Howdy,
We're moving into an old building which once operated as a brewery.
There's a pair of silos sitting outside (not sure how large) and an auger tied to both running into a mill room.
One of the silos is 90% filled with very old grain, while the other is only 5% filled.
(sounds like one of those terrible word problems so far, right?)
The motor attached to the auger works, but it keeps binding up and breaking loose the seals on the auger casing.
We've got an idea that either the nearly full silo has a bind in it (clumped up malt) or the auger has snapped somewhere.
Since we're not yet able to move the grain in this manner, we are at a loss as to how to clean these silos and prepare them for use.
We've had an environmental waste company come and bid on hooking up a vacuum truck and dispose of the grain, but we're wondering if there's another solution.
Does anyone have any experience in this or any elegant solutions for getting rid of this grain ourselves?
We'd appreciate any tips.
Cheers,
Michael
We're moving into an old building which once operated as a brewery.
There's a pair of silos sitting outside (not sure how large) and an auger tied to both running into a mill room.
One of the silos is 90% filled with very old grain, while the other is only 5% filled.
(sounds like one of those terrible word problems so far, right?)
The motor attached to the auger works, but it keeps binding up and breaking loose the seals on the auger casing.
We've got an idea that either the nearly full silo has a bind in it (clumped up malt) or the auger has snapped somewhere.
Since we're not yet able to move the grain in this manner, we are at a loss as to how to clean these silos and prepare them for use.
We've had an environmental waste company come and bid on hooking up a vacuum truck and dispose of the grain, but we're wondering if there's another solution.
Does anyone have any experience in this or any elegant solutions for getting rid of this grain ourselves?
We'd appreciate any tips.
Cheers,
Michael
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