Can you help me find a corn crib/ silo ?

[NChemungGuy]

I am looking for what I have always called a "corn crib". It is shaped and built like a silo, only shorter with a tin roof on it, however, no siding, only a metal cage like wall. I am looking for one to use and modify as an ornamental bird pen but can't for the life of me find anything on the internet. I live in Upstate NY , and if you can point me in the right direction, I would be very grateful. Thanks ! Chris

[Ross]

The only place I ever saw a picture of such was in a magazine 20 years ago, New Farm maybe? The roof was a standard grain bin roof with a grain bin ring at the top on poles and corn crib wire around. Might have had a grainbin ring at the base too. it was for cob corn

[NChemungGuy]

Yeah, thats what this would normally be used for, cob corn. I don't see them very much, and the two places I have, the people were unable to tell me where it came from.

[DaleK]

My neighbour has 4 or 5 of them. Just look around locally for anybody that sells grain bins (Brock, GSI, Butler, different dealers) and ask, they probably have a better idea than anyone. Or if you don't mind spending the money you could buy a roof kit for a regular grain bin and build the rest yourself.

[BetsyK in Mich]

We have two corn bins just like your describing four panels high and 14 feet across. My dad built them in the late 50's and used them up until he passed away in '76. Dad built them on raised foundations made out of cement blocks and it has begun to break up. I'd like to get rid of them before they tip or begin to buckle. It's a long way from NY to MI though. I did have one guy come and look at them, he wanted them for his peacocks. I told him to decide what they were worth and get back to me, never heard from him, guess he wanted them for free. They would have to be disassembled from the top down, bolts that hold the 4x4 panels together are probably rusted so would have to cut them somehow. One is galvanized and in excellent shape the other is pretty rusty.

[travlnusa]

Drive around and see if you can find one on a farm near you. If you do, they are worth whatever you are willing to pay, most are worth your labor to take them.

VERY easy to take down. Climb up the side, and tie a rope or very long chain. You might find chains that are in the concrete base. If so, cut them off with sawzall.

Tie the other end of the rope to the back bumper of your truck. Make sure your math is right so you dont pull it down on yourself.

Drive off slow. They will land in one nice, round, piece.

You will need to take out the bolts holding the parts together. Load sections on your trailer.

I have done this with 4 of them. I use them for cattle corrals, hog pens, chicken pens, etc.

[rambler]

Wire corn crib.

About $25 a piece here in the upper midwest, or free to get it out of their way. Few use them any more. About every other farm has several on the place, unused.

The roofs are a bit different than a metal grain bin (steeper; ear corn piles higher than kernal grains) and there would be no solid metal covering around, all wire. jfyi

--->Paul

[NChemungGuy]

Thanks for the input everyone.