Grain dryers

[bert]

On a rough calculation in my head while filling it, and looking at the fuel tank on the side after 4 loads at 20% our Mecmar S34 is using 1 litre for every percent per ton of kero, seemed to work out the same for 17% down to 14% too

 

[MrNoo]

My Masters this summer has been just a smidge under 1ltr/%/t I reckon, drying down from 22-23% at worst, I use the side mounted fuel tank so have to fill it fairly often. Bloody good drier

 

[Rooney]

Kerosene may be cheaper but is less energy dense. Less heat for same volume burnt. Cleaner burn but less lube for pump. Its swings and roundabouts, dont have actual figures to give you on price per tonne dried.

 

[Peter lynch]

There is a little air pressure tube to tell is the fan stops (belts gone) it can get blocked with dust or chaff. So if it even stops or wont light burner seek it out and clean it out.
Goes from fan chamber to pressure switch, but i am going back a while.

I was told about that one. Had a few issues this week and had to bypass some to get the batch finished but getting there now

 

[farmerm]

Think I am going to have to invest in a drier.... any advise on buying a second hand one? What are good, simple, reliable and cheap dryers?

 

[quattro]

Think I am going to have to invest in a drier.... any advise on buying a second hand one? What are good, simple, reliable and cheap dryers?

Master or mecmar for higher moistures

 

[glasshouse]

Kerosene may be cheaper but is less energy dense. Less heat for same volume burnt. Cleaner burn but less lube for pump. Its swings and roundabouts, dont have actual figures to give you on price per tonne dried.

Can you run kerosene in a deisel mobile drier?

 

[quattro]

Can you run kerosene in a deisel mobile drier?

Yes you may need to alter nozzles

 

[Campbell]

Think I am going to have to invest in a drier.... any advise on buying a second hand one? What are good, simple, reliable and cheap dryers?

Sent you a message..

 

[CPF]

We run a Master. Had a little problem with it last Saturday afternoon (bank holiday weekend) in the end I could not get it going.
So about 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon I ring masters ,to my surprise they answered the phone bank holiday Saturday .
spoke to a gentleman told him about the issue .and he told me you can bypass the problem until we can get the new light sensor .
Then on Tuesday rang me to see if everything was okay ,and if we managed to keep going .
What a brilliant service from masters . .new part next day .

 

[Suppin Diesel]

On a rough calculation in my head while filling it, and looking at the fuel tank on the side after 4 loads at 20% our Mecmar S34 is using 1 litre for every percent per ton of kero, seemed to work out the same for 17% down to 14% too

That is alot cheaper than gas. I would think it would cost us twice as much to remove a percent with gas.

 

[glasshouse]

We run a Master. Had a little problem with it last Saturday afternoon (bank holiday weekend) in the end I could not get it going.
So about 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon I ring masters ,to my surprise they answered the phone bank holiday Saturday .
spoke to a gentleman told him about the issue .and he told me you can bypass the problem until we can get the new light sensor .
Then on Tuesday rang me to see if everything was okay ,and if we managed to keep going .
What a brilliant service from masters . .new part next day .

They are on call 24/7

 

[glasshouse]

Yes you may need to alter nozzles

My old master drier puts a deisel smell on the barley, maybe kero wont

 

[bert]

My old master drier puts a deisel smell on the barley, maybe kero wont

It must be set wrong to taint the corn, on our Mecmar you alter the air gate at the front until it burns clean, run the drier empty and set the burner going, one way it you can see blue smoke, the other way you can see white smoke, need to be somewhere in the middle until no smoke is visible. Obviously there are other factors but it cured ours when we got it

 

[B'o'B]

My old master drier puts a deisel smell on the barley, maybe kero wont

Its running a bit rich, it needs more air. Or possibly new nozzle in the burner.

 

[2wheels]

My old master drier puts a deisel smell on the barley, maybe kero wont

too much air in the burner, darken the flame a fraction. if it smells smokey you will have gone too far the other way. saying that, kero is better.

 

[An Gof]

We run a Master. Had a little problem with it last Saturday afternoon (bank holiday weekend) in the end I could not get it going.
So about 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon I ring masters ,to my surprise they answered the phone bank holiday Saturday .
spoke to a gentleman told him about the issue .and he told me you can bypass the problem until we can get the new light sensor .
Then on Tuesday rang me to see if everything was okay ,and if we managed to keep going .
What a brilliant service from masters . .new part next day .

Sounds like Masters. I have also had exceptional service from them.

 

[Steevo]

They are on call 24/7

There aren't many companies you can say that for!!

 

[SilliamWhale]

My old master drier puts a deisel smell on the barley, maybe kero wont

Get it serviced. Out of season it's not dear

 

[glasshouse]

Get it serviced. Out of season it's not dear

Its been serviced by master