They Fix Dented Grain Bins

They Fix Dented Grain Bins CROP STORAGE Silos 50 Timing is everything when grain bins get damaged Luckily for Chet Edinger when he noticed a big dent in the side of a grain bin a local farm building contractor crew was on site “Build Summit was installing a new bin and I mentioned the dent ” says Edinger “They said they could take care of it ” Edinger has bins running north and south and he notes the wind in the alley can be 10 to 15 mph greater Recent high winds created a 15 to 20-ft wide dent It was the second time this particular bin had been dented by wind over the past 3 years Shay Nelson headed up the Build Summit crew He has fixed his share of grain bins Normally he notes the fix requires removing the dent to return the grain bin close to its original shape Then the damaged sheets are removed and replaced with new sheets This fix proved to be simpler “The job required a boom lift and we had a telehandler there ” says Nelson “We drilled a couple of holes in the sidewall and fished cables through to two 4 to 5-ft long pieces of steel that spanned the inside surface of the dent ” “They popped it right out ” says Edinger “They’re my go-to company for farm structures ” No bin sheet replacement was needed Nelson credits the fresh nature of the dent and Edinger’s quick response to it “Steel has memory ” he says “The quicker you get to a dent the better the chance you have of getting the sheets back to pre-damage conditions ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Build Summit 36581 SD Hwy 44 Platte S D 57369 ph 605-337-2841; www buildsummit com

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