In March of 1976 there was an ice storm in SE WI. Loads of ice on things, power out for days, it was a nightmare. One month later, the 10 year old MFS bin (full, holding 30k bushels) ruptured in our yard in the middle of the night. No one was hurt, but it leaned over the adjacent corn dryer and rolled the propane tank quite a ways. And there was the mess of all that corn in amongst the steel.
The cause? It was thought to be the strain from the ice the month before, plus the bolts used for construction were found to be the wrong grade!!!! The ice caused fatigue, the warming and cooling in the April sun caused expansion and contraction, and those bolts unzipped like a zipper!
Sooo, after hearing that, I hope you understand why I suggest using new bolts, bought from a reputable manufacture of the correct grade. It will be a lot cheaper in the long run.
PS... in case you are wondering, I was 3 at the time. There is a nice picture of me on my tricycle trying to ride into that corn...
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