![]() PAINTING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OLDER BINS/SILOSĪfter an extensive period of use, the question sometimes arises what kind of paint could be used to paint an older used bin or for the maintenance of a bin / silo that is in an aggressive environment. Our structures are not intended for storage of forage products such as silage that requires a fermentation process to reach the products desired condition. The term silo is most commonly used in these nations for structures meant to store fermented forage products (silage or haylage) or for tall concrete dry grain storage structures or complexes.Ĭonversely, outside of North America the term silo is almost uniformly used as the terminology for round grain storage structures, including corrugated steel structures. ![]() and Canada the term bin is most frequently used to describe corrugated metal structures for the storage and drying of grain. The interchanging use of the term bin and silo as the description for our grain storage structures stems from the international nature of the agriculture. They also offer the advantage of being available in taller bins / silos than the unstiffened series. The stiffened series generally offers more efficient material usage and will generally have a lower material cost and lower freight cost than the comparable size of unstiffened tank. ![]() The unstiffened series is popular in the United States due to the large number of existing unstiffened bins/silos on the farmsteads. GSI manufactures both the stiffened and unstiffened series of bins/silos. This is often an important factor when adding to an existing facility. GSI began manufacturing the Wide corrugation bin/silo to match up to the eave and peak heights of existing 4" corrugation bins/silos, as well as for the overall appearance. The Wide (4") corrugation is popular in certain area's of the United States and Canada, especially in the smaller diameter and shorter bin heights. The 32" (813 mm) tall sheets reduce the weight of each sheet, which eases construction of the larger diameter and taller silos, which utilize thicker gauge steel. This series is a popular choice throughout the United States and in several other regions of the world. The Narrow (2.66") corrugation is the original GSI grain bin line. Neither corrugation has a great theoretical advantage over the other. ![]() GSI manufactures both Narrow (2.66") and Wide (4") corrugation bins and silos. ![]()
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