12/6/2023 0 Comments 15 ft farm silo![]() which believes it's the tallest on-farm silo ever built."We decided to go with another tower silo instead of a bunker silo because we believe they're more efficient and faster to load," says Justin VanGilder, 17, who, along with his twin brother Jason, father David and mother Connie, and uncle Donald, comprise Dovan Farms. It was built last summer by Sollenberger Silos Corp. across and holds approximately 3,000 tons of corn silage. ![]() World's Tallest Silo? SILOS Silos 22-6-13 You couldn't miss Dovan Farms' silo in southwestern Pennsylvania if you tried. 17201 (ph 717 262-2907).Ĭlick here to download page story appeared in. 15530 (ph 814 267-3184) or Sollenberger Silos Corp., 2294 Molly Pitcher Hwy., Chambersburg, Pa. high.Ĭost of the project, including Big Jim unloader, was $129,000.Ĭontact: FARM SHOW Followup, Dovan Farms, 582 Rocky Lane, Verlin, Pa. Prior to that, the tallest farm silo the company ever built was 128 ft. The silo took Sollenberger Silos three weeks to build. The silo is loaded by a 150 hp Allis Chalmers 7040 powering a Gehl 1580 blower. of concrete and the silo and drive-thru required about 350 cu. A Big Jim Quantum unloader fills trucks at the rate of 1,000 to 1,500 lbs. high drive-thru alley for loading the feed truck. ![]() You can only pack about 25 tons per hour, compared with blowing 60 tons per hour into an upright silo." wide and we would have needed a 20,000-lb. "To get the same capacity we would have had to build a bunker silo 150 ft. "We decided to go with another tower silo instead of a bunker silo because we believe they're more efficient and faster to load," says Justin VanGilder, 17, who, along with his twin brother Jason, father David and mother Connie, and uncle Donald, comprise Dovan Farms. which believes it's the tallest on-farm silo ever built. You couldn't miss Dovan Farms' silo in southwestern Pennsylvania if you tried.
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