Do you remember...
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Topic: Do you remember...
Posted By: GBACBFan
Subject: Do you remember...
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2010 at 5:51pm
building a corn crib out of snow fence? There's a lot going on in this pic if you look real close.
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Posted By: Dusty MI
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2010 at 6:39pm
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Yes, not only corn cribs but also a silo. Picket fence lined with tar paper today called building felt. It's been a long time ago but it seems like dad cut 4 poles from the woods and set them in the ground to help hold the temporary silo in place/up. Dusty ------------- 917 H, '48 G, '65 D-10 series III "Allis Express" |
Posted By: SHAMELESS
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2010 at 7:54pm
| awww mannnn! do I remember them d*mn things! we would have 13-15 of them, all 3-4 ringers, flooring was 1x12's just laid loose, 2 power poles in front, spaced about 4-5 ft apart, wire the cribbing fence to them, nail 1x6's across the front, up about 6 ft high, and to make things easier, he (dad) had to put them on a side hill! when full we had to hand hoist a half a roof up at a time to cover the pile, made of corrigated roofing and 1x6 lumber. kept having to lift the fence up while trampling the ears down as we filled each ring otherwise the cribbing would just break as the corn settled. ever scoop corn off the grass/weed covered ground? we'd put corn tunnels in through the middle behind the 1x6 boards, made it easier for the shelling crew and rats to get into the pile! had to wire or rubber band your pant legs while shelling as the rats uncovered would run up your pants legs. after shelling, had to dismantle everything and take inside out of the weather, that way the cribbing would last about 2-3 years. the floor boards 2 yrs. i shill have the elevator, the pump jack (built into the hoist) and the belt used for that awful job! man we were in hog heaven when dad bought a new behlen crib! but he only bought one! |
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2010 at 8:01pm
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We only had 2, 3ringers every year cause Dad only farmed 60 tillable and we had the big wooden corncrib Grandpa built in the 30's. We also had a small 7x28 or so crib next to the cattle shed. I remember the neighbors unstyled JD A running the elevator.
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Posted By: ChuckLuedtkeSEWI
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2010 at 8:07pm
| I like the way they hoisted the front of the wagon up to make unloading easier. |
Posted By: wheatbreeder
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2010 at 8:25pm
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yes I remember that only the snow fence cribs where 1/4 that size of the picture moisture was a concern that was the reason for smaller cribs we started cribing corn the 3rd week in sept using a D15 series II and a two row New Idea picker it took 3.5 wagons to fill the crib which sat on a two layer bed of fence posts . Morley ------------- Farm stuff 8050,6690,175,F2,5050,WD |