wood silo - The Forestry Forum
May 13, 2012 · Came across a silo for sale. it's 12' diameter and 25' high. the seller says it's cedar, but my resident barn expert, ROOSTER, says it's more likely cypress. It has to be disassembled.
Building With Salvaged Wood Silos – Mother Earth News
Sep 1, 1975 · John Jackson describes methods to buy and salvage wood silos at low cost to use when building on your homestead. Originally published as "Wooden Silo Salvage: An Overlooked Rural Resource ...
Is there any resale market/value for an old stave silo?
Feb 19, 2021 · Recently bought and acreage we are in the process of fixing up but have no use for the old silo. Curious if anyone knows of a market for used silos or if they are worth anything. Put a door in it and use for a shed. We used a top to make a …
Wood Stave Silos Still Going Strong
The first Unadilla wood stave silos were erected in 1905. Last year, during the Bicentennial, the company ran a contest to find their oldest wood-stave silo still in use. The winner: A 69-year-old silo on the Smith Bielby Farm near Otego, N.Y.
Wood Stave Silo Photos Are Peek At The Past
At one time wooden stave silos were quite common across North America, but there aren't many of them left. John Day of Randolph, Minn., recently sent FARM SHOW photos taken long ago of a wooden silo under construction on his farm, and of the finished silo.
They Still Build New Wood Stave Silos
"Wood silo and barn restoration. New wood silos for sale." That's part of an ad we spotted recently in the back of a farm publication. It was placed by a New York firm that continues to do a thriving business repairing old wood stave silos and building new ones.
The Legacy of the Disappearing Silo - Morning Ag Clips
Sep 14, 2020 · The wooden silo, while cheap and relatively easy to build still had a number of problems. They were not airtight and were notorious for leaks. The greatest threats to the wooden version were rot and fire.
old silo with no roof - what to use it for? | Homesteading Forum
Sep 7, 2007 · On it is an old ceramic tile silo, dating to turn of the century, with no roof. It looks to be in good condition with the exception of a few tiles where the mortar has come loose in places and freeze/thaw expansion has started to move the tile.
Wood Stave Silo | Yesterday's Tractors Forums
Apr 4, 2013 · Here's a shot of my latest purchase. An old wood stave silo. It'll look good next the other 19th c. buildings on my place. I guess this could be considered...
Viewing a thread - 85 year old wood stave silo filling - AgTalk
Posted 11/5/2019 19:35 (#7830034 - in reply to #7830032) Subject: RE: 85 year old wood stave silo filling: western WI: kipps - 11/5/2019 19:32 I've heard some stories of filling older silos here. Evidently the doors didn't seal very well.