Posted by LonM on August 30, 2020 at 16:32:28 from (64.118.3.165):
In Reply to: silo filling stories? posted by swindave on August 30, 2020 at 16:12:28:
I am on the SD/MN border- involved in a cow/calf operation and we finish the calves. I cant think of anyone in my area that still fills upright silos, but we do. We have a Gehl Hi-Throw blower powered by a John Deere 4240. The chopper is a JD 3960 with a JD 4640 in front of it. We have agri-speed hitches on the wagons to make things go easier. The wagons are Farmhand F48C 14' that unload out the front left-hand side. These wagons are kind of oddballs, as the have an auger mounted lengthwise that travels back and forth to unload into the front cross conveyor chain. We pull wagons with a JD 3020 diesel.
We open up fields with a New Idea 702 Uni with a two row corn picker (this saves a lot of trouble picking up knocked down corn).
I dont have any really interesting stories, but I always look forward to silo filling time. I am old enough to remember neighbors helping each other chopping silage. It was a time of good food, lots of socializing, and lots of work being accomplished. All of the family-run dairy farms are gone around here, and the few outfits left that put up silage put it in piles or bunkers.
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