What size grain store can I build for £100k ?

[grainboy]

They will wear, but depending on tonnage through, and maintenance, shouldn’t be a problem for many a year, a lot less wearing parts than a mobile,

 

[quattro]

Just out of interest, are you relying on the panel clips to hold the concrete panels in place with the OSR piled against it, or do you fill the other side of the wall first?

You have to fill one side first and make sure you empty the last filled first
Easy to as we’ve 5 shedfulls of it

 

[Overby]

They will wear, but depending on tonnage through, and maintenance, shouldn’t be a problem for many a year, a lot less wearing parts than a mobile,

In your experience, what sort of age do repairs start to become major (not just little piddly fixes). 30 year old Law Dennis.

 

[grainboy]

My post in this thread of the Svegma, that is a 1990 so 30 yr old, potential customer looked at it yesterday, thought it was good for the year, just awaiting an answer re purchase,
Wear on the ducts, at top of drier, burner chamber, deterioration due to heat, and condition of discharge flutes,
But nothing that can’t be rectified,
Law Dennis however as far as I’m aware no longer in production, so spares could be a problem,
Am asking £6k for the Svegma dismantled, one good artic load, and you have a cheap drier,

 

[grainboy]

On reading my reply, possibly reads that the Svegma has these issues, this is not the case,

But they could be issues, as per your question, on 30 yr old driers,

sorry about the confusion,
Know of three other Svegma drier’s available

 

[spanners and hammers]

law denis and svegma all parts available and up grades for both ... you just have to decide if its worth it on a older machine ??? like most machines i gess

 

[grainboy]

Law Denis all parts available ?
Roy at Plot Feeds bought all the moving parts especially the extract Fans, of a Law Denis I scrapped, because no longer available ?

 

[Overby]

On reading my reply, possibly reads that the Svegma has these issues, this is not the case,

But they could be issues, as per your question, on 30 yr old driers,

sorry about the confusion,
Know of three other Svegma drier’s available

I'm just assuming that after this length of time there's bound to be some major issues start to arise, serious outlay to keep it going is not on the cards if and when!

I'm intrigueed by the drop off in effiiency too, Can't be anywhere near like new surely or on par with newer models?

 

[grainboy]

No serious outlay really, main extract fan, normally round the 30 kw, mark, should last for years, Burners, easy to service or replace as per any drier, Variable drive motor for unloading, all serviceable,
The rest is a box of air !!
Mobile Drier, loading auger and centre auger, working to their Max whilst in use, and costly to replace,
For a larger output machine, I suspect a static CF will out live a mobile,

 

[warksfarmer]

Just had a quote for a 100 x80 ft grain store should hold 1200 t . £95000 with walls and 2 roller doors but no concrete floor. That is will fan house which is about £5 k

30m x 24m will hold 2000t of dried grain at 4m deep.

 

[cotswoldcs]

Do you need stronger metalwork or more concrete if you go higher than 3.6m panels?

 

[The Arable Farmer]

Just had a quote for a 100 x80 ft grain store should hold 1200 t . £95000 with walls and 2 roller doors but no concrete floor. That is will fan house which is about £5 k

Are you able to share which shed company?

 

[quattro]

Do you need stronger metalwork or more concrete if you go higher than 3.6m panels?

I’ve shed with 16 in beams storing 25ft high in middle 20ft at sides

 

[copse]

Are you able to share which shed company?

JG fabrications Midlands.

 

[Doing it for the kids]

Im also working on a new store. I need to bring services in coming from the front.

Do I bring them up in the front corner and have the fuse board, meters etc in the store but on gable wall or run the lot underground the rear fan house and have it all pop out there?! not sure I like the idea of the stuff in the grainstore itself but a lot easier at this stage!?

 

[copse]

Im also working on a new store. I need to bring services in coming from the front.

Do I bring them up in the front corner and have the fuse board, meters etc in the store but on gable wall or run the lot underground the rear fan house and have it all pop out there?! not sure I like the idea of the stuff in the grainstore itself but a lot easier at this stage!?

Having it all in the fan house here.

 

[Kentishfarmer]

Excluding drying what cost/value would people put on grain storage on a pence/t/week basis or similar?

 

[warksfarmer]

Excluding drying what cost/value would people put on grain storage on a pence/t/week basis or similar?

Total cost of the shed divided by lifecycle divided by storage capacity divided by 365 days will give an idea.
Ongoing maintenance and running costs (elec etc) then need to be added in.

 

[grainboy]

2500 tons if you bought these from me, and have some change,

 

[Doing it for the kids]

Will they both fit on a lorry, if I send two!?