Thursday, September 15, 2011

Construction Tips: Hay Storage Buildings

SteelMaster buildings can be utilized to protect a farmer’s hay crop from everyday elements. Using a steel building to store round bales, rectangular bales or bricks, will extend their storage time and prevent the bales from rotting. In the off-cutting season, the buildings can also be used to protect equipment.


Before purchasing a steel hay storage buildings, customers usually ask how big of a building they will need to store their typical hay crop. That answer really depends on the size of the hay bales. With 4 ft. bales, a 42 ft. wide x 17 ft. high building can accomodate 28 bales of hay in one row. While the same size building can hold 16 5 ft. bales. The total number of bales stored in the building will ultimately depend on the length of the steel building. See the diagrams below.

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