Leave the Shovel, Save the Back: Upgrade Your Grain Bin Sweep
By: Tom Miller, Grain Handling Equipment Sales
Just another workout, you know, carrying a grain bin sweep and motor.More
Just another workout, you know, carrying a grain bin sweep and motor.More
Some customers come in knowing exactly what they want in a grain drying system. It might be they have an allegiance to a brand or have been down this road before. However, comparing the three brands of grain dryers we carry – Shivvers, GSI and Sukup – would be like trying to compare a Ford and a Chevrolet to a Winnebago RV. Instead, let’s look at the pros and cons of the two different grain drying systems and things to consider when it comes to determining your grain dryer needs.
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When harvest is in full swing, we know your top priority is keeping the combine moving and getting the crop out of the field. However, a successful harvest can quickly be ruined if stored grain is not properly managed in the fall and winter months. The first step to ensure grain quality should occur before the crop even enters the bin.More
This isn’t the first grain bin project that Cedar Ridge Distillery has trusted us with. In fact, they purchased their first GSI bin from us nearly seven years ago to hold 1,000 bushels of grain.
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By: Roger Slaughter and Tom Miller, Grain Handling Equipment Sales
You know how frustrating it is to have a dryer break down in the heat of harvest. While all malfunctions can’t be stopped, a great deal can be prevented with a pre-season dryer check. Getting maintenance done in the summer can help keep you running when it’s go-time this fall.More
By: Roger Slaughter and Tom Miller, Grain Handling Equipment Sales
Whether you utilize a drying bin or have a stand-alone dryer, they both can cause some headaches if they are not operating efficiently. More
Spring brings about the much-missed warmer weather, but with it also comes the risk of spoiled grain. As the outside temperature increases, moisture can condense and migrate in the cooler bin, leading to spoiled grain. Ultimately, the goal of spring grain management is to prevent this from happening. If you are storing grain through the spring and summer months, here’s what you need to know to maintain grain quality.More
By: Jenny Lichty
You shouldn’t be going to the funeral for your best friend’s husband at the age of 27. You want to think it won’t happen. But the message comes. You reread it over and over thinking this can’t be true.
Although most every grain bin project we do has some level of customization to the grower’s specific needs, we had two projects in 2020 that were truly unique. It’s certainly not every day that we get to create a grain bin gazebo and outfit another with a garage door.
If you’ve ever climbed a bin or dryer, you understand that heart-dropping moment when your foot slips. Odds are, you’ve also experienced making repairs while clenching multiple tools and somehow holding on to the bin at the same time. Although typically overshadowed by other ag hazards like bin entrapments, PTO entanglements, and machinery accidents, falls still plague producers of all ages. Over the past few years, grain bin safety improvements have become a higher priority for many of our customers.More