toyfarmer Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 you really do take some great photos, inspirational stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallclaas Posted April 26, 2009 Author Share Posted April 26, 2009 Got back to doing a bit of work on the tower silo this evening. I had a go at making the un-loader the first pick is of an actual un-loader and the second is the one I made. I hope to get back to the silo this week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 looks superb garret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPR Models Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 What more can i say :o ...just stunning Garret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 looks very good garrett pulled many of them out of silos many times look forward to seeing the silo finished will you have an elevator feeding system as well garrett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 nice work G, stop taking pics of real machines!! ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallclaas Posted April 28, 2009 Author Share Posted April 28, 2009 Thanks for the comments folks looks very good garrett pulled many of them out of silos many times look forward to seeing the silo finished will you have an elevator feeding system as well garrett Just going to leave it with the unloader no elevator, the one I'm working from used to just feed out on the yard and a loader lifted it and hauled it to the cattle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallclaas Posted April 29, 2009 Author Share Posted April 29, 2009 Got a bit done this evening on the towersilo, first coat of paint and added the access panels to the side. I'm going to make the cone shaped roof by layering paper on the roof structure. Then add the access ladders and fill pipe on the side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 that looks great boss another smart idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallclaas Posted April 29, 2009 Author Share Posted April 29, 2009 Here's just a pic to remind you of what I'm making. I know of 6 of these silos in my area, one has been demolished about 2 years ago the others are no longer used. There a throwback from the 70s and early 80s when the handiest way to store and feed silage to cattle was with one of these. I the pic this is the biggest one that I know of around here, it's about 60 feet high and no longer used. The smallest one I know of, is about 20 feet high and is used to store concentrates next to a modern parlour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 i know of two down this way to garrett, simplex ones, dark green, always wondered whatthe extra bits on top where as silos ike that are rare down here anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallclaas Posted April 30, 2009 Author Share Posted April 30, 2009 i know of two down this way to garrett, simplex ones, dark green, always wondered whatthe extra bits on top where as silos ike that are rare down here anyway Sean the two pipes at the top used to be joined by a junction box with a switch inside to divert the grass into which ever pipe for filling. The grass was blown up a pipe from base and gravity did the rest packing it in. The inside is glass lined to seal it and air filled bags are fixed to the roof to provide the top seal. There supposed to be a great way to ensile maize silage keeping it better than a concrete pit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 almost like grain blowing but with grass eh, think i know of one up suffolk way to, old dairy farm, not as big as these ones down here or yours, ones down cornwall do very well as mobile phone masts to, seeing as they are on top of a valley, but also hiddern buy trees arround them where they sit part way down, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 nice work garret i know of lots of these towers still standing , but none are in use, i wonder why they were all the in thing to use , then after a few years the system was out of favour, apart from silage pits were a faster option was it gav that built the silo fill elvator & blower ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallclaas Posted May 4, 2009 Author Share Posted May 4, 2009 nice work garret i know of lots of these towers still standing , but none are in use, i wonder why they were all the in thing to use , then after a few years the system was out of favour, apart from silage pits were a faster option was it gav that built the silo fill elvator & blower ? The pit is faster to fill, a modern SPFH would just cause a bottle neck at the silo, they were great for unloading forage wagons into, also they were around long before the Diet feeding system that farmers use today. Alot of sheep farmers used them with the unloader combined with a conveyer feeding system which, was more or less turn on and forget. They do conserve grass and maize alot better than concrete walled pits, there still very common in the USA. But here in the British Isles there great big dinasours. Gavin made the ????? forgot the name for it but I still need to make a forage blower, NH make a few models still for the current market in the US, I want this to be part of a 70s display for my older Fords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallclaas Posted May 11, 2009 Author Share Posted May 11, 2009 Got a bit more done on ths silo this evening, taken me a year or 2 to get back to this one, the pipe is now painted up and I've added the ladders and platforms, now just add the filling pipe and paint all up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 tower looks brilliant, back tracked as well some brilliant scenes ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallclaas Posted May 11, 2009 Author Share Posted May 11, 2009 Thanks boss, hope to get this silo finished by next weekend, and back to something else I have long forgotten about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Christ Garrett, that's stunning [as usual ] I thought you'd just built a huge scale replica of your loft around a real one :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 smashing silo garret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BERRY Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 looks well garrett super work hi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 :o :o Crikey, that is good, well done lad, gold star for you today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 blimey g, thats just spot on, can see why them platforms are in the ladders to, wouldnt want to go up that in one hit, like our permastore one was, only did it once a year for the view, to much effort otherwise :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 what a great job garrett all them bolts on the roof is this modeled on a bythorpe or simplex garrett or another make you need them platforms when you have to take the fill pipe apart to beat the grass out when filling and they block , we service three on farm in wales garrett and he fills two at a time to keep up with the chopper very nice mate , my mate went up to suffolk about a 2 weeks ago to dig the unloader out on a tower silo that had got stuck in maize silage still a few used ;)look forward to your diorama of you had at filling it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallclaas Posted May 13, 2009 Author Share Posted May 13, 2009 Thanks lads for the comments, love the gold star Barry, I'll print it out and stick it to the fridge in the kitchen for all to see Graham, this silo is a strange one, I had a look at a few silos around here before planning this one, there all simplex, but the one I'm making has 3 doors one at each platform. it was the only one I came across that had doors up the side of it and any of the others had only 1 door at the base. It was also the biggest standing at nearly 70 feet. Here's a few more progress pics, I still have the pipes to fit to the roof and ladder. I still have to make a forage blower. The red forage deck in the pic beside the 7000 was made by Gavin 2 years ago. Getting the hang of Photobucket now thanks Marky F Here's a pic of a Forage blower, there fairly common in the US where silos are still all the rage, I think they fell out of favour here because the grass had to be dry to fill them quickly and well when do we ever have a dry silage season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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