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N.W. Illinois | Our farm has had a York 7500 bph leg for 13 years and it has been a very good leg.
I agree the galvanizing doesn't look the prettiest on a York even when new. However there is no rust on the trunking of our leg at all. It looks the same today as it did 13 years ago. On the head and boot we have done some paint touch ups on the bolts holding them together on each side of them . The bolts were not galvanized and rusted quickly causing rust to streak down off of them. No big deal accessing and painting them on the head off the platform but York should know better than to assemble it with them.
We also have a Sweet leg and I would say it has a better fit and finish to it then the York. Around our area Sweet legs have always been known as a premium leg.
Some other things to consider with the purchase of a new leg are:
Ladder quality if you are going to be climbing the leg using the ladder on the leg. The Sweet ladder is much nicer and grippier than the Yorks. Rung size on the Sweet are perfect for holding on to.
Platform size. I've seen some legs with itty bitty platforms which are nerve racking to work off of. The York and Sweet platforms are large and easy to move around on.
Head and distributor quality and ease of switching between bins. The liner for grain wear differs between manufacturers. Our York and Sweet legs have each seen millions of bushels with no issues.
Gauge thickness of the trunking.
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Grain Legs which brand?
