Are We Halfway Through The Bin Site Dismantle?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.พ. 2025
- Join along as we push hard in the rain and get a huge amount done. Things are starting to come together. Thanks to the crew we get one big bin down and the wet bin down. Thanks for watching along.
Damn Duffy, I’ve been watching ever since the early days and I can’t tell you how proud and impressed I am of your progress. You’ve given me a better and deeper understanding of the small farms and ranches I pass by in my travels around Michigan. Keep up the good work and take care of yourself.
I'm a big auger guy. It's what I prefer. You're building your farm into what you want. If you want a leg, that's awesome. I think you got a pretty good deal for how much storage you're getting. Bins are a solid investment if you plan on raising grain and playing the market. Personally, I've got enough storage that I won't need any more bins. I have to put in some new concrete for 4 of the bins I already have up. I'm pretty excited to see your bins when you get them back up. Good luck!
Hey Chris i love watch these bin tare down videos they are the bomb. I am so glad that you got this bin site. Because you do not know when you may pick up alot more land to run. When you are looking forward and not just to the end of your noise that is how you make good money by getting ready for what may come. When you can buy a grain leg like that for basically nothing you can afford to build a kick ass grain facility. Keep making videos it's great watching them.
Chris please read. As someone who has alot of experience with grain bins please consider the following
1. store the sheets inside or stood up on edge. Corrosion will ruin them even just with humidity.
2. Fans and extra roofvents.
3. If possible set the bins so you can reclaim grain or "blend" without needing extra augers or trucks.
4. A cheap hopper botton trailer and driveover drag should be plenty to feed the leg.
5. Nothing underground except electrical
6. Set up a drying system, i recommend a continuous flow dumping into an airlock (so as not to tie up the leg)
7. Spend money on concrete. As in elevate the bin. We won't put a bin up that isnt on a tall slab atleast 16" up. So you can run reclaim augers to the leg under you bin unloads.
8. Draw out your plans several ways and think hard about all aspects. How will the trucks dump, where? Can i add more bins? Elevation changes? Drainage?
9. Tour other farms with grain legs. No two farms will be the same. As most added onto existing facilities
10. Plan it out in functioning phases to keep cost down.
11. You are starting with a clean slate. Your going to plan. Your probly gonna regret how you did a few things 10 years from now, but we all do its life.
Good luck! Rome wasnt built in a day. This project may take a few years. When you get discouraged, just look back on how far you have come.
So proud of what you have accomplished over the years, look a great bunch of workers!
I think it's a fantastic purchase. I love deals like that. Definitely a big endeavor, but soooo worth it for what you got, and the learning you got from it so far! Nice score. Again!
I helped a friend of mine move 2 bins about 20 years ago. The bin jacks we had then were a-frame type with a cable winch to raise and lower. Got it done! Thanks for all your videos.
Yes sir and they work well I thought when I used them .
I'm jealous. That leg will be super handy. Glad to see another little farmer getting a deal. Keep it up!
Also make sure you take care of your health! Farming a marathon not a sprint!
You did the right thing, you got a great deal on the bins and leg .
You are doing great. Protect your health. Your lady appears to be a treasure.
I don't know why anyone would criticize you for the grain bins and leg. You can always get your permits and lease bin space to other farmers and collect storage. It's one more income center. Those bins will pay dividends for your entire life. Its a huge win. Carry on ...
Could not agree more. You have really done it this time.
Shout out to the team that helped bring this equipment down. It’s been amazing to watch the process. Only hope that you have the same type of help to get everything up and running.
I don’t see how this new capability wouldn’t be beneficial to you and the operation of the farm. Can’t wait to see it being utilized in the near future.
Don't worry about the negative what you guys have done to this video is amazing having that much storage is way faster and if the price is low hold it. Thanks for the awesome content yes I'm from iowa I know lol
Anything u do, Chris, that's going to help down the road,is astrp in the right direction,storing corn at home, and transporting it another,is the way to do it,👌
Duffy you are doing great!
That bin sight will be your best investment right after tile in the ground Keep it up !
Yeah baby the boys are out getting her done today beautiful things are coming together you keep doing what you're doing I'll keep watching liking and commenting
Wow, amazing work, men!!!!
I've been watching this from the start and think you're doing awesome work and you have a good plan for the future. Everyone has an opinion but at the end of the day, it's your decision. You've done your due diligence. Full speed ahead man. Keep us posted. There's a lot of us pulling for you.
I freely admit that IDK anything about row cropping. I'm happy you got such a good deal on this facility. Like I said yesterday, I wish you could have gotten the barn too.
I was thinking that as well.
Really enjoying the content, keep it up Chris
Great job and a great buy!
Chris its a win win for the farm.
- able to store and dry grain if needed and sell when prices are right for you.
- able to combine when ready and able to bang out acres when ready
-not dependant on moving grain any distance till you sell and at time you sell.
- every farm i know of has grain storage.
- can’t imagine combining during the daylight hours so you can see how things are working and during the heat of the day.
- big job reconstructing but I’m a firm believer you will have that done before you take on more acres and this also allows you that option.
Just many wins wins wins for you and your farm..
I thought you were nuts when you first started this project but I'll give you credit you knocked them bins out pretty fast and in winter yet
Chris, I have found out the hard way to not store corrigated metal panels in stacks (nested) and allow moisture to collect between them, that is moisture from condensation, rain, snow, etc.. I left a stack of corrigated metal nested together out over winter and when unstacking them for use the following summer, they were severely damaged due to corrosion, some type of chemical reaction, possibly electrolysis. Keep them in some kind of dry storage, if possible. Even if stored inside, if moisture collects between panels the potential for damage persists. I have found storing them nested, on edge is the best insurance. If moisture collects from any source, it quickly drains out and no damage occures. On edge is not as handy when considering material handling, but it has proven the best alternative to prevent potential panel damage. I have been working with these panels for over 50 years and found out about the problem early on. The best of luck with your grain storae project! Nick, North West Farmer (Oregon)
Good advice
Very good advice.👍
100% accurate, thanks for pointing this out. Friends who worked hard to disassemble a bin had to throw away all the bin sheets because of the corrosion after 3 years of flat storage.
Good stuff Chris, What a crew. Now to get it put back up at somepoint.
I think getting that grain bins and leg will benefit you a great deal and you’ll notice how much better your operation will go great videos love seeing them all lots of support from me on that
It's good to see you grow and look twords the future. You can always dry corn for hire or store it for other farmers. Keep the good work up
He has said that there wasn't much grain storage in his area
Good luck with the tear down and I hope that you can get everything moved to your place without a lot of trouble.I enjoyed the video.
I have a neighbor that has bins from the late 60s early 70s. He paints them every other year. The are still in great shape.
That was a good purchase for the money, a lot of work but you're saving a lot of money. The steel in those bins will be far superior to anything you'll buy new today. Win win I say.
Keep doing what what is right for you and the farm and anything that is right to save you money because times are getting even harder
Just keep doing, what you're doing, because it has worked out for you so far.
Chris your bins and crew look really good if some people cannot have new they never happy
Old bin sheers make good concrete forms
We’ve moved several bins, every time we repaired the pad, make it thicker to add more sheets down the road if needed
If you store you score! Smart move Duffy
Great job Chris. Keep it up. The best way to learn is by doing.
You go man! Got a great group of guys helping you glad to see your brother getting excited with the camera and loving helping his brother out! His mini skid is a kick ass machine! You guys got this and it'll make a better future for you! Kill the haters with a smile and a positive attitude!! Lots of love from the East Coast of Canada 🇨🇦
You doing a top job and bucket elevators are the best going to be a top storage system
You can never get away from the 'Know it alls'
You keep doing what works for you Duffy!
Huge job,impressive...
Chris as a business owner, don’t let everybody get on their skin. Don’t worry about them your money your skin your blood you’re doing a good job you’re thinking about the future keep going.
Hello Chris. Grain bins excellent purchase.
Yup the same way they came down is the same way they go up. NO SHORT CUTS. Hope ya put them up where the storage shed is. Even if ya get ONE bin up you’ll be so much ahead then the trolls will expect.
A lot of that deconstruction was just prep work on the tubes and augers. Once you had all that down and the leg, the bins disassembled like Lego. The above-ground portions of the grain leg looked to be in good shape. You just need the pit. Hopefully everything goes back together without much struggle. I imagine site prep will be the biggest expense putting everything back together.
You are doing an awesome job. Don’t worry about what everyone else says. Great video’s.
Well done Duffy
Keep pushing on
Looks like quite the project
Another day of progress Chris. Keep pushing and success will follow.
Blake and the badass bin boys bustin’ butt!
Keep it up your doing good
You have to look at the bright side those folks that don’t have skin in the game, are money makers, aka content generators!!!! Keep up the AWSOME videos
Chris this was an awesome purchase. When a state affiliated entitie buys equipment they buy the best. The contracts are inspected and built to code by certified contractors.
You got a deal. You've always looked to the future in your farm business.
Look how far you've come since working at your Dad's farm. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
It’s a good thing scrap prices are going up for what you’re gonna scrap to help out with cost. Buy all the other material that you gotta get for this project
Amazing progress. Well done all ☺️👍🏻🏴
Every farmer I know has a leg or two. Two of them put up new legs last year. A few have air systems from drier to bins. Just do what you’re doing it will pay off in the long run. Every one I know that put up complete new systems said they struggled financially for years.
If you can swing it when you go to put them back up, add two rings to every ben and you should never have to worry about grain storage with the four big band you have and the wet bin would be a real nice set up and in the future maybe you could add a second wet bin, a little taller or a little shorter and run a splitter off of the tube goes to it so you have to wet off the same shoot
Stay the course,you are doing fine.
Hello Chris!
Kee up the good work!
Been cold up here in New Brunswick too Chris and don't worry about who is saying what you'll never have enough or too much storage always be someone needs room or you'll need it and whatever you can get cheap today will never be that cheap again unless everything collapsed in Canada and USA and we start over on a different level best of luck bud build it bigger and better then you think you'll need or atleast plan setup like you know what you'll need someday nothing worse then saying I wish I'd of thought about this now
All I see is Duffy walking around filming whilst everyone else is working hard 😂😂
Hats off to his brother and his mates
Somebody has to video it!! So are lazy assess can sit here and comment on it...
@ Christ that one was lost on you wasn’t it, you must be the life and soul of the party 🥳
Nice video
Biggest thing between a 531 in a 5020 and one in a 6030 is the injection pump. 5020 had a RoosaMaster rotary pump and was not turbocharged while the 6030 has a Bosch in-line pump and was turbocharged and intercooled.
The common perception was that the 5020 was underpowered for its weight so lots of them were turned up. They were almost a throwback to the old 2 cylinder diesels that were built to pull and pto power was less of a design goal.
Ran a couple of both back in the day and still have one of each here.
See? Get all that prep work done and when the tanks come down, they COME DOWN. You're doing great Chris. Never mind the naysayers.
Regarding the comments of biting off more than you can chew...that only applies if you could not get the leg down and bins disassemble before the 2/15/2025. Whereas it the 4th we are seeing this video and most likely being 5 to 7 days afterwards, I would say your in good shape and doing well over all. You may be a little over your monetary budget yet that is off set by the fact most everything in good shape and may last much longer then first inticipated when you made the purchase. At least it was not all junk and a big waste of time and money. I personally feel you are very fortunate and making a wise long term move for yourself. Wishing you best in getting it finished up and moved back home. Bob
Yer getting it done way to go. This was a must have with today’s markets . Storage fees are to high 10cents a bushel here so you just keep on getting it.
I'm glad you were able to purchase that bin site instead of them tearing it down and scraping it
Making Great Progress ! Can't wait to see them go Back Up !
You can rent axels from dryer sales guys.
I can smell it, dad sold his three 24' bins last year, had rotten beans on top of the concrete slab to smell all summer while mowing.... buried now luckily
Dad had guys take down a 20x 60 silo and put it up at our farm that was a lot of cement stave to handle by hand hauled a lot of the by hay wagon
HEY GREAT JOB AWESOME
Slow and steady wins the race belive me I think sometimes you do something differnt lol but everyone has there own way all good lol
its the old adage Chris speculate to accumulate well done and really good to see every body working hard pulling together getting it done to you and the crew 👍👍👍👍
You're all doing a awesome job. Keep up the good work and get them Ben's down, be safe, my friends ,can't wait to see them up on your farm Chris. Yanko's probably missing you so get home soon .
Great day of progress. And I took find it funny how people who have no connection to you or your farm try telling you how you should do things. Yes, some might be constructive criticism. But most I feel is just some people trying to impose their will on others. So keep ignoring them and keep doing things the best that you can with what you have available.
just a reminder --scrap prices were up here in mississippi last month---10.50 a hundred lbs--just free money for the farm
Love the videos showing the progress! After everything is all said and done you will probably have spent a lot less then if you purchased one brand new bin! You do things the right way keep doing what you're doing!! 👍
I agree Chris that leg is 1000x easier than augers and a grain vac not to mention the speed of a leg
Save those bottom panels for forms to pour cement the new pads
Let the haters hate. Do what is best for you. I went to schaghticoke today and counted 5 legs in use
Rollin n o w.
Chris, we are so happy for you! Stay Safe!
Chris, long time viewer. Amazed at your energy and spirit. Keep up the great momentum. Look at what you have accomplished. Dont worry about the arm chair quarterbacks. Best of luck
Chris if you get just one grain bin up (Furget the Haters and doubters ) you’ll be so much ahead. Again move the storage shed and keep it a build close by home for ANY MAINTENANCE.
@@kaydog2008 I want to see Chris, when he gets the Bins up pointing the camera to the Bins, then back to himself, with a big smug smile on his face, for the Trolling Clowns. 😂😂
@ yup getter done bro even with one bin and the leg up he’ll be smoking this year.😎👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Arm chair quarter back, ready set hut
You know what's best ol buddy! Haters are our motivators . That system will do exactly what a brand new facility will once done . At a fraction of a fraction in cost.
Chris said the leg was worth 4 times more, than what he paid for the whole thing.
I'm proud of you Chris, don't pay any attention to those haters. Do what is best for you and the farm
Duff ! Yer doin' a great job !
Well done. An amazing video excellent progress it's fantastic to see these bins come down. The best of luck with it you have a great crew.
You should talk to a local millwright. They might make a new boot for bottom of leg for less than what gsi wants
Wise words at the end, thanks.
Those creased panels were most likely caused by putting in too wet of corn, the corn will stick on the sides and pull the rib down, dad did it once and a renter did it also... fun job replacing a ring halfway up
That's why "commercial" spec bins have exterior reinforcement for wet corn/grain.
Great effort from all of you. Great to see it coming to pieces
the cost difference from what you purchased that bis site vs what it would cost you to put up new is probably WAY in your favor. When you get this up and functioning then your cost to automate is minimal.
Great job Chris and Blake and crew thank you for sharing and your time was great can't wait for next video thank you
Your doing good and don't worry about what people saying about your life decisions and if you need ben stuff, let me know. We tore down a bunch of bins. And we have a couple of legs and odd stuff, let me know
This seems to be going so well! could you flip any of this and sell it?
Your doing good and as long as you can make the money back for what you spent on it with labour and everything it will save you money long term . If as you say you can do it with out having another loan payment that means you aren't going deeper into debt and are slowly getting were you want to be . Less debt more options and you can store your crop for better prices plus ship out dryer corn for less deduction
Looking good! Did you take enough pallets with you?
Great work. Just get a drive over conveyor to feed the leg. Be way more simple
I agree with you that the leg will make a difference annd flexibility with you working a one man operation.