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<blockquote data-quote="TerryMiller" data-source="post: 3253384" data-attributes="member: 7900"><p>The grain bins are all nice and all, but when one collapses, it is a major mess. I was a manager of a country grain elevator, which also had fuel, oil, grease, and fertilizer. The company added a 150,000 bushel metal grain bin next to the 150,000 bushel concrete grain elevator. We didn't know it at the time, but the builders used grade 5 bolts. Harvest came along and we filled the metal bin. That evening, I walked around it, turning on the aeration fans before quitting for the day. We had a little shower come through, which cooled things down a bit.</p><p></p><p>About 30 to 45 minutes after my walk around, we heard a noise and saw lights flickering while at supper. I went out to check things, and roughly 145,000 bushels had spilled out. It sheered bolts near the bottom, and the whole thing split apart with the roof of the bin dropping down on top of it all.</p><p></p><p>Afterwards, we had mice like you wouldn't believe, with led to the cats getting fat and also getting more snakes in the area.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryMiller, post: 3253384, member: 7900"] The grain bins are all nice and all, but when one collapses, it is a major mess. I was a manager of a country grain elevator, which also had fuel, oil, grease, and fertilizer. The company added a 150,000 bushel metal grain bin next to the 150,000 bushel concrete grain elevator. We didn't know it at the time, but the builders used grade 5 bolts. Harvest came along and we filled the metal bin. That evening, I walked around it, turning on the aeration fans before quitting for the day. We had a little shower come through, which cooled things down a bit. About 30 to 45 minutes after my walk around, we heard a noise and saw lights flickering while at supper. I went out to check things, and roughly 145,000 bushels had spilled out. It sheered bolts near the bottom, and the whole thing split apart with the roof of the bin dropping down on top of it all. Afterwards, we had mice like you wouldn't believe, with led to the cats getting fat and also getting more snakes in the area. [/QUOTE]
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