Installing Grain Bin Floor - Sukup Hawk-Cut Flooring

We install the floor in the new Sukup 20,000 bushel grain bin!
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[@richardglazebrook8232]

Thank you for the information god bless you and your family and friends amen 💜💕🍦💕💚

[@AdamSmith-uv6kr]

Was listening to rural America and they go right along with what you are saying with fluctuating grain prices. “Hold what you can after your initial payments and sell sell sell in the hot months.”

[@charleskettering2626]

Thanks for the great grain bin videos. After all those bolts I think Dewalt owes you some recognition. Come on people let's contact Dewalt and get Ryan some new tools.

[@rustyrelicsfarm2406]

I am helping one of my Dads neighbors build a grain bin and it's great to learn how to install the floor.

[@amanbrar6663]

Wow great job I am farmer and amazing work sukup good luck

[@Misirkurutmamakineleri]

We wish a healthy, peaciful and happy new year for you . Best Regards AYKUT COSKUN .

[@randallbogott8476]

I built a 33,000 bushel bin and have an auger that transfers the corn from a drying bin to the new bin. Some corn came directly from the field and some was transferred during this harvest season.

[@muscletractorfan2441]

Thank you. Never saw a grain bun built before.

[@jankotze1959]

Great to see how the sweeper and agar works inside, nice video

[@dougsmith1166]

Being a non farmer I didn’t realize how much work went into one of those bins great job. Hope you have tremendous harvest.

[@Farm382]

You guys made that look easy! Nice new bin that should be fun to fill!

[@chriscrosby8012]

Hand rails YEAH!! Safety Safety ! Beautiful bin. It’s always exciting when new things happen on the farm !! Loved the video. THANKS Glad arm wasn’t broke. Put Arnica on it 3 times a day won’t hurt as much will heal it faster.

[@elBizon1]

Came across your channel a few days ago and have been enjoying the content. I have always been interested is farming. Being a Southwest Wisconsin native myself fall harvest is by far the best time of the year. Great videos my man. Greetings from Montfort!

[@ryenkiker1483]

Great job to Ryan ,Travis and any body else

[@ihus9950]

Looks like a well constructed Bin! Glad to see it's almost finished!👍

[@pointbreak9850]

I've never put one together but i shure as heck cleaned a lot of them. ✌🚜🇺🇸🚜

[@drewwilke1733]

I hate cleaning bins

[@HanyGraphicDesigns]

Cleaning bins is a pain because you A. Have to clean the bins with a broom. B. You have to make sure that whatever your loading into doesnt over flow. It sucks

[@HanyGraphicDesigns]

And the edges are the worst

[@kevinwillis9126]

Thanks for sharing Ryan...

[@connork5339]

Thanks for the look at the inner guts of the new bin. Very interesting how it is all put together and what all of it's components do.

[@jasonking2943]

Dude with the Green Bay hat on has a set of guns!

[@compacttractortv5074]

have a safe harvest

[@wildcatkhosro]

thank u Ryan, love your channel, hope your arm gets better soon

[@richardm1631]

Nice grain bin it lot's of hard work I am glad you friends and family to help out everyone did a good job.👍 thank you for the video

[@leol1682]

Thanks Ryan for the update and video on it .

[@ar-taqarmando226]

Sorry to hear about that being a bone contusion. They can sometimes take longer to heal than a fracture. Did it to my knee cap and it took over a year.

[@DennysCountryLife]

The bin is looking great man! I'm glad to hear the arm is doing better. Thanks for the update!

[@dlmarquart]

Bin looks good

[@MatthewHoag77]

So that's how they do that. Interesting to watch the details go in. It looks like your Dewalts got some use. When you eventually get a grain leg, the whole system will quite well. Be prepared for the deluge coming your way this week.

[@shawnfox8002]

Nice looking new set up on your bin.

[@someloser6704]

All the way from Sheffield Iowa

[@HELLAS_888]

Καλορίζικο. Good jobs with the new silo and good harvest.

[@desmondboychuk4520]

Great job 👏 Just a suggestion.... Tape the inside of the feed out inserts to prevent any overflow under the emediate area

[@thomasmarti5856]

Good to see the progress , thanks for the update :)

[@nicholasfry8695]

A grain leg would be very nice addition now that you've got over 40k bushels

[@johnmills186]

Flashing bolt heads on the inside nuts on the outside. Makes cleanout a lot easier. Those bolts on the inside hang everything on cleanout.

[@500gamingtm]

John Mills the bolt head has to be on the outside because the head of the bolt has a rubber washer that seals the hole from water entering the bin

[@johnmills186]

Not necessary mine have been installed that way for 40 years on some not a drop. keep hanging that shovel and broom on those bolts. Work smart not hard.

[@500gamingtm]

Well it’s how the manufacturers want the bolts so I’ll stick to the way it says in the manual.

[@magnuscarlander2464]

Inside that is propably the safest place to be during thunder. It'l be a Farradays cage.

[@HowFarmsWork]

I'm not going to be the one to test it out though!

[@popcorn9155]

I'll do it why not

[@Joker-fy6ch]

Magnus Carlander or a house

[@gn02020202]

It is not the being inside that would bother me. It is the leaving from the metal to the earth that would bother me. The dry concrete could provide a good insulator similar to a capacitor once the ground lines melt. Though like a capacitor, just wait for the "charge" to bleed off before bridging the plates....

[@magnuscarlander2464]

Why don't You think it would act like a Farraday's cage?

[@jasonprocai1020]

That guy in the Packer hat has some huge guns!!!!!

[@geedubb2005]

He needs to go on America ninja warriors.

[@lvfcker]

Damn seriously! He has some big everything. I need to work on his “unloading auger”

[@geedubb2005]

LoL @Fkr LV

[@lvfcker]

Talk about corn fed midwestern beef haha

[@lightning9279]

roids💊💉💪does a body good

[@SlipShodBob]

😱 You know the remark about putting up with the sweeping if really tempting fate there 😉

[@kb7722]

Good video. Nice to see this process.

[@justanotherfarmer7091]

We just took one down from an auction. They're actually a lot easier coming down than going back up. When you put one back up you gotta reseal everything so it takes longer.

[@hatemaltahir3868]

Thanks much for sharing; I was always wondering how Bins built

[@johnhunter273]

Cool time lapse!

[@tedwpx123]

Great job explaining things> Another great Ryan / How Farms Work production

[@zilla2006able]

nice Grain Bin Ryan

[@samrugtiv3839]

Good looking bin,good work men .you will be talk of the town now.sam

[@americanfarmer2779]

Good luck with building grain silo

[@codyludwig2811]

1 thing I know about those in floor auger is its not goot to have them come out of the cement cause you end up with moisture problems and the cement starts to crack up around the outside of the the bin floor concrete, so like how you guys mounted yours above the cement was a better idea.

[@Kamal_sran]

Gain lot of knowledge about Bin. Amazing

[@halilkaptan1]

Greetings from beautiful structure turkey

[@TheHwnleatherguy]

aloha. just watched this video. a suggestion regarding that handrail on the first grain bin??? maybe cutting some sort of pvc or poly piping and slitting it open to cover that "joint" that would protect your hand??? and maybe using a large diameter piece of heatshrink tubing + rubber/electrical tape to hold/fasten at each joint??? maybe as simple as that black pipe insulation???? anything to protect your hands. for that matter anything that you could wrap around that pipe/metal railing to give you better grip & just overall protection from burrs and sharp edges. AND, just always remembering to wear good gloves; just in case. any accident to your hands would really create bigger problems... SAFETY FIRST!!!!!!!

[@malcolmconnor6602]

very interesting, thank you

[@cameronchristie294]

your the best Ryan

[@WPRJersey]

Looking good brother

[@silentcaos]

ya what's up with the packers hat ? geeesh... SKOAL VIKES!! I been enjoying your vids, good work...

[@ryderhawbecker9780]

The unload auger confusion comes from some guys out west don’t put floors in. They just use the concrete as their floor because they don’t need the airflow to dry their grain because it’s already dry

[@fluffyfloof9267]

6:13 no worries, it's a Farraday's cage; electricity flows along the path of least resistance. INSIDE that bin is probably the safest place you can possibly be during a thunder/lightning storm. Just make sure it's grounded properly.

[@HowFarmsWork]

Yeah, but we were working all around the outside of the bin too.

[@adey88splace]

A Toronto Blue Jays Fan!

[@joelhenderson5526]

Good stuff guys!

[@Pinziee]

thx for the nice video! already looking forward for the next one ;-)

[@WorldsOkayestFarmer]

Great video thanks for showing all the steps! What a nice bin! #jealous

[@SomeGuyFromOttawa]

Blue Jays shirt on one of the workers! Love it!!

[@chrismorris308]

The Bin looks Great Ryan she's looking hungry for 20k bushal of grain😎

[@lindamccullum5350]

you are the best

[@attiarachid8735]

GOOD JOB ATTIA RACHID agronomie

[@eddeetz493]

You guys make it all look easy. I hope you fill all the contracts, bins and need ag bags for the grain overage. No more moisture fees on shipped corn. Good luck on the weather and trucks shipping direct. Do you plan to keep a cushion to bin fill and ship if trucks are busy and weekends?

[@HowFarmsWork]

Depends on the farm we're at. We don't usually sell straight from the field on the main farm anyway.

[@eddeetz493]

Good luck on improved prices once trade war pirates get hungry and NATO countries need food. Heck of a smart and timely investment. I was crew on a coop new bin. The unloading equipment and explanation was great. Great design and the sweep is a great labor reducer.

[@fynbo1007]

What about the old bin, will you repair it or will it be cut down? Can you take out one ring in the old bin and still use it? Thank you for sharing your journey. God bless you and your family

[@KayColeLynn]

Travis actually has a video talking about it but basically the only level on that bin is the top so for now they are going to fill it up a small amount and use it like that

[@paulstorey7104]

I build chief grain bins so i know how fun putting floors in is they are probably the worst part of the bin other than the roof 😂😂

[@edcs13]

Plasma cutter good choice

[@nathanielkman6689]

Love ur vids

[@stevemondal.]

Well done again Ryan.

[@cozcalconcozcalcon7802]

I have to say you guys did a really good job building that silo. Plus I would not want to be in that during a lighting storm either. Being struck by lightning is not fun. I was struck by lightning when I was 8 years old. Keep up the great work. Can you replace the clamps on the stairs for the older silo with the clamps for the new stairs by ordering them or will they not work on the older silo do to the age of the silo?

[@lukestrawwalker]

The other bin is a year or two old, built by a different company (Sioux). The new bin is by Sukup. You could probably get the parts and they might work but it's probably not worth the expense and hassle to buy and install them. Later! OL J R :)

[@stevenreinert7701]

What settings did you use on your camera for your time lapse photography keep up the good work

[@HowFarmsWork]

Just a normal timelapse with a two second interval.

[@cartersouthwick8187]

Hello from Iowa

[@brileybarkela3004]

Sukup is made in my home town

[@ethanvandehey1141]

How much was the whole thing ? Thinking about putting one up and wondering how much everything is ?

[@Andy7798]

Will a leaf blower blow corn? That's what we use here instead of sweeping, though it's on wheat / barley etc not sure if corn would be too heavy? It's much faster and does a better job just need to remember the dust mask!

[@chair362]

when it comes time to fill you should stick a go pro inside to get some sweet footage..maybe attach it to a rope so you can easily pull it back up

[@davidpatten7713]

I built bins for over a decade and really started to get into it commercially before something threw me out of whack but if you could ever use any pointers on anything like sweeps or anything if you go commercial or any pointers I would love to give you advice or help you in any way I could to help you improve your business farm or just be a helping person in any way...

[@davidpatten7713]

It was a medical thing that I had to step away but I'm still mentally there and very well educated and really passionate about what I learned in that field so I'm sorry to project on your video but....???

[@streetrcr986]

The plastic feet on the ogger arm is that so the ogger can spin around the bin instead of being stuck in one spot ??

[@jamesgoldsmith4805]

Ready for harvest!.?

[@johnwarren-649]

You guy setting the burner as vapor or liquid for the lp gas Ryan

[@ryenkiker1483]

You scared me Ryan I thought you weren’t going to post today😂😰

[@mikewood3203]

Do the outload gaugers not go directly into the cement anymore or is this the way Sukup does it?

[@lukestrawwalker]

Most bins have a raised floor ("drying bin") so it creates an air plenum between the concrete base the bin rests on and the perforated floor of the bin the grain rests on, so air can be blown up through the grain to keep it in good condition as moisture and temperature changes take place... Typically if you only have one bin, you auger in corn straight from the combine at say 20-25% moisture, turn on the stirrators and fan/burner and blow hot air through the grain for a day or two until the grain is down to about 15% moisture or below. Then you turn off the burner and blow "outside" temp air through the grain to cool the grain down. Once it's cooled down, it will quit losing moisture (hot grain drives off moisture which can condense between the kernels and cause mold/mildew and ruin the grain). Blowing air through it pulls the heat out of the kernels so they stop shedding moisture and evaporates the moisture between the kernels by replacing the hot humid air with cool dry air. Once the grain is cooled, it will then store pretty well. Have to check moisture periodically and watch the humidity and temperature. As cold weather arrives, once it gets down below freezing (say in the 20's) you turn the fan back on and "freeze" the corn by blowing icy cold air through it on a cold, dry day to remove the remaining warmth from the grain, again to prevent humidity from the warm grain in the cold weather from freezing out on the bin walls and the outer layers of grain as the temperatures get colder through the winter. Blowing icy cold (hopefully dry) air through the grain "freezes" the grain to close to the outside temperature to prevent moisture condensation and freezing issues. The grain is usually then stable to store through winter. In the spring, as temperatures begin to warm up and humidity increases, again the grain is icy cold from sitting in the bin all winter. It can draw in humidity from the outside air, and cause that moisture to condense on the kernels of grain and cause mold issues. SO, you usually fire up the fans again as the temperature warms up, preferably on a warm, dry day with low humidity, and warm the corn up by blowing warm outside air through it, checking the moisture to see that it remains at the proper level. Once the corn is warmed up, it's usually stable to store until it's time to remove it from the bin and haul it to the delivery or sale point. You have to check the grain periodically in the bins to maintain it in "proper condition". You don't want the grain overly dry (low moisture is lost profit, due to the grain being lighter in weight (at 15% moisture, 15% of the grain in the bin is actually WATER.... that's why elevators will dock you for moisture above certain levels, but they don't "pay extra" because the grain is TOO dry-- that's just money you lost!) You CERTAINLY don't want the grain to mold or mildew in the bin and create a crust or clumps or hot spots due to excess fines and moisture that damages the grain and then get docked heavily for damaged grain... so you have to check on the grain and maintain the moisture levels and temperatures in the bin so the grain maintains quality. Later! OL J R :)

[@Pinziee]

I have a question: If you clean up a Harvester silo, can you store some DRY corn in ?

[@ryenkiker1483]

Hey Ryan

[@orsonsteele2424]

How many %can you dry dawn with this bin ? Just a few maybe ?

[@jamesbainton]

Do you now have enough bin space to hold all of your harvest?

[@dwightkuster8249]

No.

[@jamesbainton]

Roughly what %'age can you hold? I just did a very quick calc, and that one bin will hold about 80acres worth of corn! Holy...bin space is expensive I guess.

[@SomeGuyFromOttawa]

Curious why you didn't go with Sioux again on the new bin

[@HowFarmsWork]

Cost almost twice as much to build

[@iHuDxRider]

I can't beleive that dude didnt have earplugs in running that impact in there.

[@jason-white]

I had no idea those bins actually had floors.

[@PeterGomez-uk6kh]

How much do they charge for the labor of a grain storage? of 4 rings

[@jmt1611]

Probably safe in the bin, acts like a giant Faraday cage. Sub-floor area seems like a super place to live if I was a rat.

[@HowFarmsWork]

Yeah, but it wouldn't cover the person standing outside holding the bolts in.

[@lukestrawwalker]

Til the burner kicks in and the fan turns on and blows 120 degree blast of air in there at 75 mph and 120 decibels LOL:) Then it's not such a good day... Later! OL J R :)

[@tihspidtherekciltilc5469]

I wonder what the price difference is compared to today.

[@wannabefarmer6056]

What makes one bin different from another as far as a wetter grain crop?

[@bigfoot-wo3qy]

I wouldn’t be afraid to put 20% corn in it with proper fan and heater use. Automation would help.

[@hastonandrew2]

how much would one of those cost for the items and to get them installed on the farm.

[@hastonandrew2]

hope your arm gets better bud.

[@jakegordon1179]

for your guys next music video you should use Underdogs by Chris Young

[@Bosco12ful]

Can this store Maize in a hot country? What is the capacity (tons)?

[@wilsonandrade2220]

👍👍👍👍

[@adam8347]

so this bin is only going to hold 100 acres of 200 bushel corn? or is it to be used for soybeans?

[@HowFarmsWork]

It’ll be used for corn