Grain drying what to charge???

[Wjb7030]

I am drying oats for a neighbour 21% moisture down to 12.5-13%, what should I charge ?? mecmar portable batch drier on kerosene

 

[Spencer]

Not sure on charge but Crikey he’s cut them wet, usually find here once they’re fit it can rain in morning and sun out in afternoon will see them below 20

 

[quattro]

I am drying oats for a neighbour 21% moisture down to 12.5-13%, what should I charge ?? mecmar portable batch drier on kerosene

Not sur where you are but in some places people start cutting at 21 seen plenty cut up here of the scale

 

[MrNoo]

I don't know re charge but certainly on my batch drier it works out around £1 per % per t (slightly under) drying wheat using 24t diesel/elec drier.

 

[Pieces_of_Eight]

I don't know re charge but certainly on my batch drier it works out around £1 per % per t (slightly under) drying wheat using 24t diesel/elec drier.

Is that just the fuel cost though?

 

[benny6910]

I was sent this last year

for a rough guide

 

[MrNoo]

Is that just the fuel cost though?

Yes, it's under the £, elec obviously depends how long you take to cool it and what temp you wish to cool it down to, could add another 3/4 hour.

 

[Alex72]

Our master drier (30t) uses about 35 units electric per hour.

 

[yellow belly]

dip kerocene tank and measure the usage
read electric meter and measure usage
time at wage rate

charge depends on how good a neighbour they are

 

[Woody j]

I am drying oats for a neighbour 21% moisture down to 12.5-13%, what should I charge ?? mecmar portable batch drier on kerosene

£20 tonne

 

[glasshouse]

I was sent this last year

for a rough guide

How come a 2% drop in moisture leads to 4.5% weight loss?

 

[e3120]

How come a 2% drop in moisture leads to 4.5% weight loss?

Handling/excess drying etc. But I agree, 16 to 15 at 4.5% is hefty when the water loss is only 1.2%. A tight operation would run a tidy surplus.

 

[benny6910]

How come a 2% drop in moisture leads to 4.5% weight loss?

It because we don’t make the rules up so we cannot have them favouring us

 

[Brisel]

How come a 2% drop in moisture leads to 4.5% weight loss?

The grains shrink too. Water is 100 kg/hl yet wet grain has a lower specific weight than when dry because of the shrinkage as water is removed.

 

[farmerm]

Every third trailer….

 

[Brisel]

I am drying oats for a neighbour 21% moisture down to 12.5-13%, what should I charge ?? mecmar portable batch drier on kerosene

@Woldgrain Storage posted their drying charges a while ago. Bear in mind these are for a huge continuous flow drier, not a small batch drier.

 

[bobk]

£15

 

[Woody j]

How come a 2% drop in moisture leads to 4.5% weight loss?

A 2% drop in moisture in my drier leads to 3% weight loss !!

 

[Woldgrain Storage]

@Woldgrain Storage posted their drying charges a while ago. Bear in mind these are for a huge continuous flow drier, not a small batch drier.

Thanks Brisel.

Our drying charge for '24 crop oats at 21% would be £11.35, with a 1.25% handling loss and a drying loss of 1.25% per 1% reduction.

This week we have been using our CF drier as a batch drier, drying beans down from 28%.

 

[David.]

Will they dry to a stable storage m/c in one hit?