In the wisp group on Facebook there are some beautiful harvestore pics. I'd show you mine if you need reference for what not to do
On Tue, Oct 27, 2020, 8:52 PM Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > My understanding was the concrete silos with the bands are plenty strong, > empty or full, but that the silage in a Harvestore is structural and they > are weak when empty. > > > > Watch this video: > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nljxk1auzHQ > > > > There are also videos like this one, and I just don’t see how you mount > antennas, especially licensed dishes, at the top of a Harvestore. He also > mentions the bags they inflate to replace the silage as they empty the silo > to prevent a collapse. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdsm4BdM5Gs > > > > > > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *David Coudron > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 27, 2020 7:48 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Silos > > > > While we certainly haven’t done the engineering work on it, I think that > most cement stave silos are never really full. We had one on the dairy > farm when we were kids. Even when we fill it all the way up the top is > never really full since you need enough room to operate the silo > unloader. So the top 3-4 ft, maybe more is empty. And, you unload top > down in a cement stave silo, so after the first day of use, the silo is > already getting emptier on the top. So I think there never is really much > added strength on the top rows of staves where we would mount from the silo > being full. > > > > Thanks, > > > > David Coudron > > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Matt Hoppes > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 27, 2020 7:35 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Silos > > > > Somewhat related: is it safe to mount a bunch of equipment on an empt silo? > > > > On Oct 27, 2020, at 8:08 PM, David Coudron <david.coud...@advantenon.com> > wrote: > > > > Yes, > > > > There was recent thread we started about cement stave silos that folks > really helped us out on. For Harvestor silos, we usually brace the upper > rail to make it sturdier. Biggest thing is we don’t mount very high on > those. We keep the radios no higher than the top railing. For the > cement stave silos, here is what folks came up with, we are just now making > the same brackets. Picture attached: > > > > > > > > *David Coudron* > > david.coud...@advantenon.com | *Mobile: *612-991-7474 > > > > *Advantenon, Inc. * > > i...@advantenon.com | 3500 Vicksburg Lane N, Suite 315, Plymouth, MN > 55447 | www.advantenon.com | *Phone:* 800-704-4720 | *Local: * > 612-454-1545 > > > > <image001.jpg> > > > > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Jeremy Grip > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 27, 2020 3:42 PM > *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <af@af.afmug.com> > *Subject:* [AFMUG] Silos > > > > > > I know I’ve seen posts in the dimly remembered past about approaches to > mounting gear to silos, but… > > > > Looking for approaches to mounting radios, antennas (3.65 and licensed > backhaul--Cambium/Ceragon, 1-2ft dishes) to both concrete and blue > harvestore silos. Can’t believe how flimsy the guardrails on top of those > harvestores are. > > > > Jeremy Grip > > North Branch Networks > > <Screenshot from 2020-10-07 11-41-22.png> > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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