Grain store bays fronts.

[Chae1]

I'm looking for ideas on what to put at front of bays to hold barley.

Would about 20ft wide ten ft high.

At present put hesstons across and anything else can find to plug holes, then a couple of heavy duty straps across to hold barley. Then load over the top with telescopic.

This isn't very safe with pressure on straps and quite a lot of straw seems to end up amongst barley.

 

[Flat 10]

I'm looking for ideas on what to put at front of bays to hold barley.

Would about 20ft wide ten ft high.

At present put hesstons across and anything else can find to plug holes, then a couple of heavy duty straps across to hold barley. Then load over the top with telescopic.

This isn't very safe with pressure on straps and quite a lot of straw seems to end up amongst barley.

Where I used to work we had holes gassed in stanchions to slot scaffold poles through and then we tied sheets of plywood to them. Worked ok. Concrete blocks are good but expensive

 

[Ffermer Bach]

When I worked at Preston Court, they had diagonal pieces pieces of metal (with a 90 degree return) on each stanchion going up either side of the opening, then pieces of timber were slotted in as the shed filled up. Worked well, and easy. Sort of looked like a venetian blind with the timbers on 45 degrees.

 

[Lazy Sod]

You'll need to keep the rats out.

 

[yin ewe]

Lego blocks or L walls.

 

[solo]

This is my solution but only 15' wide on single bays. Double bays have central girder in a socket. Use a chain sling to lift the doors out in two halves. Approx 5' tall. Use grain style hatches to relieve pressure before removing. Angle iron on the sides slots inside the girders and is held in place by bolt on plates to stop them falling inwards. Load over the top at harvest and use grain pusher to level off and save wearing the shovel out.

 

[Chae1]

When I worked at Preston Court, they had diagonal pieces pieces of metal (with a 90 degree return) on each stanchion going up either side of the opening, then pieces of timber were slotted in as the shed filled up. Worked well, and easy. Sort of looked like a venetian blind with the timbers on 45 degrees.

A farm I worked on in Essex had a similar setup.

I think its a really good idea but couldn't remember exactly how it worked.

 

[Steevo]

This is my solution but only 15' wide on single bays. Double bays have central girder in a socket. Use a chain sling to lift the doors out in two halves. Approx 5' tall. Use grain style hatches to relieve pressure before removing. Angle iron on the sides slots inside the girders and is held in place by bolt on plates to stop them falling inwards. Load over the top at harvest and use grain pusher to level off and save wearing the shovel out.
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Seen someone who has done likewise but attached loader brackets onto the panels to lift them out with the telehandler.

 

[Lincs Lass]

Big rsj with brackets to take big timbers set at an angle .
Something like this

 

[solo]

Took some more pictures for you and @Robert K .Using the chain sling allows the door to twist in on the diagonal before crowding back which pulls the door parallel against the stantions. Butterfly plates stop the doors falling in when the bins are empty.

 

[grainboy]

 

[chaffcutter]

Ours are similar to @solo but are 24 ft long to drop inside the stanchions to cover 20 ft doorways and the adjoining personnel door. They are a 6 inch channel girder frame clad with ply sheets 4ft high, and bolt together to build up to 16 ft high if required.
Got some to sell if anyone is interested.

 

[ollie989898]

The diagonal bits and timber beams works well. I've seen this used on a fairly modern store before.

 

[quattro]

Concrete panels

 

[chaffcutter]

The girder and diagonal wooden beam inserts is the luxury job but is also the most expensive, our panels were half the price.
Fitted 9 inch grain slides to start loading out until we can lift a panel out at a time.

 

[startinghandle]

This is my solution but only 15' wide on single bays. Double bays have central girder in a socket. Use a chain sling to lift the doors out in two halves. Approx 5' tall. Use grain style hatches to relieve pressure before removing. Angle iron on the sides slots inside the girders and is held in place by bolt on plates to stop them falling inwards. Load over the top at harvest and use grain pusher to level off and save wearing the shovel out.
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Are walls square in first photo???

 

[solo]

Are walls square in first photo???

All square. Phone on camera maybe gives an illusion otherwise

 

[startinghandle]

I'm looking for ideas on what to put at front of bays to hold barley.

Would about 20ft wide ten ft high.

At present put hesstons across and anything else can find to plug holes, then a couple of heavy duty straps across to hold barley. Then load over the top with telescopic.

This isn't very safe with pressure on straps and quite a lot of straw seems to end up amongst barley.

What ever you decide… better hurry up!!
Not sure how I would go about it but I would be calling at builders merchants and steel suppliers and getting some prices

 

[Chae1]

I like the steel idea.

 

[Wigeon]

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These are mine for sale.

Drop a hole for a short rsj in the middle then just stack them up as you fill.