Grain store upgrade

[Vader]

We got a grain store with lateral air ducts.
Lot are getting ready to scrap now.
Floor moved a bit and a couple of cracks.
Air tunnel and fan still 100%

So...
Was thinking on floor drying.
Will it just sit on the old floor ok?
Can you buy the bits to to DIY ?

Anyone know rough price per m2?

 

[wanton dwarf]

We got a batch dryer instead.

 

[eagleye]

yes you can buy the bits, we have done it for a new floor.
price can range a lot as can the quality

 

[czechmate]

We got a batch dryer instead.

Yep us too, many years ago. Had to invest in pedestals though, do you use them?

 

[wanton dwarf]

Yep us too, many years ago. Had to invest in pedestals though, do you use them?

Thanks for letting us know. Got it last year so we're still getting used to it.

I hope we won't need to because we don't really grow enough - we currently have plenty of sheds available to keep the pile low We'll only do about 400 tonnes a year.

 

[czechmate]

Thanks for letting us know. Got it last year so we're still getting used to it.

I hope we won't need to because we don't really grow enough - we currently have plenty of sheds available to keep the pile low We'll only do about 400 tonnes a year.

Depends on when you intend to move it too I suppose.
We got the pedestals after we had a disaster (bugs) build up the following May

 

[wanton dwarf]

Depends on when you intend to move it too I suppose.
We got the pedestals after we had a disaster (bugs) build up the following May

Sweating ?

We don't usually pile deeper than 5 to 6 feet. Also test the temperature and move it a bit if we want to.

 

[czechmate]

Sweating ?

We don't usually pile deeper than 5 to 6 feet. Also test the temperature and move it a bit if we want to.

just got above breeding temp (15 degrees) with the warmer weather

 

[wanton dwarf]

just got above breeding temp (15 degrees) with the warmer weather

Too far gone to auger and clean ?

 

[czechmate]

Too far gone to auger and clean ?

farm was I part time deal within the family at the time and it was quite a lot of beetles, when notices

here, drying is not the thing but it’s all about cooling, have pedestals contrôles by a differential switch - saves me picking out the odd cooler moments

 

[Vader]

farm was I part time deal within the family at the time and it was quite a lot of beetles, when notices

here, drying is not the thing but it’s all about cooling, have pedestals contrôles by a differential switch - saves me picking out the odd cooler moments

I was looking at the floor drying as much go cool as dry.
Got a couple of 120t drying bins but augers in slow down unloading.
Shed for upgrade holds 300t thats all, but thought quick dump turnabout and can be blown to cool if dry, or slow dry/stabilise if damp until got time to dry it.

Think speed of harvest getting more important as seem to get smaller cutting windows.