When we went on a harvestore I read about them, they are beasts. And at one point a rep had to inspect foundation before election, they were mad crazy expensive to build.
On Wed, Oct 28, 2020, 9:45 PM Mathew Howard <mhoward...@gmail.com> wrote: > Most of the silos around here aren't used anymore and sit empty (both > cement and harvestore)... I don't think if I've ever seen, or even heard > of, a collapsed Harvestore that didn't have a tornado involved. > > 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 >> > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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