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SW Indiana | Best advice i can give, find a good bin dealer who is focused on system design, don't look for the guy who says what you want, and don't be afraid to pay him well. He is your best asset and will cost less over time. We were exactly like you in 1999. We had 2-10k bins no floors. Our guy took time to learn our operation, show us our options, took our imput and came back with his ideas. We were able to get 3 phase. Put everything into an electrical building, which is the center of the entire grain system. Put 10" powersweeps in 27' bins. Put in Superb heat cool dryer with quantum and a hopper bin. Receiving is a 10" electric auger. Dry grain is an air system. Very simple set up. His goal was to get the base setup for 30 years expansion with blending a premium. What we did was pick and dry corn for 3 days, haul for a day and do it over again. Long story short, system is still working as designed. We are now 2400 acres, 2 semi's, larger combine w/ 8row head. We have gone from 20k storage to 130k, added a dump pit for the hopper bottoms. Added an axel scales couple of years ago. We plan to add grain leg and double storage over time. We have changed nothing from his design, not even moved an unload. His risk/reward recommendations were right on the money. | |
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