Gav836 Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 This is something that i have never seen in the flesh so was something of a novelty when i was asked to make it by a certain barn building member on here. Used in conjunction with a blower it is used to fill up silo type silage bins, with the load being tipped onto the bed and then being tipped up onto the back section of floor before being pulled through a pair of beaters (yet to be fitted) by a slatted floor and then conveyed into the blower. I'm sure that Garret can answer any questions on the workings of one of these better than i can. It's managed to keep me out of trouble all day today though :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 blimey i haven't seen one of those for a long while looks very good gav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted February 10, 2007 Author Share Posted February 10, 2007 The front deck tips to supply the slatted floor on the back one, just waiting for a pair of rams to arrive for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted February 10, 2007 Author Share Posted February 10, 2007 blimey i haven't seen one of those for a long while looks very good gav Thanks, I'd never seen one of these until Garret sent me the info the other night, everyone here is on clamp systems, can't remember even seeing a silo around here \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 ive seen a few off these in my time have put a couple off silos up the harvest store type these used to be common kit but i think clamps and big bales have taken over but i know a farm in welshpool still use them . used to go to a farm in banbury that had self unloading trailers just used to discharge into the blower but looking good gav ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 ive seen a few off these in my time have put a couple off silos up the harvest store type these used to be common kit but i think clamps and big bales have taken over but i know a farm in welshpool still use them . used to go to a farm in banbury that had self unloading trailers just used to discharge into the blower but looking good gav ;) same her graham, seen a farmer put silage sides on a couple of old (new then) kidd XC feed wagons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEBRITFARMER Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 I demand you stop all this scratch building now GAV.........green (with envy) is not my colour :D :D :D :D Looks awesome you are really doing some great work. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted February 10, 2007 Author Share Posted February 10, 2007 I demand you stop all this scratch building now GAV.........green (with envy) is not my colour :D :D :D :D Looks awesome you are really doing some great work. :P Thanks and to answer your request, I've given it some thought and ...... well..... the answers NO :D :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 looks good gav, can honestly say i have never seen or heard of those before, would like to se any pics of one for real if any one has them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted February 10, 2007 Author Share Posted February 10, 2007 looks good gav, can honestly say i have never seen or heard of those before, would like to se any pics of one for real if any one has them Thanks Sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewHolland2 Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 Looks good Gav......Can't say I've ever seen one either but there's not much in the way of forage up here...... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 You know your getting good at model making when you can build things you have never seen!!!!! Fair play to you gav, I've no idea when they were around nor who makes them and nor have I ever seen one but it looks good to me!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 looking good G2, wondered what it was in the background of another pic, not sure i even know what your talking about so i'll take your word for it :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 I hadn't a clue what he was talking about when he asked me to build it, I'm glad he found someone to build it in the end. Have you built the blower yet?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted February 11, 2007 Author Share Posted February 11, 2007 I hadn't a clue what he was talking about when he asked me to build it, I'm glad he found someone to build it in the end. Have you built the blower yet?? I hadn't got a clue either until I saw the pictures, stirred a memory of a pic I'd seen in a kids Usborne book years ago. Not started the blower yet, thats going to be the more awkward of the two to build I believe \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallclaas Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 Holy Smoke Gavin I'm crying with happiness you are one hell of a scratch builder Thanks Gav. This is like the Oscars, I'd like to thank The Other Green for helping me find the info on the blower and deck and Gav for the build :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( Holly Berry eat your heart out. Now I'll get building the silo Here's two pics of both now decomissioned silos near me. I just have to go now to find some 9 inch pvc pipe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallclaas Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 Here's a few pics of the blower and deck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted February 11, 2007 Author Share Posted February 11, 2007 Holy Smoke Gavin I'm crying with happiness you are one hell of a scratch builder Thanks Gav. This is like the Oscars, I'd like to thank The Other Green for helping me find the info on the blower and deck and Gav for the build :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( Holly Berry eat your heart out. Now I'll get building the silo Here's two pics of both now decomissioned silos near me. I just have to go now to find some 9 inch pvc pipe Thanks Garret, only too glad to be of assistance. You've made me blush now :D I'm glad that you had the info on this as I spent over an hour yesterday afternoon trying to find colour pictures of it on the internet with no success, all I could find was the document that you had sent me \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MODELFARMER Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 how u get forage out again? shear grab bite into the metal??? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 silos eh , i might be able to obtain some thick 6/7 inch plastic tubes for those,have one myself in permastoer colours with a rounded top, and one spare for a second one, the others have no tops just open ended so you could add tops like those easy enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallclaas Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 how u get forage out again? shear grab bite into the metal??? :D There's an unloader at the base of the silo it's like a chainsaw, cuts into the forage and feeds out into a conveyer or straight into the forage wagon ive seen a few off these in my time have put a couple off silos up the harvest store type these used to be common kit but i think clamps and big bales have taken over but i know a farm in welshpool still use them . used to go to a farm in banbury that had self unloading trailers just used to discharge into the blower but looking good gav ;) The farm with one of these silos still has two trailers with unloaders attached. They are now used as wagons to ferry dung to a spreader in the field. Not a bad use of redundant kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 the unloaders in the permastore silos are awsome bits of kit garrett they work just like a sweep auger they just rip the silage out if the silage has been made in the right condition it is better than any clamp or bale silage lovely stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike R Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 A question for you on silage. Silage bakes are they stored inside the barn or are they staked up outside on a real farm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallclaas Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 A question for you on silage. Silage bakes are they stored inside the barn or are they staked up outside on a real farm Mike you can store your silage bales outside, just as long as there on dry ground a little bed of gravel makes an ideal base for storage. the unloaders in the permastore silos are awsome bits of kit garrett they work just like a sweep auger they just rip the silage out if the silage has been made in the right condition it is better than any clamp or bale silage lovely stuff One of the farms that I got the pics from is considering restoring the silo for maize silage, according to the guy who owns it, it is ideal for storing maize as it keeps better in smaller tight heaps than large pit silage. That's why I decided to make one in 1/32 need it for my dairy unit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 a farm on the wales border uses his for maize garrett it is good feed when it comes out the cows milk well on it i have got one on the go at moment erik wants it for a show he tells me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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