Heating canola

[BreadWinner]

I have a Gsi batch type, its tough to get more than 4 points in one pass. The canola againt the plenum gets super dry and the outside of the dryer is still pretty tough. You dont want to get the grain temp too high. The old circulating batch types worked really good for keeping the canola from getting too hot.

[boarderbloke]

There must be a mistake in this story somewhere, perhaps the bin was 3400 bus. I could see a bin that size not having air, or cables,,,,but a 34,000 bin without air or cables sounds illogical to me. Even more so if they were a BTO.

[seabass]

Sounds made up. Lol

[hobbyfrmr]

The whole thing sounds like a tall tale. 34,000 bushel bin wth not aeration or Moisture/temp cables? Unlikely. Im thinking the bin supply companies could be sued for selling such a thing knowing that any grain stored in that volume is at risk for heating.

Another great detail on these types of stories that have never confirmed is when the canola heats so much it pops the bin bolts and damages the sheets of the bin.
I have never confirmed the rumour but talk around here was a neighbor lost $100,000 worth of canola due to heating. Then I heard it was a million dollars worth if canola. Anyway, I doubt it happened at all, they are buying land and machinery and doing just fine.

[farmaholic]

I think it was a bin at a grain terminal..... there, how's that for adding speculation to the rumor? LOL.

[Ache4Acres]

Who knows, I'll try to get more info. everyone loves to poke the BTO so stories get exaggerated but also the BTO doesn't advertise their screw ups...but then again who does!

[Klause]

You sure that wasn't ADM Watson last year?

[biglentil]

Im sure it had aeration and temp cables not much good if you dont use em.

[blackpowder]

I will say this. I remember as a kid helping my uncles build 10k+ bins with no air. Hell we hadnt heard of it.

[sumdumguy]

Believe it or not , a guy we know welll has 20,000 bushels of Canola that tested 15-17 with lots of green pods, half in aeration. Unbelieveable, you say, yep, but true. I am sure elevators would be scared to take any of it. Even in aeration it is probably dicey at best. Would you wait for freeze dry if its that wet?