Grain dryer concrete??’s

[woodland]

We’re pouring the pad for the grain dryer later today (Yippee)😎 and I’m curious what finish others have on theirs and if they like it? It’s going to be 20x30 feet for a 16’ vertec. It’s the closest thing to harvesting that we can do and I’m looking forward to it.

Thanks

[farmaholic]

We’re pouring the pad for the grain dryer later today (Yippee)😎 and I’m curious what finish others have on theirs and if they like it? It’s going to be 20x30 feet for a 16’ vertec. It’s the closest thing to harvesting that we can do and I’m looking forward to it.

Thanks

I wouldnt give it a power trowelled glass finish..... walking on that with snow on your boots might be a bit slick.

Brush it....just my opinion.

[flea beetle]

I second brushed. Decent to walk on with wet/snowy feet. Not horrible to sweep up. Kind of a middle of the road way to go. After a few years, the brush finish wears down a bit and it is perfect.

[JoeyJeremiah]

Smooth makes cleaning up so much easier. But it does get slippery if drying in December.

[Guest]

Pads are always to small

[FarmJunkie]

Make the pad bigger. We made ours to small and just makes it harder to clean up. Have the same drier as u and it seems no matter how good a job u do to keep things from making a mess it always piles up somewhere.

[fjlip]

18X30 been fine for FF 180 for 23 years. Upgraded to GSI 1112, same footprint, will see.
Another question is do others have a cover/roof of some kind for rain? Always dumped dryer if rained out, in past but the GSI leaves 30 bu in bottom at unload so not sure what to do with a partially dry 30 bu?

[Partners]

Our dryer is shedded when not in use.
We use a large tarp.
Clean up in minutes..

[Guest]

18X30 been fine for FF 180 for 23 years. Upgraded to GSI 1112, same footprint, will see.
Another question is do others have a cover/roof of some kind for rain? Always dumped dryer if rained out, in past but the GSI leaves 30 bu in bottom at unload so not sure what to do with a partially dry 30 bu?

put a roof over ours , i like it , except for bird shit all over , guy at flame said old bin sheets work good , then the bastards can't roost and shi-t

[woodland]

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Signed off by some of hopefully the future operators😎

Hand troweled a patch for the artwork and really liked the look of it. Ended up doing it all. Kinda tricky getting it done nice since we ordered high strength 38 mpa. It seemed to flow like normal but sure set quick. Next batch for the pedestals and maybe the dryer shack pad coming Monday if we can get the forms done. Figure it can’t be any more slick than the garage pad here is. There is a couple of bin floors we poured that are a rough finish and they aren’t any fun to clean or sweep up so that swayed to choice too.😉

I hope this dryer is plenty big for us and it’ll be done long before Christmas which would be nice for a change.

[woodland]

Pads are always to small

Just like my bank account 😉

[woodland]

Make the pad bigger. We made ours to small and just makes it harder to clean up. Have the same drier as u and it seems no matter how good a job u do to keep things from making a mess it always piles up somewhere.

What size would you recommend? A little late for changes but we do have swamp mats or belting that could expand it if necessary. Mud is our nemesis out here with the wet heavy clay.

[woodland]

put a roof over ours , i like it , except for bird shit all over , guy at flame said old bin sheets work good , then the bastards can't roost and shi-t

Could put chicken wire on the sides and bottom of your trusses if need be. I despise birds in sheds too.

[FarmJunkie]

That looks good Woodland. Not sure how much bigger too make it tho. All I know is when the wind starts blowing and chaff and light seeds get spinning around it piles up off the pad no matter how big. Neighbour has one your size and says he shud have went 25 x 40 but I don’t know if that would be enough depending on weather. Definitely gonna help your situation.

[OfericSchim]

The given size is perfect for a grain dryer. The guys from our farmer's club usually do the same as you. However, they usually hire specialized construction companies to project the whole thing.