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Best way to keep grain from plugging the sump in a bin
We have struggled for years with bad grain blocking the auger we use different designs triangular and cone shaped and found that the square boxes are the best.
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Do you put this in a bin with a sweep inside the bin?
Looks like a great design... was looking into building similar
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Yes. The square box works better than a triangular point.
Do you think there would be a need to put a handle on it 2 or 3 feet up in the air? Easier to grab before you turn the sweep on?
Or does y...
Morewe take ours out of the bin.
but you have a great idea! you should take my design and add/modify it to make it better!
Post a picture whe...
MoreIf you watch your bins you don't need anything
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If you have downspouts going into a bin, the condensation causes a spot to rot at the top of the corn which causes a plug when it gets to th...
MoreWe put a hydraulic sump saver in one bin this fall. Haven't had to use it yet but certainly looks like chunks don't stand a chance. I se...
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We used to do the pyramid and that's the wrong design. square boxes eliminate the problems.
****, we have a pyramid style in a new bin...first sump guard we have had in a bin. Is the problem with pyramid that there is no vertical f...
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Let me know if this helps
Yep, thanks!
Is that corn or beans?
Good for both.
Corn in the picture
Thanks for the idea we have not had any problem other than snow and ice
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My Grandad always had a rod stuck through the side wall of the bin directly above the floor and it extended in to the center of the sump wit...
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Have lots of problems in beans only get hung up on bin wall will have to try that green pods