If your central discharge well is plugged, get in contact with your grain bin manufacturer before using any sidedraw or truck loadout spout.
Discuss your particular situation, and let them be a part of your guidance.
If the manufacturer has designed the truck loadout spout properly, you should be able to use the spout normally.
However, you might want to consider reducing the speed of unloading.
A plugged center sump really is not a normal situation. So you want to continually monitor the process for any shell deformation and foundation movement, and safely monitor what’s going on inside the tank.
If you have a large dome of material fall over or collapse, you may have another, bigger problem.
Also, if you choose this route, remember that eventually, you must level the grain again.
It’s not a good idea to pull grain off to the side and then refill the bin.
And finally, closely monitor the center sump.
Sometimes just pulling the off-center outlets, things shift a little bit on the inside, and suddenly the center sump starts to operate again.
Reprinted from Grain Journal July/August 2020 Issue