Grain store design

[Devon James]

We have bought second hand set of steels. 50 foot span, with work can get the uprights to 21 foot with plates welded on the bottom. We have nine sections of these. Haven't got the size of the steels to hand but can come back with that.
Would like to store four of five products.
Anyone would like to pitch up any design ideas? I'm working on a five bay plus two bays to the side with a valley gutter. The drier and wet grain would sit in the two bays, then the five would hold dry grain and accessed from the area in front of the two bays. Make sense?
Good to hear some thought. Is 21 foot to eaves enough? Etc

 

[glasshouse]

We have bought second hand set of steels. 60 foot span, with work can get the uprights to 21 foot with plates welded on the bottom. We have nine sections of these. Haven't got the size of the steels to hand but can come back with that.
Would like to store four of five products.
Anyone would like to pitch up any design ideas? I'm working on a five bay plus two bays to the side with a valley gutter. The drier and wet grain would sit in the two bays, then the five would hold dry grain and accessed from the area in front of the two bays. Make sense?
Good to hear some thought. Is 21 foot to eaves enough? Etc

No no no
Seven bays straight
Drier outside at end
Tip wet outside orin first two bays
Avoid valley gutter always

 

[Devon James]

No no no
Seven bays straight
Drier outside at end
Tip wet outside orin first two bays
Avoid valley gutter always

Could put the drier outside in the middle of the building I suppose, or in the corner at the end. Won't be tipping grain outside. Just 50 foot span isn't that wide and would make more usable covered space with a short bit of twin span

 

[pauld]

Yes avoid valley gutters. The devil's invention.

 

[e3120]

Single run will get 8 bays instead of 7, nevermind avoiding the dastardly valley.

 

[snipe]

No no no
Seven bays straight
Drier outside at end
Tip wet outside orin first two bays
Avoid valley gutter always

This way you can adjust the size of the wet tip area to suit harvest conditions.

 

[glasshouse]

This way you can adjust the size of the wet tip area to suit harvest conditions.

Thats how i designed mine
280ft long and 90 wide
Tractors tip inside
Lorries tip outside