Bin Wall Spacer Protects Stored Grain

Bin Wall Spacer Protects Stored Grain GRAIN HANDLING Accessories 34-2-25 Nyle Jurgensen has a simple way to protect grain in bins from roof condensation. He slips a simple spacer between the bin wall and the roof. "The roof sheets on many grain bins are tightened down on the side walls, so any moisture moving down the underside of the roof goes down the inside of the wall," explains Jurgenson. "It spoils the grain along the wall and at floor level." The answer, he says, is simply to separate the wall from the roof. Jurgensen cuts wedges out of brace irons from old telephone pole cross arms to make his spacers. He says it's important that they aren't too big. "One fellow had a 2-in. gap between the wall and the roof, and sparrows were able to get in," says Jurgensen. "My spacers maintain a gap of about 3/8-in., and the water that condenses on the inside of the roof drains down the outside of the walls instead." He cuts the brace metal to make a wedge-shaped piece about 1 in. wide and 2 in. long with one right angle. A notch is cut in the side to match the bin wall. "There are no bolts, no holes, no welding," says Jurgensen. "Just raise the bin roof on the inside and jam the wedge in until the notch sits against the side wall." Jurgensen places a spacer every few feet as needed to maintain the spread. It's a simple fix that protects grain quality without hurting the bin, he says. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Nyle Jurgensen, 3076 Valleyview Trail, Prole, Iowa 50229 (ph 515 462-3007).

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