How much does a harvestore silo cost?
A new 25- by 90-foot Harvestore can cost around $175,000 and an unloader around $35,000, so they remain a significant investment to its buyer.
What color are harvestore silos?
The silo is white, the AO Smith harvestore is in blue.
How tall are harvestore silos?
A firm foundation is most important when beginning to build a Harvestore silo. Our tallest at 110 feet required a large circular hole to be excavated and filled with yards of concrete.
What happens if you fall into a grain silo?
Exposure to fumigants can cause permanent central nervous system damage, heart and vascular disease, and lung edema as well as cancer. These gases can also result in a worker passing out and falling into the grain and becoming engulfed, often resulting in death by suffocation.
Why do farmers use silos?
A silo is a structure for storing bulk materials. Silos are used in agriculture to store grain or fermented feed known as silage. Silos are more commonly used for bulk storage of grain, food products.
What are harvestore silos made out of?
fused-to-steel
Over seven decades ago, Harvestore revolutionized livestock feed with the invention of the Harvestore glass-fused-to-steel silos to better store high-moisture corn and foliage.
What are harvestore silos made of?
Harvestore Silos are skinny, blue silos. They are blue because the mineral cobalt is used in the outside coating of glass-infused steel.
Why are some silos blue?
What are the Blue silos called?
Harvestores
Blue steel, glass-lined sealed silos called Harvestores were introduced by Milwaukee-based AO Smith Company by 1950, and are still a familiar sight to Midwesterners. But farmers are constantly improving their practices, and one of the areas that continually changes is the method of storing feed.
How old are the Harvestore feed storage silos?
Harvestore silos that are over 65 years old are still performing today. Haylage only comes from a Harvestore®! Harvestore has built its reputation on providing dairy farms and other livestock operations with superior feed storage structures.
How old is the Harvestore feed storage tank?
Harvestore® set the standard for use of glass-fused-to-steel in a storage tank. Harvestore silos that are over 65 years old are still performing today. Haylage only comes from a Harvestore®! Harvestore has built its reputation on providing dairy farms and other livestock operations with superior feed storage structures.
Why are Harvestore silos used in corn production?
For years, producers using HARVESTORE silos oxygen-limiting technology have seen the freshness of the haylage and high moisture corn coming from the unloader, the limited spoilage and dry matter loss, and the high palatability that usually results in greater efficiency.
What makes Harvestore haylage the best to eat?
The combination of genuine Harvestore Branded parts and authorized dealer service will ensure quality, satisfactory operation and longevity. Successful Harvestore owners have cut back on harvesting losses and reduced waste at feeding time. Only Harvestore haylage offers the highest feed quality and minimal dry matter losses. Need an Unloader?
