CPC A01F 25/20 (2013.01) [A01D 90/10 (2013.01); A01F 25/183 (2013.01); B65G 3/04 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. An on-farm grain storage arrangement, the arrangement including:
a generally box-shaped grain storage receptacle enclosing a grain receiving space;
the storage receptacle including a base, a top, two opposite sidewalls, a first end wall, and a second end wall opposite the first end wall;
a receptacle support, wherein the receptacle support supports the receptacle such that the base slopes downwardly from the first end wall to the second end wall;
a grain inlet provided on or proximate to the first end wall for adding grain to the receptacle;
a grain outlet provided at or proximate to a lower most point of the second end wall for removing grain from the receptacle,
wherein the receptacle has a storage limit exceeding 45 tons, and
wherein the receptacle support is selected from the group consisting of:
a compacted sloping surface,
a pit comprising a compacted sloping surface, and
a second receptacle having a footing, wherein a base section at or proximate the first end wall is supported in an elevated position relative to a base section of the second end wall which rests on a different surface, wherein the base of the supported receptacle slopes from the first end wall to the second end wall.
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