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| Have an old grain leg that was originally built in the 70's. It is also in a pit which sucks but is well drained and usually doesn't have standing water in it. The leg works good but we are finding every spring when shipping corn we are having issues with crap getting hung up in the transition piece and stops flow into distributor and then it starts back legging. The corn coming from bins is good and dry, but it seems like whenever it thaws in the spring or we have a rain event we immediately have problems right after.
The latest problem loading was an odd one. Loaded just fine yesterday, then had a boat load of rain overnight. Fired it up to start loading in morning and corn was coming out of loading spout just fine for about 50 bushels and then it sounded like it was starting to back leg in "waves", almost as if something would stick for a second and then clear, then stick, then clear etc. until finally it totally plugged off. Getting real old having to go up all the time in the spring especially when it happens without warning and leg is otherwise clean and flowing the day before. Given the age, its not a very big head or transition piece so I'm wondering if a bigger one would help some? Have also been seeing a lot about fans blowing into the distributor to pressurize it which I have never heard of till now. What would be the logic behind that?
A new leg not in a pit is on the list some day when the bank account is healthier but need a fix in the meantime.
Edited by ONfarmer 4/3/2025 07:57
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Grain Leg transition piece problems
