At a time when many consider the filling rates of the tower silo to be incapable of keeping pace with a custom harvester, some custom harvesters are turning heads. Tower silos all across the dairy lands are being filled at rates exceeding 100-tons/hr.
Midwest poured concrete water tanks provide an excellent, and cost effective solution to this water supply requirement. Each tank can be built to contain the required water supply, which can be built to suit the grounds of the facility.
At a time when many consider the filling rates of the tower silo to be incapable of keeping pace with a custom harvester, some custom harvesters are turning heads. Tower silos all across the dairy lands are being filled at rates exceeding 100-tons/hr. While the specifications on forage blowers report capacities of 180-tons/hour for corn silage and 100-tons/hr for haylage, these numbers have not been widely publicized or thought to be achievable.
All MIDWEST Top-Unloading Silos come complete with the following Standard Features:
- All white, steel roof
- Filling platform and safety cage
- Permanent fill pipes
- Lancaster multi-flo silage spreader or centre fill pipe
- Installation of footing
- Experienced construction and service personnel
- Vinyl waterstop in all overnight construction joints
- All MIDWEST silos meet or exceed the -
International Silo Association Standards
Midwest Silo can construct a silo to fit your needs. If you require a silo for a unique office, cell tower, or rock climbing wall! Contact our office:
519-634-8945
Forage Silo Capacity Chart
High Moisture Corn Capacity Chart
The Collection
Unloading rate
New unloading systems are unloading at extremely *high speeds(5)
Considering face management the tower silo may have the advantage
Unloading cost
The cost of the unloading tractor and its operating costs, as well as labor cost make the tower more economical*(6)
Convenience
Unload your feed with the touch of a button
Avoid the pain of packing and covering the bunker
Feed quality
The switch from horizontal to vertical storage can increase milk production totaling well over $100/cow/year*(7)
INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY : www.isa.org
Consider these factors:
storage losses
Storage losses in the tower silo average 6%*(1), while that of a bunker silo average 18%*(2) and may exceed 30%.
In any storage method, the annual cost of storage loss is among the greatest of all annual costs of ownership.
Labor cost
Filling rate
Custom harvesters often fill tower silos at over 100 tons/hour*(3)
The University of Wisconsin has been warning producers since a 1999 bunker density study that at high filling rates 60+ tons per hour it becomes exceedingly difficult to properly pack a bunker silo*(4).
Click here to see attached chart
Link to bunker spreadsheet (Bunker density calculator from University of Wisconsin)
Concrete strength, wall thickness and steel schedules all exceed Standards set by the Silo Association, of which we are Proud members.
Our thicker, stronger walls help corn remain at a relatively constant Temperature, resisting freezing and heat damage.
A solid nod for High-Moisture Corn
Consider the Advantages:
Earlier harvest.
Feed home grown feeds.
Avoid the extra expense of drying and transporting the corn.
For many years, dairy, beef and pork producers have known the advantage of feeding high-moisture, versus dry, corn to their livestock. Now, with energy costs ever increasing, sending drying, transportation and elevator charges higher and higher the payback for a high-moisture corn unit on your farm has never been better.
Foundation custom designed for your soil conditions and silo size.
The poured concrete roof is designed for strength. It is complete with Sealed hatches, pressure control valve, perimeter steel safety railing, Centre fill hood and drip edge. Outside ladder and safety cage are standard. Large bottom access hatch. System complete with bottom unloader.
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