Grain Storage

Invest In Covers On Your Outdoor Stockpile

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OVERVIEW

Are you having challenges with your outdoor stockpile? Does your stockpile cause concern during inclement of weather? Don’t be surprised if your reserve needs protection regardless of weather forecast. Materials stored outdoors are at risk to water, wind and UV light damage, food such as salt, corn sugar or beats or raw materials like limestone, grain, sand, coal etc. are best protected under a stockpile. Maintenance of outdoor stockpile for various kinds of supplies have been the local practice, however, what’s new is that industrial and environmental professionals now understand the commercial, operational and environmental importance of preserving these goods with quality stockpile covers.

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Durable, Long-Lasting, And UV-Resistant

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Best Practices

Stockpile always when you’re not working with the material. Below are other best practices for handling your stockpile:

  • Reduce the footprint.
  • Keep stockpile always covered.
  • Avoid dips and valleys at the top of your pile to forestall water and ice buildup.
  •  Ensure there is enough access to acquisition inspections.
  • Keep Storing materials far from high-traffic areas.
  • Choose a stockpile site that will remain undisturbed for a very long period of time.
  • Putting sediment-control items, like logs, silt fence, straw bales, sandbags and rock socks around the edge of the stockpile.
  • Locating the stockpile away from drainage courses, drain inlets or targeted flows of stormwater.
  • Keeping liquids and dry materials on a different site.
  • Ensuring contaminated stormwater does not find its way into waterways, inlets, and catch basins.

Protection From The Elements

Winter Rated

ALCO covers provide low temperature protection for the coldest climates.

UV Rated

ALCO covers provide UV  protection for the sunniest hottest climates.

Wind Rated

ALCO covers provide extreme wind protection for the widest climates.

Rain Rated

ALCO covers provide rain protection for the wettest climates.

Fast And Inexpensive Solutions

ALCO covers are known for having the largest panels in the industry, in over 150, 000 square feet at our facility, our covers provide economical way to store more products on a short and long-term basis. Reinforced polypropylene liners covers and tarps are manufactured at our facility and installation is as quickly as possible and they are cost effective. With our stockpile covers, you can complete your containment project with half of the estimated manpower within a short period of time leaving few liabilities.
Our team has the experience to decipher containment problems and fix them in no time, our jobs speak for us as we enter a new project with professionals on containment. Contact us if you have any challenge on containment.

Secure Your Investment

Let’s take a look at sandbags, made with burlap are often used in mass quantity for channel flood or direct traffic, they eventually rot outdoors if they are not protected from elements of damage, no matter what the form of these elements. Stockpile cover is also fit for covering raw materials like salt, lime, sand, mulch, fertilizer etc. the size of your cover is key to protecting your goods, either the standard cover or custom cover can be used depending on the size of what you intend to cover. Custom covers are used to cover not much shape of your property, they have the extra benefits to covering the exact size of a property, most times custom cover are more economical and portable than buying a cover too small or too large for a property. Hence, be sure of getting a cover with the needed strength to withstand harsh weather, when purchasing a cover, go for that with heavy duty high strength, puncture resistant, reinforced poly covers, these kinds of covers should last for many years and they come in various colors.

Protect The Environment

Not only your property will be in good form if your stockpile is covered from damage irrespective of the weather conditions. Covers are not used for covering inventory stockpile but also to reduce stormwater pollution against materials and offer compliance with stormwater rules. The environment is also at risk from polluted rainwater runoff, snowmelt runoff odor and windblown dust from inventory stored outdoors. Covers also prevent stormwater from washing over and across the open stockpile, leaving it contaminated and carrying the polluted particles off the environment.

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Alternative Grain Storage Solutions

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OVERVIEW

If the possibility of having a bin put up before harvest is not coming through, and you are caught short on storage, there are other options which you have apart from taking grains to the elevator and suffering low prices.

Outdoor grain can successfully be held for a few months before a new bin is installed. The reason behind this is to create a temporal holding space to minimize the loss of grain quality. Dry corn stored in piles (15% moisture or less) during winter weather does not necessarily need to be covered or aerated. The only time when covers and aeration space are needed is when grain is stored in the next spring and during summer.

It is a good practice to wait and pile grain outdoors until the last harvest. This ensures that crop will have dried down to 15% or less and will be cooler. Waiting until the end of harvest helps the grain not to be exposed for long before rain while the new bin is finished.

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Tips For Long-Term Grain Storage

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What About Aeration?

Ventilation ducts should be positioned parallel to the axis of a rectangular pile if you are concerned that it might heat up the center of the pile. By doing this it cools the pile's core and makes it easier to remove the corn. Aeration demands the low use of velocity fans that provide approximately 0.1 cubic foot of air per minute per bushel for dry grain.

Ducts should be extended to approximately 70 feet beyond the grain at the front and back end of the pile. Ventilation of the pile core of large piles of 200 feet or more, may be accomplished by running ducts from sides and intersecting at the center of every 80-foot duct running parallel to the long axis.

Indoor Storage Spaces

Before choosing outdoor piling, consider the possible spaces in farmstead building. These building can be used to store grain for a period of time if the grain is not piled against the outside wall. The depth of grains can be piled up to 4 feet along the walls for a short time storage. The most economical solution for a short-term storage is to pile grain on the floor and peak them in every possible means.

Protection From The Elements

Winter Rated

ALCO covers provide low temperature protection for the coldest climates.

UV Rated

ALCO covers provide UV  protection for the sunniest hottest climates.

Wind Rated

ALCO covers provide extreme wind protection for the widest climates.

Rain Rated

ALCO covers provide rain protection for the wettest climates.

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Estimate Storage Space

Grain outdoor storage is not without cost, although to avoid excess damage or loss, investment on-site preparation is vital. Adequate drainage system and modalities a pad is created determine its success. To achieve this you need to know how much area you intend to hold crop overflow. In the means of sizing up space, area for conveying equipment and maneuvering truck and trailers are included. To turn-around, trucks need ¼ to ½ acre / 130-foot diameter.

Creating Storage Pad

Once you know the actual storage size, select a location that is well drained. The pad should be crowned under the pile. A slope of 1%-2% provides good drainage. To create the pad mix lime, fly ash, or cement in the soil before packing it to reduce water permeability. The amount of compression needed to for a successful pad should be about 95% of the standard proctor density. Density gauge is used to measure the value of success by an engineering firm.

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Maximum Slope

In the course of building a pile, make sure the drop distance from the stream of the auger to the pile is at a minimum. This will attain maximum slope. The maximum slope of repose and pile height occurs when grain rolls down the side of the pile.

Covering the pile with plastic tarps is necessary if the fall is wet and the pile has been exposed for a long time. 1 inch of rainfall distributed across a pile could possibly re-wet the top 12 inches of grain to near 9% of moisture.

Bagging System

Using a bagging system of 10-foot diameter bag can store up to 60 bushels per foot. Grains put in bags should be dry and cool. The cost of using a bagging system in a single use is around 5¢-7¢ per bushel, loading, and unloading inclusive, this will cost around $50, 000 to $165, 000.

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Advantages Of Using Stockpile Covers

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Are You Having A Stockpile Challenge?

If the weather is bad, does your outdoor stockpile gives you concern? You should know that your reserve needs to be protected every time, whether there is going to be a change in weather or not. Even if climate change is not a factor, materials outdoor are prone to wind, water, UV and other elements of damage. Stockpile cover is the best protection you can get if you intend storing foods or raw materials such as salt, corn, sugar, limestone, coal, grain, etc.

Although the maintenance of outdoor stockpiles for various types of supplies has been a practice for long, what makes it unique is that industry and environmental professionals now know its commercial, operational and environmental importance to protecting these outdoor stockpiles with high-quality covers.

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Superior Protection Against Birds, Rodents, And Debris

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Basic Reasons Why You Should Cover Your Outdoor Stored Inventory Are:

  • Your stockpile is protected from rain, wind and UV erosion and damage.
  • Keeps your inventory in prime condition by preventing manufacturing downtime.
  • Inhibiting polluted rainwater run-off, a wind blows dust and odor problems, thereby making certain that you attain environmental requirements without inflicting or irritating your neighbors and community.

Solutions

Stockpile cover provides an economical way to store products in bulk for a long term. ALCO, known for creating the largest panels in the industry. Over 150,000 square feet, High strength RPE and reinforced Poly Propylene (RPP) liners, prefabrication of covers are done in our facility and installation is quick and cost-effective. With these, your containment project will be completed in no time with less manpower and few liabilities.

With decades of experience, the ALCO team will solve all containment problems. We are ranked number one in service, speed, and a quality job. To learn more about containment solution for your project contact us today.

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Protect Your Investment With Covers

For your property or investment to be saved, you need to invest in purchasing a stockpile cover, regardless of climatic condition. Protection from elements of damage is very vital. In the case of sandbags which are made of burlap and often used in mass for controlling flood or traffic, will eventually rot outdoors if left uncovered from elements of damage.

By now, you should know that stockpile cover is perfect for raw materials like salt, fertilizer, coal, gravel, lime, grain etc. To ensure your investments are well protected from damage, you can choose either a standard or custom cover. Both covers can serve anywhere but if you are looking for a fitted cover to be the exact size of what you need to cover then a custom cover is perfect. The custom cover can be very economical in the long run than purchasing a cover too large or too small.

Getting a cover that fits is not all you should focus on. Be sure that the custom cover you are purchasing will have the strength to withstand harsh weather. Covers with Heavy duty, punctured resistant, reinforced, high strength poly covers should last for a long period of time under normal circumstance. They come in various colors, making them look more unique.

Protection From The Elements

Winter Rated

ALCO covers provide low temperature protection for the coldest climates.

UV Rated

ALCO covers provide UV  protection for the sunniest hottest climates.

Wind Rated

ALCO covers provide extreme wind protection for the widest climates.

Rain Rated

ALCO covers provide rain protection for the wettest climates.

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Best Practices

  • Cover your stockpile when not in use.
  • Minimize footprint
  • Elude dips and valleys on top of your pile to avert water and ice buildup.
  • Ensure enough access to procurement and inspections.
  • Keep Storing materials away from high-traffic areas.
  • Choose a stockpile location that will remain undisturbed for a long time.
  • Place sediment-control items, such as logs, silt fence, rock socks, straw bales, and sandbags around the vicinity of the stockpile.
  • Stockpile should be kept away from drain inlets, drainage system or concentrated flows of stormwater.
  • Separate dry and liquid materials.
  • Ensure that contaminated stormwater is channeled to the right direction and not to waterways, inlets and catch basins.

Protect Your Environment

The function of covers is not to protect your stockpile only, but to reduce stormwater pollution from materials, and also to ensure compliance with regulations on stormwater. The environment is also put at risk when contaminated rainwater, odor and windblown dust emanating from the inventory stored outdoors. Covers prevent stormwater from washing over and across exposed stockpile and becoming contaminated thereby carrying polluted particles off the property.

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Grain Pile Covers – Protect Your Stockpile

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Why ALCO Grain Pile Covers?

The Grain Bunker Covers in our modern time has become the advanced and generally accepted popular method which offers temporal on-farm storage of grain. If there is a chunk of space and grain storage is necessary for maximizing returns on investment for a commodity, then the best option for you is the large grain pile bunker. Grain covers are more economical compared to buying field bins or building a large shed. Once the bunker site is prepared it can be used for many months or even several years.

Should I Put Straps On My Grain Cover Tarp?

You can but before you do you should know that straps are attached to add more safety if the power goes out. In cases like this, it will buy some time for you if there is power disruption that will last for a short period of time or the wind isn’t too strong. So it all depends on the objective why you want the straps over the tarp. Most times the straps flapping on top the tarp wear holes in the tarp and this would make the tarp vulnerable to ripping. For tarps not to rip off many builds the strap into the tarp. As such a generator and transfer switch would be a good investment.

An Economical Solution

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FEATURES

Our grain storage covers for major grain piles is an 8 mil sting reinforced polyethylene. There are other sizes and different designs in stock and we will work with you to customize the perfect cover to protect your commodity. With years of experience in installation, we make sure you get nothing less than a quality tarp for your application that can cover any size or shape of a pile with walls or towers.

  • The String Reinforced 6,8,10 mil thickness are all available.
  • Water resistant 100%
  • Long lasting construction that can withstand tear
  • UV treated to maintain longevity
  • Stitch easily for fast installation
  • Flexible in cold temperature.
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Who Uses Our Grain Tarps?

Our grain covers are rightly used across America by independent farmers through to large commodity storage handlers in the agricultural industry who require temporary but extremely economical and effective storage solutions for their grain. Some people are having the challenge of choosing the right size for grain cover and some ask questions like:

What Is The Largest Size Grain Cover I Can Purchase?

There really is no limit to the size. Alco is well known for its capability of supplying large covers to fit your pile. The total size you need to have covered will determine how many panels we will need to supply. The covers can arrive folded or for larger stockpiles they can arrive in rolls of material. We offer fast turnaround on a chunk of flat sheets up to 6,500lbs for stockpile or the more common round pile covers either in one piece or in different sections.

Protection From The Elements

Winter Rated

ALCO covers provide low temperature protection for the coldest climates.

UV Rated

ALCO covers provide UV  protection for the sunniest hottest climates.

Wind Rated

ALCO covers provide extreme wind protection for the widest climates.

Rain Rated

ALCO covers provide rain protection for the wettest climates.

Why ALCO Grain Bunker Cover?

  • All seams are totally welded and run across the bunker as manufactured by the fabric designer.
  • The welded seams increase the strength of the grain cover and also aid with water shedding from the cover.
  • There are a variety of different fabrics depending on your requirements.
  • All our bunker cover fabrics have a UV warranty.
  • Made using specially designed technology.
  • We also provide woven polypropylene or black plastic film for Bunker flooring.

What Should I Expect Using ALCO Grain Pile Covers?

With Grain Pile Covers, you are guaranteed a cover that is manufactured with high quality 1.5” welds that are tested by our full-time QA person. Our grain covers are sewn and can have grommeted edges. They are sewn with multiple rows of stitching to provide a strong cover perimeter.

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