The Take Down of a Silo
Many years ago My Sister and her family operated a large Dairy Operation near Luana, Iowa. In recent years she has turned her farm operation into a Grain Operation. The primary crop grown is corn. Therefore there was no longer a need for the storage of silage to feed to the cows. On August 28, 2012 she had a firm take down the Silo which stood about 100 feet in the air. The silo was a landmark, but it was no longer needed. My Sister reported that the take down crew commenced work at 9:00 A.M. on August 28, 2012. The silo was down on the ground one hour later. Of course the clean up and removal of the steel hoops and concrete took a bit longer. Here is a series of pictures that she forwarded to me.
