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super99

09-02-2007 05:44:47




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Corn Looks as good as I've ever had, Probably 160 to 170 bu/a. My drying bin holds 4500 bu. and it looks like I'll have close to 10,000 bu. Hate to have to sell out of the field when odds are pretty good that river open or later will be much higher. I have a 50X80 metal arch building, no cement. Was wondering about covering floor with plastic and putting dry corn in pile inside. Would have to dry corn in bin and transfer to wagons and unload into building. OR, have the option of a pair of old Gov't bins that have to be moved. Just set them on the ground and pour 4 or5 inches of cement inside and ready to go. About $400 each to move and then buy cement. $$ is tight, hate to spend more now when I have bills to pay but looks like it would pay off in the long run. Need to seal the corn if stored, will flat storage qualify? Open to suggestions. Chris

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Howard H.

09-02-2007 19:38:21




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 Re: OT Need more storage in reply to super99, 09-02-2007 05:44:47  

One problem we ran into with flat storage in Dad's big quonset arch top, was that moisture would condense on the roof, run to the sides of the barn and get the top layer of grain wet.

Even though the metal was galvanized, it caused a fair amount of corrosion along that layer about 3-4 feet off the ground.

We just store equipment in there now...

You might not have that trouble with straight vertical sides.

Howard

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Heat Houser

09-02-2007 19:26:04




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 Re: OT Need more storage in reply to super99, 09-02-2007 05:44:47  
You would want to put some plastic down as a water vapor barrier. The Gov bins originally had a galvanized tin floor, not concrete. Sand was placed in the bottom of the bin and then the tin floor.

I would move the bins, put in plastic, store the corn, and next year pour concrete.



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msb

09-02-2007 09:54:09




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 Re: OT Need more storage in reply to super99, 09-02-2007 05:44:47  
I would put down about 4-6" of lime on the ground and pile the corn on that.Yes, flat storage will qualify for a loan.Agree on new concrete needing to cure out.Needs at least 2 weeks to a month before corn on it would be safe.



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coloken

09-02-2007 06:13:18




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 Re: OT Need more storage in reply to super99, 09-02-2007 05:44:47  
Watch out for "pour concrete and go"..its got to dry. Made that mistake many years ago.



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