last minute advice for filling bins??

Dave from MN · Oct 28, 2010

Gonna go on corn tomorrow night, Have (3) 1800-2000bu non aireated bins and one 3800bu bin with air that we will be filling. Planning on putting the <13% in the non air bin and the rest in the air bin. Shouldnt have any thing higher than 14.5%. Combining with 1640 so grain should be nice and clean. Any advice what to check, or do to the bins before I shut the door and start dropping corn in? I tested the fan on the air bin, works great, unload auger didnt work, mouse chewed a wire, that is getting fixed in the morning and test out. My first year storing corn, a little nervous. non air bins will only need to hold grain until april and may Contracts are filled, July sold grain will be in air bin. Any advice is appreciated advice.

Rob Hartman · Oct 28, 2010

Make sure there are no wet spots on the floor anywhere. Look at the floor real good like where roof vents, doors, any other openings are. Make sure all your gates on the unloading auger are working, it's too late to work on them when it's full! On the bin with air, make sure the floor is good around the auger holes in the floor. If there is a gap get some foam or something to pack in there so grain doesn't escape. You can use roofing tar to seal the outside perimeter of the bin. If you have leaks on the roof we use elastic paint. It takes a couple coats of it but it does work. Check them once a month or so, if you smell something funny get to unloading.

Aaron SEIA · Oct 28, 2010

I would recommend getting a screw in airation fan for the non air bin. Gonna need to cool the stuff down later this fall or it might spoil. Used to be able to get them at TSC. Has an 8 or 10' section that looks like a hollow lag bolt. Screw that in and there is a fan that sets on top. Runs on a simple 110 plug in.
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nickg · Oct 28, 2010

Well everybody has there own ways. Never dealt with a non air bin. I like to fill the bin half way or so then ill move over to the next bin and fill it half or so the next day. Its a pain to move the auger that much but it gives the corn time to cool a bit with the fan on before I fill it all the way up. I also turn the fan on after the first ring is covered and leave it on for several days especially if its cool out then if it warms up threw the day Ill turn it off till its cool again. I never run my fans if there is threat of rain.Then I usually run the fans once or twice a week in the winter and go up in the bin at least once a week to make sure I dont smell any bad or hot corn.

billonthefarm · Oct 28, 2010

With corn that dry and as cool as it is getting just fill the bin, level it off and have a look at in once a month or so. If you wanted you could run the fan on the one bin a couple of cool nights. When it starts to warm up next spring going into summer will be your best chance for trouble but a little monitoring and the fan you will be just fine.
bill

Pair-a-dice farm · Oct 28, 2010

What everybody else said. Also if you leave the sweep auger in the bin, make sure it's even with the door.

IaGary · Oct 28, 2010

Corn put in the bin below 13.5% and under 50 degrees will keep till next summer. No fan needed.

16.5 will keep if you freeze it up this fall then run air in the spring when the air warms up next spring. Freeze it up for the winter.

I have sold 16% in May with no damage.

flying belgian · Oct 28, 2010

On the air bin make sure you run the fan when filling until the floor is covered so the bees wings stay in suspension. Other wise they will settle on the perforations and you will not get near as much air through it when you do run the fan.

IaGary · Oct 28, 2010

The floor supports can shift from the air current with no weight on the floor. Helped a neighbor repair a floor that this happened to.

The floor will be covered before enough bees wings will go into the bin to plug the floor.

I always put in a couple of loads before turning on the fan.

Gary

JMS/.MN · Oct 28, 2010

You mean the portable style sweep auger, V-belt drive- fits into a pipe stub in the center.....leave it in at filling time? Never heard of that- would sure beat a lot of shoveling to get the door open. Just switched one of my bins to a bigger unloading auger...has door sump and center sump. Will change over the other two bins next year.

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