Building Our New Silo!

In today’s video we are tearing down our old silo and building a brand new slab silo. Hope you enjoy!

[@AlaPic3005]

Future news reporter! Maybe documentary film director! Great job son! I learned a lot and enjoyed listening. Keep it up

[@celesteplatte6811]

Very interesting process. Thank you for taking the time to detail the process. I would like to see the loading of the grain into the silo. Keep up the good work.

[@robertstiles4994]

That's a great video. The detailing is impressive.Because it's a new building there's no thick layer of dust on the doors. And the lighting is good.

[@mylastchance13]

Hey man you should post more videos people would love to see it! Thanks for great content!!

[@johngourley741]

That was so interesting. Never saw the step by step process of the building of a silo. Should be good to go for years of silo filling. Make ‘em milk!!

[@claytonsfarmingvideos7985]

Neither have I. I enjoyed seeing it being built!

[@EmilyTienne]

What an excellent video. You’ve got a great future (and present) as a farmer!

[@claytonsfarmingvideos7985]

Thanks for watching!

[@jimmiecarlson20]

Good job young Man,I thought you did Great JRC

[@claytonsfarmingvideos7985]

Thank you!

[@user-fx1we5yp3v]

I re-plastered the inside of our two 24x70 stave silo's a few years ago, took about 10 yards of cement to do each silo! Great video!

[@claytonsfarmingvideos7985]

That’s interesting!

[@timothyeng282]

great video, thanks for sharing it with us!

[@celinefrankrig]

Wow thank you

[@D.Hozzie]

That’s a very cool thing you got to witness. Thanks for this.

[@claytonsfarmingvideos7985]

Thanks for watching!

[@AlaPic3005]

BTW. We have a lot of “Claytons” in our family. It was our mom’s last name before marriage and now we have a lot of first name Claytons and Clays both boys and girls. A great name. Wear it proudly!

[@jimrankin2583]

The “plaster” inside the silo is a sealant as you said, but it’s also a sacrificial layer that protects the staves (slabs) from the silage acids. When it’s needed, a crew can come in and power wash the inside and gunnite (blow dry mortar mix with an air compressor and add water at the nozzle) or pump finished mortar up a hose and through a power trowel sort of applicator to apply a new layer.

[@claytonsfarmingvideos7985]

That is good to know, thanks for watching!

[@chrisdaniel1339]

The process is interesting. I would trust a poured steel reinforced silo much more than one made of individual concrete tiles held in place by tension bands. I am sure it was less expensive, but quality costs money and a product that last a long time saves you money.

[@jesseburleson2670]

A silo like that will stand for a hundred years if took care of.

[@puirYorick]

Just my opinion but you don't need to add background music when you edit in your drone footage or whatever. Silence or natural background sound (if not too noisy) is perfectly fine and no need to worry about different tastes in music. Thanks for showing the process of this style of silo being erected.

[@claytonsfarmingvideos7985]

Ok thanks for your input.

[@danbiggs6862]

I like the background music

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great drone footage

[@claytonsfarmingvideos7985]

Thanks, I did the best I could with the breeze.

[@kopenhagenkid]

Nice looking silo

[@claytonsfarmingvideos7985]

Thanks, it looks great!

[@davidallen9526]

Good video young man.

[@claytonsfarmingvideos7985]

Thanks!

[@kopenhagenkid]

Great video

[@claytonsfarmingvideos7985]

Thanks!

[@farmerbill6855]

Good video young man. I've been in and around silos all my life and that's the first time I've seen one being built. Nice. I'd like to see more of that JD dozer you were on. Best regards from Indiana, USA.

[@claytonsfarmingvideos7985]

Thanks a lot! I hope you enjoyed that silo video! Hopefully in the future there will be more videos on our 40 crawler!

[@koryleague8833]

Great video. You did a good job. I didn't think they made stave silos anymore

[@claytonsfarmingvideos7985]

I think that stave silos are more common than all concrete silos. Thanks for watching!

[@koryleague8833]

@@claytonsfarmingvideos7985 I live out in the desert of Nebraska. There are very few silos around anymore. Guys that do feed silage usually use piles or occasionally bags. I didn't even realize they made concrete silos like you have. Thanks again for sharing btw how's the new silo working out

[@scottrayhons2537]

Great video and very informative young fellow! Looks like you will have permanent employment for life. I will pay whatever it takes to keep you milking cows because that is hard work and it's 7 days a week. I know because I grew up helping my dad milk cows. Milk is cheap compared to a can of pop. Milk is better for you too. Thank you

[@claytonsfarmingvideos7985]

It sure is hard work. Thanks for watching!

[@terryatpi]

Great vid. Really enjoyed it. Subscribed. Thanks

[@claytonsfarmingvideos7985]

Thanks for watching!

[@The67wheelman]

Cool video Mr.

[@claytonsfarmingvideos7985]

Thanks for watching!

[@stephenkeller6894]

Very cool video watching the new silo get built! What was wrong with the old one that you wanted to tear it down?

[@claytonsfarmingvideos7985]

Thanks, the main reason we tore down our old silo was because we needed more space for hay and other crops to feed our dairy cows and some of our heifers. The second reason that we tore it down was because it was built sometime around 1960 and it was just getting dangerous to be around and unload out of. Lastly the unloaded needed replaced because it was rusting out and it was getting super wore. Those are the three Main reasons why we decided to tear down our old silo.

[@stephenkeller6894]

All fair enough reasons to take it down. Dang if it was from the 60’s it had a good run! Nothing lasts forever. Especially with the acids from the silages slowly eating away at the silos over the years. If it wasn’t safe to be around it then it was definitely time for it to come down. I really enjoy using our silos. I wish they were still popular to use them in the states like they still are in Canada.

[@claytonsfarmingvideos7985]

Yes, that silo has had a beating each year with the acids, it was definitely time for it to come down after all those years! We really enjoy our silos too for most of our crops!

[@Iamkcs2c]

Good video on an interesting subject, subscribed. Even though I would have been interested in seeing some of the work being done (did they seal the inside starting at the bottom or the top?) I like that you were respectful and did your video work at the end of the day when it was just your time that was being used.

[@claytonsfarmingvideos7985]

Thanks. I didn’t want to get in their way throughout the work day. They started sealing at the bottom and worked their way to the top if I remember correctly.

[@brianrobinson6136]

Nice silo.What are the doors on the outside for?

[@claytonsfarmingvideos7985]

We like the doors on the outside of the silo for much easier access when filling and unloading being outside rather than being in the chute. Also we like the doors on the outside of the silo because when and after you fill the silo lots of dirt and dust gets wedges between the rungs and going up the inside makes you covered in dust. Although it is a bit more expensive we really like the doors on the outside.That is the quick reasoning behind that.

[@jimrankin2583]

Also another way to get out in an emergency. Most common would be if the chute on the other side got plugged with silage. There’s been quite a few folks spent some hours in a silo before someone cleaned the silage away from the bottom and let them out! Doesn’t happen as often now that there are mechanical unloaders and people aren’t inside forking silage out as much. None of our silos had those doors and they would have been nice for the reasons you mention. Though it looks like you have a “Kleen chute “ system to drop the silage down a plastic tube to the conveyor.

[@claytonsfarmingvideos7985]

Those are some other good reasons.

[@stevenbrown8446]

I think you did a great job with the drone and how much does a new silo cost. We had a harvester in 1983, $80,000

[@claytonsfarmingvideos7985]

Thanks! I don’t even know how much a new the new one cost

[@codyh3890]

How big is the silo and what company did u use for building it??

[@claytonsfarmingvideos7985]

I believe our new silo is 16’ by 80’ which is used for holding our haylage. The company that built our silo is Towerlin Silos out of Wallenstein, Ont who did a good job building our silo in three days!

[@somethinburnin]

Looks like the kindof stave silo ol Billy Campbell has over here in NNY on the border. You said Towerlin?

[@claytonsfarmingvideos7985]

Yep towerlin silos built it.

[@joshuawheaton622]

Just curious. How much does it usually cost to build a silo?

[@claytonsfarmingvideos7985]

I really don’t know. I would guess between 30 and 40 thousand.

[@joshuawheaton622]

@@claytonsfarmingvideos7985 oh that's not too bad then!

[@daleroskydal3027]

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[@ladislavmotyka6795]

Hawe you curtain drain for silage juice too??

[@claytonsfarmingvideos7985]

There’s a pipe in the bottom of the silo that lets the juice out.

[@nathancraig1299]

Why are there doors at the outside of it for?

[@claytonsfarmingvideos7985]

The doors are mainly for better access when filling the silo. You don’t get as dusty climbing the silo from the outside.

[@mikefunk8992]

What was wrong with the old silo?

[@claytonsfarmingvideos7985]

There was a few things that were wrong with it, the main reason we decided to take down our old silo was because it was made sometime around the 1960s so it was getting old and the silage juice was taking a beating on it so it just wasn’t safe to be around. Also, The unloaded in it would have needed replaced because it was getting worn and it was breaking. Lastly, be needed more space to put our haylage for our dairy cows and our heifers. Those are the main reasons we decided to take down our old silo.

[@johnroffers746]

What kinda silo is that

[@claytonsfarmingvideos7985]

Our new silo is a concrete stave silo which are individual pieces of concrete put together to create the silo rather than our other silos which are all concrete.

[@bigred7563]

Never seen a silo with doors on the fill side, pretty cool. I priced a 24 by 80 before covid and was $85000

[@claytonsfarmingvideos7985]

@@bigred7563 yes, we really like doors on the fill side because of the easy access when filling and it keeps us much more clean when going up.

[@drewbooher5809]

What's the name of the company that built your silo and where are they located ? Good job on your video . Thanks

[@claytonsfarmingvideos7985]

@@drewbooher5809 The company is Towerlin Silos out of Wallenstien, Ontario.

[@ladislavmotyka6795]

How many cows háve you?

[@claytonsfarmingvideos7985]

About 70 milking cows.