding bin.
It was rather windy yesterday so we gave the auger some extra incentive to stay put.
This is the control panel that runs the dryer.
Here is the 15hp 38" fan with the burner going.
And again at night.
Case IH 1063 corn head. It takes 6 30" rows. The "business end"
Steamy.
1,000gal tank of propane lasts about 26hrs.
Dumping into the auger that loads the wet holding bin.
It was rather windy yesterday so we gave the auger some extra incentive to stay put.
This is the control panel that runs the dryer.
Here is the 15hp 38" fan with the burner going.
And again at night.
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The gas company didn't fill the dryer up last night for some dumb reason so I got a few things done I've been putting off for a while now.
I got an outlet for the bus by the new panel by the shop.
I also got my Durham cabinet in place and started filling it.
I've got everything I have in it and I only got the doors filled. Love it.
I got an outlet for the bus by the new panel by the shop.
I also got my Durham cabinet in place and started filling it.
I've got everything I have in it and I only got the doors filled. Love it.
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Terrick down Under
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You have just got to love the room for the future, great pics, thanks for sharing.
I'm sure it will be full before long
In doing this minor re-arranging project I have realized that this little shop is setup very poorly. PLUS over summer it becomes a dumping ground for anything and everything. It is gonna be my mission to have it in tip top shape before spring comes around again.
The north wall is going to house the metal and wood chop saws as well as my bench top grinders and all the associated accessories for them.
The west wall is destined to be the parts wall. I'm thinking I will put a few of the drawer organizers that are on the south wall above the Durham cabinet and put shelving on the wall up to the ceiling on the entire wall. The bottom left corner is where I stack wood for the wood stove so that needs to stay open.
Since there is no running water in the shop I will be putting a plastic 15gal drum above the red drawer organizer in the top right corner. It will be filled from outside. My work bench is an old kitchen cabinet with a sweet porcelain/cast iron sink so that will be my wash basin. A spigot made from a ball valve and some pex will work fine for a cheap gravity fed faucet with a pain in the cabinet under the sink to catch the waste water. The little drill press needs to go on the north wall too and I need to get my air compressor head powered and mounted somewhere in here.
It'd be nice to give the walls and ceiling a nice coat of white paint but that seems like it'll require a lot of work for what it'll gain. I'll just add some more lights instead
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ABSTIFFGS
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In before pics of tipped over grain cart appear :/
Great thread! Really enjoy hearing about the "nuts and bolts" as is were in the farming biz.
One quick question about the corn, do you use it for feed or sale? In the NW they cut the stalk and cob together and grind it into silage that sits outside before they feed it.
How do you use the finished product?
Thanks!
One quick question about the corn, do you use it for feed or sale? In the NW they cut the stalk and cob together and grind it into silage that sits outside before they feed it.
How do you use the finished product?
Thanks!
Yesterday started off great. The propane guy came and the dryer started up without a single issue. Wonderful.
First trip out to the field.
One of the hired hands called and said he rolled a box into the ditch. WFT. 650bu of corn sitting in 4" of water in a meadow. Let's just say I didn't high five him when I got there and saw this.
Time to call in reinforcements. Andy's Towing has a grain vac truck and was onsite in 35 minutes. The owner brought it out and was a real stand up guy.
It took about an hour and a half to salvage everything that wasn't sitting in water.
Can't really tell from the photo but this stuff is under water and not salvageable.
There was no structural damage and the box rolled back on it's wheels without issue once it was empty. There is a little crinkle on the side of the box and the hitch is shot but no one got hurt.
The rest of the day went much better. We still managed to fill the wet holding bin so the dryer could keep running through the night.
Last load on its way home.
Hopefully today goes smoother .....
First trip out to the field.
One of the hired hands called and said he rolled a box into the ditch. WFT. 650bu of corn sitting in 4" of water in a meadow. Let's just say I didn't high five him when I got there and saw this.
Time to call in reinforcements. Andy's Towing has a grain vac truck and was onsite in 35 minutes. The owner brought it out and was a real stand up guy.
It took about an hour and a half to salvage everything that wasn't sitting in water.
Can't really tell from the photo but this stuff is under water and not salvageable.
There was no structural damage and the box rolled back on it's wheels without issue once it was empty. There is a little crinkle on the side of the box and the hitch is shot but no one got hurt.
The rest of the day went much better. We still managed to fill the wet holding bin so the dryer could keep running through the night.
Last load on its way home.
Hopefully today goes smoother .....
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Terrick down Under
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I hope you did not loose too much, a dollar is a dollar in anyone's language. Its a pity that the bin doesn't have a hard cover to eliminate this type of spill? How bad was the torque tube in the middle of the rig? Got my fingers crossed for a better day tomorrow for you.
I'm trying out a new way to put in my responses. So far I hate it but I don't usually embrace change for some time so here goes nothing. I spent the first 6 years of my marriage saying I hated rhubarb before I tried it again and it's not so bad ... you can't tell my wife I like it though, I have an image to uphold.
Beenman
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So how in the heck did he manage that?
If you haven't already discovered it this is the most amazing online design tool I've used to date.
http://fbi.icovia.com/icovia.aspx
I drew this with it. 2 48x48 heated areas and a 24x24 office/garage.
Damn You!!
I have been playing with this darn site for hours after recently reading your post for the first time! I have already drawn up my entire first floor, inside and outside (including fire pit) to include my proposed garage addition.
Thanks
Pretty good excuse. I was guessing cell phone....