jdc Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Been loading wheat today.......and one for the DAF fans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 some good pics there JDC especialy like the DAF :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 cheers jdc...i prefer the JCB! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Lovely photo's JDC, really clear for a miserable looking day too. Mind that Lab behind you mate!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdc Posted January 16, 2006 Author Share Posted January 16, 2006 Yes it is a crappy day. The lab was in the huff and trying to commit suicide 'cos I turfed her out of the cab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewHolland2 Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Great pics there jdc...... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pingu Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Labs seem to be like that i've found big sulkers great pics and especially for the day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 the red sulfur lights give a good effect to the photo as well :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fendt pwr Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Cool pictures,Do you not use silo's to hold the grain much in England? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pingu Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Not really fp mainly use large grain stores store it on the floor straght after drying alot quicker and easier to store well theres not one silo down here anyone else have any in england Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fendt pwr Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Arh ok,It looks like a slow way of doing it to me.A 1000ton silo and a grain vac is very fast,you can load a B train in about 45mins. We get paid less $ for our grain if it has been stored on a floor than if is stored in a silo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MODELFARMER Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 ah whos to know where its been stored ;) Shed looks strange, look at the rafters, there is wind bracing a few bays into the middle of the shed? normally they are put up at the gable end to steady the structure as its being built Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 Maybe it has been extended Ricky? Shed are easier here Oliver, with a decent loader you can load 28t in 20minute's. We have shed's with air-floors too where you can blow air via a cooling fan through holes in ally stips in the floor through the grain to keep damp out of it and stop bug's infesting it. Not only that, when the grain is gone you have the use of a huge shed for machinery and such like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MODELFARMER Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 WAYHEY BRITISH ARE THE BEST!!! WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOIN!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 WAYHEY BRITISH ARE THE BEST!!! WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOIN!! Didn't quite intend anyone to read it in that way, was just offering Oli a comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fendt pwr Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 Thanks deere est,A large empty shed would be handy in the spring/summer time.I once worked on a place that had a shed like that only it was an open front job,I remeber it was a pain in the bum to clean out if the loader driver did'nt drive close to the walls.Took oli a good hour to clean up after one driver once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MODELFARMER Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 New driver needed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdc Posted January 22, 2006 Author Share Posted January 22, 2006 ah whos to know where its been stored ;) Shed looks strange, look at the rafters, there is wind bracing a few bays into the middle of the shed? normally they are put up at the gable end to steady the structure as its being built The shed is around 125 feet long (18' bays) by 85' span. It has bracing in two end bays and 'X' bracing in the centre bay. Cool pictures,Do you not use silo's to hold the grain much in England? Silos are relatively expensive, and the associated equipment too. Big shed+forklift - job done. As said elsewhere easy to fumigate etc. and can load 29 t in around 20 mins. I keep this shed for grain only, but it is 0.75 miles from the drier so grain has to be hauled and it would be expensive to duplicate conveyors etc here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MODELFARMER Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Huh mines only a baby then at 126 ft by 50 ft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Not really fp mainly use large grain stores store it on the floor straght after drying alot quicker and easier to store well theres not one silo down here anyone else have any in england a 50 50 split down here for silos,some have ,some use the barns like you,must be down to personal preferences,a lot of the silos down here are having mobile masts put on top of them especially the bigger ones,guess it saves on masts and add a few penneys to the farmers pocket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pingu Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Well thats interesting to know there are some silos about be interesting to see them i think most blokes use sheds down here as like alot of people have said doesnt take that long to load 28ton with a 2 ton bucket on the forklift got any pics sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 all the grain was silo stored on the 3 farms we used to have,some where the large permastore ones ,and some were the internal bins you see round, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 lot of farms used to have bins round my way but are gradually being superceded by sheds because of the ease factor, if the crop is dry enough it's tipped straight onto the floor of the big sheds with grooved floor ducting ,very quick & efficient no augers or conveyors & if the shed is partitioned into two for different crops then you only need one big fan to keep the grain aired as opposed to say three bins operating three fans . the other advantage of course is ease just 1/2 hr with a brush at the end & job done, shed cleared. With bins you have to mess about moving augers ,latching & unlatching access panels & farting around with scavenger augers & still having to use the brush. The combines are getting bigger & more efficient so having a tractor & trailer tipping into a auger pit for 1/2 hr is time consuming . our climate is also a big factor here as well ,although bins are galvanised rust does appear & the grain will sweat from condensation if the bin isn't filled . the shed can always be used for a different purpose if needed& can be seen as an investment whereas a purpose built bin is an expence to be justified & the current price of grain does not justify this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewHolland2 Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 We have a large shed across the road from us which used to be used as a purpose built grain-strore. It used to be great in the Summer. I'd wake up at 7am to get ready for school, open the curtains and all along the road was a great queue of grain lorries and tractors and trailers waiting to tip their load in for storage......In comparison to the new development at the Docks this store was small so was forced into closing down...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Has anyone got any pictures of a typical Grain store, drying shed and the internal layout ie fans, etc? They use mobile dryers around here, no one has any purpose made stores as such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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