Installing Grain Bin Floor - Sukup Hawk-Cut Flooring 

I hate cleaning bins

Cleaning bins is a pain because you A. Have to clean the bins with a broom. B. You have to make sure that whatever your loading into doesnt over flow. It sucks

And the edges are the worst

I'm not going to be the one to test it out though!

I'll do it why not

Magnus Carlander or a house

It is not the being inside that would bother me. It is the leaving from the metal to the earth that would bother me. The dry concrete could provide a good insulator similar to a capacitor once the ground lines melt. Though like a capacitor, just wait for the "charge" to bleed off before bridging the plates....

Why don't You think it would act like a Farraday's cage?

He needs to go on America ninja warriors.

Damn seriously! He has some big everything. I need to work on his “unloading auger”

LoL @Fkr LV

Talk about corn fed midwestern beef haha

roids💊💉💪does a body good

John Mills the bolt head has to be on the outside because the head of the bolt has a rubber washer that seals the hole from water entering the bin

Not necessary mine have been installed that way for 40 years on some not a drop. keep hanging that shovel and broom on those bolts. Work smart not hard.

Well it’s how the manufacturers want the bolts so I’ll stick to the way it says in the manual.

Yeah, but we were working all around the outside of the bin too.

Travis actually has a video talking about it but basically the only level on that bin is the top so for now they are going to fill it up a small amount and use it like that

Depends on the farm we're at. We don't usually sell straight from the field on the main farm anyway.

Good luck on improved prices once trade war pirates get hungry and NATO countries need food. Heck of a smart and timely investment. I was crew on a coop new bin. The unloading equipment and explanation was great. Great design and the sweep is a great labor reducer.

Just a normal timelapse with a two second interval.

The other bin is a year or two old, built by a different company (Sioux). The new bin is by Sukup. You could probably get the parts and they might work but it's probably not worth the expense and hassle to buy and install them. Later! OL J R :)

Most bins have a raised floor ("drying bin") so it creates an air plenum between the concrete base the bin rests on and the perforated floor of the bin the grain rests on, so air can be blown up through the grain to keep it in good condition as moisture and temperature changes take place... Typically if you only have one bin, you auger in corn straight from the combine at say 20-25% moisture, turn on the stirrators and fan/burner and blow hot air through the grain for a day or two until the grain is down to about 15% moisture or below. Then you turn off the burner and blow "outside" temp air through the grain to cool the grain down. Once it's cooled down, it will quit losing moisture (hot grain drives off moisture which can condense between the kernels and cause mold/mildew and ruin the grain). Blowing air through it pulls the heat out of the kernels so they stop shedding moisture and evaporates the moisture between the kernels by replacing the hot humid air with cool dry air. Once the grain is cooled, it will then store pretty well. Have to check moisture periodically and watch the humidity and temperature. As cold weather arrives, once it gets down below freezing (say in the 20's) you turn the fan back on and "freeze" the corn by blowing icy cold air through it on a cold, dry day to remove the remaining warmth from the grain, again to prevent humidity from the warm grain in the cold weather from freezing out on the bin walls and the outer layers of grain as the temperatures get colder through the winter. Blowing icy cold (hopefully dry) air through the grain "freezes" the grain to close to the outside temperature to prevent moisture condensation and freezing issues. The grain is usually then stable to store through winter. In the spring, as temperatures begin to warm up and humidity increases, again the grain is icy cold from sitting in the bin all winter. It can draw in humidity from the outside air, and cause that moisture to condense on the kernels of grain and cause mold issues. SO, you usually fire up the fans again as the temperature warms up, preferably on a warm, dry day with low humidity, and warm the corn up by blowing warm outside air through it, checking the moisture to see that it remains at the proper level. Once the corn is warmed up, it's usually stable to store until it's time to remove it from the bin and haul it to the delivery or sale point. You have to check the grain periodically in the bins to maintain it in "proper condition". You don't want the grain overly dry (low moisture is lost profit, due to the grain being lighter in weight (at 15% moisture, 15% of the grain in the bin is actually WATER.... that's why elevators will dock you for moisture above certain levels, but they don't "pay extra" because the grain is TOO dry-- that's just money you lost!) You CERTAINLY don't want the grain to mold or mildew in the bin and create a crust or clumps or hot spots due to excess fines and moisture that damages the grain and then get docked heavily for damaged grain... so you have to check on the grain and maintain the moisture levels and temperatures in the bin so the grain maintains quality. Later! OL J R :)

It was a medical thing that I had to step away but I'm still mentally there and very well educated and really passionate about what I learned in that field so I'm sorry to project on your video but....???