That looks to be about 60'. Silo looks like the ones I built in Indiana and Kentucky for Madison Silos out of Markle IN, in 1966-67. The checkerboard at the top was the Madison Silo mark. I moved upwards of 6000 30" concrete staves a week, each one weighing 77 lb. I was lean and mean in those days. Piece work. Very good money. I was the ground man, sending up the staves and then sitting in a bosun's chair under a block and tackle to tighten the hoops while the other two members of the crew installed the roof. When one of those staves got loose from the grabber, when I sent it up, I would really jump -- was in the next county before it hit the ground. Biggest we built was 70' tall. Smallest was 40'. Quit after I lost my nerve on the 70 footer. Just too high for me in a bosun's chair.
Can I use this in a presentation internally at the company where I work (headline = bringing down the silo thinking), or are there any copyright restrictions ?
That looks to be about 60'. Silo looks like the ones I built in Indiana and Kentucky for Madison Silos out of Markle IN, in 1966-67. The checkerboard at the top was the Madison Silo mark. I moved upwards of 6000 30" concrete staves a week, each one weighing 77 lb. I was lean and mean in those days. Piece work. Very good money. I was the ground man, sending up the staves and then sitting in a bosun's chair under a block and tackle to tighten the hoops while the other two members of the crew installed the roof. When one of those staves got loose from the grabber, when I sent it up, I would really jump -- was in the next county before it hit the ground. Biggest we built was 70' tall. Smallest was 40'. Quit after I lost my nerve on the 70 footer. Just too high for me in a bosun's chair.
Thanks for your comment. Very interesting!
Were you able to reuse any of the blocks? And /or Did many of them remain full, if you wanted to reuse them?
Can I use this in a presentation internally at the company where I work (headline = bringing down the silo thinking), or are there any copyright restrictions ?
... or basically just the part where the silo falls?
cool
sad lol