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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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Have lots of problems in beans only get hung up on bin wall will have to try that green pods
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 with an L shape on the end about 6” long and another on the other end outside the bin for a handle, just give it a twist or a push and pull if the sump was plugged, worked like a champ and saved lots of frustration !
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Thanks for the idea we have not had any problem other than snow and ice
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, 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 face?
On your square design, how wide are your spaces between bars?
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Good for both.
Corn in the picture
Is that corn or beans?
Yep, thanks!
Let me know if this helps
We 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 see one company makes an electric one that's quite a bit cheaper. We've had horrible luck with the pyramid rebar set-up.
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We used to do the pyramid and that's the wrong design. square boxes eliminate the problems.
If 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 the bottom. For out bins with pits and augers we are installing a second gate just about the first gate. If the second gate plugs the flow of the grain usually has caused the first gate to unplug.
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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we 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 when you are done.
farmers are the most innovative people I know.
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 yours rotate with the sweep?
Yes. The square box works better than a triangular point.