Batch grain dryer set up

[spanners and hammers]

i have got 60 degree hopper bottoms if you want to build your own

 

[JD6920s]

i have got 60 degree hopper bottoms if you want to build your own

What size?

 

[spanners and hammers]

from memory they are 10 x 8 feet but will have some more 10 x 10 and 10x8 but not till jan

 

[spanners and hammers]

There was a very good Purpose built Mecmar setup posted on here a few years ago.
i think it was @Fergieman

I believe there is a quite a big price jump from the 3m to 4m Perry bins.

any size up to 3m is standard over that special order and price rockets

 

[Case290]

Any one running an electric dryer which will start up full ? Mine is a pto dryer but using a electric pto pack and can’t be started up wth grain inn ,dry or wet.

 

[Farmerdunk]

Any one running an electric dryer which will start up full ? Mine is a pto dryer but using a electric pto pack and can’t be started up wth grain inn ,dry or wet.

Yes our 25 ton electric drier starts up full. It’s powered by a generator.

 

[storming]

Any one running an electric dryer which will start up full ? Mine is a pto dryer but using a electric pto pack and can’t be started up wth grain inn ,dry or wet.

Yes
but I know your concerns
I have a fully automatic Opico which as never failed to start even when full.
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[MrNoo]

Yes, 26t Masters (Pedroti) on mains starts up full as I found out after we had a powercut.

 

[DieselRob]

Yes
but I know your concerns
I have a fully automatic Opico which as never failed to start even when full.
s

Wet beans made mine squeal the belts on my 12t Opico but usually it's no problem

 

[CAF]

Run off 3 phase electric motor .... think it is 75kw.... it starts in low speed and them flick up to high speed with a full batch. We get a good few power cuts..... I would’t leave it on its own for long. Might be worth putting a vent in the roof if it is going indoors

 

[Case290]

Thought if the dryer was moved over one bay could unload either side with a dry unload bay and still having the option to unload into a trailer and keeping the wet tip bay.

 

[Brisel]

Is it easy to spin the unloading spout around?

 

[Lincsman]

Is it easy to spin the unloading spout around?

A mecmar has 2 spouts, not sure what the OP has?

 

[Case290]

One spout which is on a pull cord can spin it either side to unload 12 ton master. Not easy is a knack to it. Old as the hills but good little simple dryer burns clean serviced up been to bits a couple of times bottom bearing was a interesting job nearly 10yrs ago now few belts chain usual stuff.

 

[MrNoo]

Is it easy to spin the unloading spout around?

My Masters is a pain in the arse to turn the spout but thankfully only move it twice a season, looking forward to getting it in a fixed position in a shed coupled up to some elevators, save a load of work.

 

[Case290]

Has yours got the roller that runs on top of the hopper to support the spout.

 

[Robert K]

Any one running an electric dryer which will start up full ? Mine is a pto dryer but using a electric pto pack and can’t be started up wth grain inn ,dry or wet.

We start ours up once it's full 16 tonne

Thought if the dryer was moved over one bay could unload either side with a dry unload bay and still having the option to unload into a trailer and keeping the wet tip bay.

Personally I wouldn't put the drier on the left as that might confuse your trailer drivers if you have some dry and some wet in the bays in a hurry

You would also get a better airflow around the drier when it's in the middle bay.

 

[Zebbedee]

I've been told you just change the fuel/air mix.

Will soon find out, have filled a big tank with kero and set it up for our mobile drier this harvest. We were always gasoil before, but kero was so cheap a few weeks ago, decided to buy some.

Kero runs cooler than diesel so be best to change the jet to a bigger one to achieve same heat? You will use more kero than diesel per tonne but cleaner burn

 

[B R C]

I run master drier on Kero, I think it is cleaner burn.
Have dryer inside shed and just have 20x 20 doors open which is fine if you generally only drying down from say 18%, if you are regularly coming down from over 20% would probably want better ventilation. 2012 was a big steamy in the shed!

 

[Chae1]

Kero runs cooler than diesel so be best to change the jet to a bigger one to achieve same heat? You will use more kero than diesel per tonne but cleaner burn

Will see how we get on. Never put kero through it before. Kero we bought was 15ppl cheaper than today's gasoil price.