Crill Chooses Cover-All Again

John Crill runs a grain and cow-calf operation near Serene, IA and has been farming there for over 30 years. John purchased his first 40' x 80' (12.2m x 24.4m) Cover-All® Legend® hay storage building in 2001, which held about three hundred bales. In September of 2003, John fell victim to an act of arson and lost his hay building.

John liked his first Cover-All® building so much that he chose to build another, bigger Cover-All® to replace the building he lost. 'This is our second Cover-All building,'' says John, ''I went with it because I wanted something I could be proud of.'' The 50'' x 120'' (15.2m x 36.5m) Legend® building was mounted on 8" x 8" (20cm x 20cm) columns in 24" (60cm) holes, with solid concrete from the bottom to the top of the ground. Both end walls of the building have been left open for easy access from each end of the building.

The Crills have noticed less spoilage in their hay bales caused by weather conditions. Before he purchased a Cover-All®, John had tried other pole type buildings with trusses but did not achieve the results he was looking for. 'There wasn't enough air movement in other types of buildings with only having one door.'' John found himself moving hay back outside in cases where it wasn't completely cured.

John worked with his local Cover-All dealer to design the perfect building for his operation. John wanted a building with two open ends to increase maneuverability and airflow, and to make feeding time easier. 'The first hay that we put in we pull out and feed first. We work our way from the opposite direction that we put it in from.'' His current building can hold approximately 530 six-foot diameter bales, stacked four high.

The natural light and air ventilation were two of the selling features for the Crill family. John was impressed by the quality of the building and his local dealer. 'I could tell that Cover-All had a quality building and the local dealership was very easy to do business with.'' The building crew installed the posts on the first day, and had the main building erected and covered by the end of the second day.