Hi , I would be grateful if anyone could assist with a query I have making my own pellet silo. I am using the base of a very small silo which contains the suction arrangement. It was about 4 foot high and the new silo is 9 feet high. I'm wondering if the increased weight crush the 'hat' and if I should make something like a table above it to relieve any strain, any thoughts? I attach a couple of photos
Homemade Silo Query
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Lake Girl
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I would try to get a first hand look at well performing storage bins... (broken link removed)
Karl_northwind
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The hat should be fine, the issue will be the strength of the sides. pellets can exert a pretty good outward pressure, especially as the column gets higher. the original sides may not be heavy enough to handle additional pressure from the taller column of pellets.
proceed carefully.
proceed carefully.
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