Long-arming a Harvestore Silo

Harvestores must be short-armed when empty to create a cone on the inside after first filling. Once the cone inside has made, the arm on top is long-armed to reach haylage on the outside of the harvestore, maintaining the cone in the center.
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[@TF21Snowman]

Dont miss doing that, the 4 we had were inside a feed room shed, so never had to deal with the weather when we had problems with them.

[@2510jd]

After all these years, they still pull those unloaders by hand..? Lol.. I always loved watching the guys pull those and work on them when I was a kid..

[@carlosgavino6874]

Much respect for these guys its hard work im currently working on them suck when they fight you on the way out or lift floor plates

[@MrRabit1993]

I worked for Fox Valley Harvestore in the 70s. I did erection and service work. A very interesting job.

[@TF21Snowman]

We had a electric winch we used to pull them in and out. ALot easier. But it did suck when the cone fell in on inself. Only happened a couple time in 3 years.

[@HowFarmsWork]

He is a serviceman, it's different talking to someone than to a camera.

[@jaywest4102]

My grandfather just bought a neighboring farm, those blue tubes helped drive the previous owner out of business.

[@joehartoon]

Blue Tombstones. They mark every dead farm.

[@CrestwoodRocks]

not exactly. Some farms have shut down regardless on if they had Harvestores or not. One Harvestore farm in Hiram township Ohio has been doing very very well for decades and has added more Harvestore silos and even a Slurrystore silo (those stores manure).

[@FlaviusTheodosius]

I'm glad I only use a harvestore for HMC, I much prefer two 20' by 80' cement silos for haylage. There are around a dozen new harvestores for silage in my area in the last year, I personally don't see the attraction.

[@lllpatricklll1]

As I was saying,.... I long armed one of our unloaders today. The job takes about 2 - 3 hours. Maybe less if someone helps :) Thanks for the video!

[@stuartsplace100]

looks like quite a job

[@alanleininger2016]

This is an example of why most of these were abandoned. a tractor and bunker is much more economical that this.

[@CrestwoodRocks]

newer Harvestores uses better technology.

[@kehrer1993]

so these silos get emptied from the bottom and the marerial slides down?

[@mfreund15448]

I am just south of you in the Quad Cities. Love the Potosi Brewing Co.

[@philipbridges3800]

We use a proper set of installation rails in the UK not balanced on old milk churns,cutter chain looks bit worn by the way its behaving,more proffesional to use the sides of the door frame and wrap the winch right round the machine for a straighter pull,also avoids the part where it grabs hold and walks in nearly grabbing the cable.38 years of doing the job.

[@benjammin4456]

You should write a book

[@stickcowboy]

i almost bought one of the big blue tubes when i was in dairy biz ,Good way for small farmer to feed but hard to pay for it.

[@dilbertbiggen3583]

+mark richards Lots of guys went belly up building them. Blue bankruptcy tubes!

[@codysfarm9711]

Any one watching in 2020

[@73h73373r357]

Why do you want a cone in the silo anyway?

[@samkom33]

well if its longarmed the whole time, and the silo is full with 110 feet silage there would be heck of a weight on the unloader mecanism. by using a shorter arm,, its easyer for the engine-chain to move,, and the silo-circle around the walls hold most of the weight,, but looser materials will fall down in the center and be fed out until the silo is almost empty... then you can fill it again ORE do as in this video, longarm it to empty it compleatly

[@Ghettocowboy33]

This at Travis's place?

[@MatthewHoag77]

Yep.

[@tigerstv9714]

I hate harvesores, they're a pain in the ass if the unloader fucks up

[@waterskiingfool]

Was that grandpa ?

[@guggisbergfarms9264]

Silage bags are way easier and cheaper

[@CrestwoodRocks]

Depends on what you use it for. The company CST Industries showed a farm of the future

[@jasonreber4101]

so funny

[@lllpatricklll1]

I long armed one of u