![]() ![]() Sealing - how is the eave sealed from the sidewall - is it airtight to allow for fumigation and does it avoid birds nesting there and wind driven water penetrating. What is the height of the door? If only one ring high, you have to squeeze in through a 700mm high door, with double ring height, it's a comfortable 1,6 meter high door. Is a bin step included to enable you to easier get through the silo door. Inside and outside ladders - regular straight ladders or spiral staircases on the outside, with or without: rest platforms, eave platform, OSHA back-guards, roof stairs with or without handrails. When evaluating silos, many accessories may be included or excluded such as: Seismic conditions may require heavier silos and foundations.If heavy walkways and heavy conveying equipment are used, the silo roof bearing capacity must be sufficient.If side loading is required, the design must likewise be stronger. If side-drawing is required, the silo must have a special stronger design. ![]() "Tropicalized" silos may have heavier galvanizing and manufactures may differ notably on this. The amount of galvanizing applied to the silo and the evenness of the galvanizing - its only as durable as the thinnest part.The tensile strength of the steel sheets - the higher the tensile strength the easier the sheet would revert back to its original form when deformed.The mass of the silo - how much steel went into the manufacture of the silo.Silos should be designed to allow for these strengths vs weaknesses. The pitch of the corrugation - the sharper the corrugation the stronger the profile.The height vs the diameter of a silo - High silos require thicker sidewalls, wide diameter silos require wider roofs and bigger foundations.Agcom Silos Sometimes called Farmcon etc - Stiffened silos but with lighter stiffeners and lighter sidewall sheets, with more fastener rows, with wider sidewall panels, can be high silos and turned less frequently than commercial and more than drying silos.ġ.2 Other considerations when selecting a silo are:.Commercial silos - stiffened silos (inside or outside stiffeners) usually higher than 14 rings and up to 32 rings normally, can be turned many times (15+ times annually), used in adverse seismic conditions.Heavy duty silos - As farm silos un-stiffened and generally not higher than 14 rings but able to be turned yet more frequently and can also be erected over conical foundations and as such, still heavier sidewall sheeting.Īlso to be used in areas with adverse seismic conditions.Drying silos - As with farm storage silos but able to be turned more frequently and with thicker wall sheets especially at the top rings to allow for stirring equipment to be installed.Usually not stiffened but with thicker sidewall sheets. Farm storage silos - Usually not turned more than 2-3 times annually, not very high (max +-14 rings) and built on flat foundations.What is your main purpose in storing grain?Īnd determine the type of silo you should consider to purchase.ġ.1 Galvanized corrugated steel silos can be classed as: What does a silo complex normally consist of other than silos?Ĭonsiderations when planning a silo complex. ![]()
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