grain bags

[Jagfarms]

Does anyone use grain bags for storage? If you do how is it working for you?

[JDGreen]

Neighbors babysit grainbags all winter and now all summer.. .Me on the otherhand lease new bins and work oilfield in the winter to pay for them.. Oh ya and then hit the beach in the summer.. That's how I see them working out ..Pretty cocky I know but I don't see how grainbags save me any money long term.. Damn I'm tired :-(

[checking]

If I were interested in growing surplus grain, I'd put up an elk fence compound around my grainbags. I'd have it electrified. This is not a big raven area, so it should work. Otherwise, those bags are temporary, and moved as soon as bin space opens up. They have turned $4 durum into $12 durum which easily paid for the bagger and extractor, and then some.

[SASKFARMER3]

We have put three crops in grain bags. 2009 2008s big crop plus good one in 2007. But we have lots of bin storage. Their a temporary storage. Fast and cheap. But they do have problems to. Ravens and yesterday one little one I touched with sprayer split. More work oh well. As for the beach I live their in summer so cant see how that affects my grain storage. Still need some new bins for around the dryer that's our summer project.

[ry0972]

After spending a couple hours and 4 rolls of patch tape fixing holes on 5 bags before another rain event I can't see how guys that will need them more than once in 20 years would not just put up bins.
I know the POS Flaman bagger was cause of our initial frustrations but deer, coyotes and birds are not helping!!!
Even with the price jump the last few years bins under 5000 bushel are bringing more at sales than they cost when new. Used bags haven't quite been holding their value as well!!!
And the 15 000 bush ones are cheap enough that they will pay for themselves in under ten years either by holding crops through low prices or in the cost of bags, equip purchase/rental and massive spoilage.
Many guys have good luck with them but there are many others that have lost huge $$ using them.
Talked with a guy on friday that was probing a bag for samples and found bugs, after more checking thinks he has 3 bags of wheat and durum with 6"-12" of rotten along the bottom and bugs. He has been using them for 3 years on rented land and figures he could have put up storage for 1/2 the crop and put the rest in piles and been money ahead. Has a bunch of Behlen hoppers on order for this summer.
The cost/bushel of the bags is OK if you ALWAYS can make full bags of the same grade, once you start making partial bags (not enough of a grain to fill or just a few 1000 to much, crop share splits so can't mix, grade, moisture other quality issues) the cost/bushel can double or more.
If a bag splits or ?? and you have to rebag or bin there is extra costs/time for handling.
Some guys can make them work and are happy with them . For me I will keep adding bins (Behlen)as I can afford them. The 100,000 bushel of Darcrapi's we put up in December were paid for by holding feed wheat that was worth $1 or less and selling it for $5 to $6.50.
With late seeding and the calls of an early Aug frost this year could have to do it again, If we get any wheat/barley seeded!!!

[cottonpicken]

Ive been bgging for 3 years and *** hate them.

At harvest youll love them,they are like another man in
the field but the rest of the year you willhate them.