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Grain System Site Work · Mattoon, IL

Grain System Site Work, From Bare Ground To Bin Pad

New-construction site work for grain systems — grain bin foundation excavation and pad prep, dryer and leg pads, scale pits and approaches, truck driveways and aprons, site grading and drainage. The local dirt sub for farm bins and co-op elevators across the 60-mile radius from Mattoon.

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Grain System Site Work: The Pad Under The Bin Holds The Whole System Up

A full grain bin is one of the heaviest loads you'll ever set on a farm — tens of thousands of bushels bearing straight down through the foundation into the ground. If the pad under it isn't cut to plan and compacted right, the foundation moves, and a foundation that moves under a loaded bin is a problem you can't fix without emptying it. The dryer, the leg, the tower, and the scale all have the same demand: a base that doesn't settle.

We're the dirt work behind the steel and concrete — the excavation, the pads, the pits, the approaches, and the drainage that a grain system sits on. We work to the millwright's or bin supplier's foundation drawings, so the concrete crew pours on a pad that's right. It's the same discipline we bring to pole barn pads and foundation digs, scaled up to a grain setup. And this is new-construction site prep — if you're taking an old bin down, that's our grain bin removal crew.

Pads, Pits, And Approaches

Bin Foundation Excavation & Pads

Strip, excavate, and build the pad the bin foundation sits on — cut to plan elevation, subgrade compacted in lifts, rock base set to the concrete crew's spec. Single farm bin or a multi-bin row.

Dryer, Leg & Scale Pits

Dryer, bucket-elevator leg, tower, and hopper pads to plan. Scale pit excavation to the supplier's dimensions, with level approaches on each end so loaded trucks weigh square.

Truck Approaches & Drainage

Driveways, aprons, and lanes on a compacted rock base that carries loaded grain trucks — plus site grading and drainage so water leaves the pad instead of standing under the bins.

From Walk To Ready-For-Concrete

  1. Walk the site. Bin, dryer, leg, and scale locations staked or marked off the plan. We look at soil, slope, drainage, access, and what your millwright or GC needs.
  2. Strip the topsoil. Organic material off the footprint plus a working perimeter, stockpiled to one side for finish grading later.
  3. Excavate to plan. Pads cut to plan elevation; scale pit dug to the supplier's dimensions. Cut and fill balanced across the site where we can.
  4. Compact the subgrade. Fill placed in lifts and compacted properly under every pad and approach. This is the unseen part that decides whether a loaded bin stays put.
  5. Place the rock base. Base rock spread, leveled, and compacted to the foundation spec on pads, aprons, and approaches.
  6. Grade and drain the site. Final grades, positive fall away from the bins and dryer, and drainage tied in so the pad drains instead of ponding.
  7. Walk it off with the crew. Confirm elevations match the foundation drawings. Then the concrete and steel crews step in.

Common Questions

Do you prep grain bin foundation pads?

Yes. We strip, excavate, and build the pad your bin foundation sits on — cut to plan elevation, subgrade compacted in lifts, and the rock base set to the concrete crew's spec.

Can you do dryer, leg, and tower pads?

Yes. Grain dryers, bucket-elevator legs, support towers, and hopper tanks all need their own well-compacted pad to plan elevation. We build them and tie them into the rest of the site.

Do you dig scale pits and approaches?

Yes. We excavate the pit for a pit-style truck scale to the supplier's dimensions and build the level approaches on each end so loaded trucks roll on and off square.

Can you build truck driveways and aprons?

Yes. Loaded grain trucks are hard on a driveway. We build the approaches, aprons, and lanes on a compacted rock base that carries the traffic in and out of the bins and the dump.

Do you work with millwrights and general contractors?

Yes. We're the local dirt sub. We work to the plan your millwright, bin supplier, or GC hands us, match elevations to their foundation drawings, and schedule the earthwork so the concrete and steel crews can step right in.

Co-op elevator work, or just farm bins?

Both — farm grain setups and commercial co-op elevator sites. Whether it's a single farm bin or a multi-bin elevator expansion, the site work is the same discipline: excavate to plan, compact, and grade to drain.

How much does it cost?

It depends on scope — number and size of pads, pit depth, cut and fill, soil, haul, and access all move the number. The right way to price it is a walk on the site. Call (217) 809-0779 for a free on-site estimate.

What areas do you serve?

60-mile radius from Mattoon, IL — Decatur, Champaign, Effingham, Charleston, Urbana, Sullivan, Tuscola, Shelbyville, Pana, and Terre Haute.

Grain System Site Work Across Central Illinois

Brohez Trucking LLC delivers grain system site work across a 60-mile radius from Mattoon, IL — into Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Shelby, Moultrie, Effingham, Edgar, Clark, Champaign, and Macon counties, plus over the line into Vigo County, Indiana. Pick your town below for local details, or call (217) 809-0779 for a free estimate anywhere in the radius.

Ready To Build?

Adding bins, a dryer, or a scale? Walk us through the site. We'll tell you what the dirt work needs before the concrete crew shows up.

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