Custom-Made, On-Site Silo Doors

Custom-Made, On-Site Silo Doors SILOS Silos 28-3-35 If you're having problems with leaks or old, rotten doors on your silo, Ed Cooper is the man to call. "I've worked with silos for over 25 years," he said. "I started making silo doors three years ago and have been busy since then." Cooper works for Agri-Plastics, which also sells silo and feed bunk liners. They also refinish silo roofs and chutes. The liners and "lumber" are made with high-density polyethylene plastic that won't rust or corrode. "Plastic doors don't warp or leak as much as wood doors," says Cooper. "In some cases it is easier to fabricate a plastic door than it is a wood one." Agri-Plastics will come to your farm, measure the opening, and fabricate the doors on-site as soon as possible. "You save on the shipping costs and uncertainty of mail order. Also, on some of the older silos, the opening might have warped or been modified in some way where the original factory replacement wouldn't even fit," says Cooper. Agri-Plastics offers a wide variety of straps and latches. He will travel all over the Midwest and further depending on the number of doors ordered. Because the doors are custom made, mail order is not available. There is a minimum order of 10 doors and each door is about $35 to $45, depending on the silo. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ed Cooper, 2368 100th St., New Richmond, Wis. 54017 (ph 800 776-5610 or 866 803-6011).

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