Occasional use grain dryer set ups

[Rareearth]

Bigger is better, faster, easier, doesn’t matter what the scale is

[farmaholic]

I do apologize for the insensitive nature of the post under the current crappy weather conditions we are facing.

Just trying to lighten the mood.

[Daylate]

not much to look at. but it works. been wanting to make something better for years but keeps getting put off.

use it as a continuous batch. gsi dryer. i like it. holds 450bu. load in wet is a 7", load out a 8". which only operates the load/unload time at half the speed its capable of. but will dry down 18to19ish to 14 wheat in about 25 to 30 minutes then a cool down of 15 minutes, then load in/load out cycle in 24 minutes. so roughly 1.25 hours a batch.

[SASKFARMER3]

Automatic system. Its tied to fill augers and unload augers and can be run 24/7.

Canola under 20 and wheat we have done.

Into bag as if you screwed up easy to deal with.

Never a problem yet.





We use swingaway auger to dump 13 in and bigger tractor for tough grain.

8 in supercharged to load dryer and wet bin has air.

8 in super charged to empty and 10 in to load cart for bag or conveyor.

[Partners]

How many bushels does that big beast hold?
IS the fan super quiet like they say?

[SASKFARMER3]

So quiet my brother's house is less than 250 ft away it runs all the time in fall only thing from my side of the yard is the sound of augers starting if you listen quietly.

I would buy another one only three more screens bigger. But then we need two legs.

Wouldnt uses air pump as it needs major power.

[poorboy]

not much to look at. but it works. been wanting to make something better for years but keeps getting put off.

use it as a continuous batch. gsi dryer. i like it. holds 450bu. load in wet is a 7", load out a 8". which only operates the load/unload time at half the speed its capable of. but will dry down 18to19ish to 14 wheat in about 25 to 30 minutes then a cool down of 15 minutes, then load in/load out cycle in 24 minutes. so roughly 1.25 hours a batch.

Your system is simple, just like I was hoping to set up. Trying to figure out which hopper bins to attach to the dryer. Your dryer system looks so small next to that row of big bins. Suggests that you use air on the bins and only use the dryer a little bit, which is exactly what I am looking to do. Chuckle at your swing auger reaching right over the dryer to fill the wet bin. Wet bin looks like it can only fill the dryer, nothing else.

Thanks for posting the pics.

[poorboy]

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Automatic system. Its tied to fill augers and unload augers and can be run 24/7.

Canola under 20 and wheat we have done.

Into bag as if you screwed up easy to deal with.

Never a problem yet.

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We use swingaway auger to dump 13 in and bigger tractor for tough grain.

8 in supercharged to load dryer and wet bin has air.

8 in super charged to empty and 10 in to load cart for bag or conveyor.

Is the dryer running in auto batch mode or continous flow?
System looks nice. Is the plan to eventually tie it into those new 55,000 bushel bins that you are ordering?
How many bushels of wet bin and how many bushels of dry bin do you have currently? Dryer looks to be 12-1500 bushels/hr taking off 5% in wheat. Must keep one guy busy moving grain away from the dry bins.

Thanks for the pics.

I am really, really hoping that the sun drys it all for me.

[poorboy]

Bigger is better, faster, easier, doesn’t matter what the scale is

That is true, but unfortunately my budget is small. Debating which piece of the puzzle to start with. Bigger dry hopper or bigger wet hopper as I only have one 7500 bushel hopper and a few 4000 bushel 1620 fertilizer bins. Locate the dryer in a brand new spot easy to get to and grow in the future or locate close to some existing 5000 bushel flat bottom bins and hope to reach them with a few augers to fill right from the dryer. In looking at my old Vertec dryer, it is going to need a lot of new wiring and work to make it usable.

Perhaps it is simpler to freeze the crop in air bins and dry next spring when the weather is warm out (if it does not get dry on its own this fall). I have no experience at all with tough grain in air bins stored till april.

[SASKFARMER3]

Our cart is used for scale and we know what's in each bag. Bag site is just outside the yard so easy to get back but the guy is busy.