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ne il | Looking for forms to pour concrete for grAin bins. Where would one look or go to buy them. Going to start doing more work of my own. Just can't depend on outside guys. Thanks |
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| Most bin guys just use plywood, or metal could get metal ones made at any good metal shop just have them shear the iron to the height that you want and put 90 degree bends on the ends so you can bolt them together, just have more sections for bigger bins, if you are talking about the form sections for pouring stem walls am shure you can buy them from any contractor/cement supply type company one example would be SMI http://www.smionline.com/ I know thay handle lots of stuff like that. Dennis SEND |
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just a tish NE of central ND | METAL FOR SURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!You will save LOTS of time using metal forms.Ad reusable without much up-keep. |
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west central Iowa | I did 2 24' bin pads last fall, used 12"steel forms on one and 12" hardboard lap siding on the other one. If I do more I will use the lap siding again. It comes in 20' lengths and is much easier to work with and remove. If you are careful you could probably reuse it. |
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WC MN | Anyone ever lift a bin off and pour over the old concrete adding rerod and 4 inches of concrete? Maybe 4 more inches around also |
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ne il | Tear it all out and start over!!!!! |
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SW MN | Just had mine poured and they used 2' forms. this way they did't have to dig a footing. I dug the entire site out to the point where the 2' forms ended at the top of the height I wanted. I don't want to have to do it over in 10 years.
Use alot of rebar. mine had 2 rows of 3 and then 2'square on top for a 48x12 ring bin. |
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SWIL | Tazzer did you use metal forms or plywood. We want to use 2 foot forms for our 48 foot pads but we have never used 2 foot wood before. |
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Central Illinois | Used the same plywood forms each time, then pitched them. Now these were tall bins also, so we poured a 3' wide by 2' deep footer. Used the trench for the form on the footer, just struck off to some rebar driven into the ground at intervals. Then we ripped the plywood to 2 foot strips. We bought metal ties to hold it together, used 2X4's vertically every two feet, kicker boards on the outside, and one cable around the outside. 15 inch wide wall with lots of rebar. Worked excellent three times running. Figured it didn't owe us a thing after the last use. |
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Slicker than a Yes album. | Our concrete guy gets extras to rent from this place. http://www.carrollsupply.com/
Might have some old ones to sell. |
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| If you want you cant use mine I live in Central Ia. 641 751 3295 |
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Central KY | I did a pour over of and it has held good for going on six years. Took an 18' pad to a 21'. We form our pads using 12" masonite. Can be reused and it is cheap. |
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| We build aluminum radius forms they would be quite handy 2 foot tall is no problem they will build a perfect circle fast.
if you have and intrest look us up www.EZfootings.com Thanks |
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| look up Ezfootings.com they have forms that work great |
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Concrete forms for grain bins
