Grain Store

[Kilpeck James]

Hi , Looking for recommendation's for drive on drying floors . Manufactures and different types . Also grain stirring systems . Thanks

 

[farmerfred86]

Hi , Looking for recommendation's for drive on drying floors . Manufactures and different types . Also grain stirring systems . Thanks

Have you considered central storage!

We have fitted 2 grainstores with a challow floor. My only advice would be choose hard wood or very least fit hard wood on the high traffic front half.

 

[solo]

I refurbished my grain store in 2010 and been pleased with the drive over 30cm by 100 cm steel louvred floor grids from this company. They have worked well with telescopic and 16t trailers driving over them.

Laterals - BDC Systems

Designed and engineered for the UK market by BDC Systems.

bdcsystems.com

 

[Kilpeck James]

Have you considered central storage!

We have fitted 2 grainstores with a challow floor. My only advice would be choose hard wood or very least fit hard wood on the high traffic front half.

Bit confused by the central storage reference it that a manufacturer or storage company as I cant seem to find either ?

 

[Kilpeck James]

I refurbished my grain store in 2010 and been pleased with the drive over 30cm by 100 cm steel louvred floor grids from this company. They have worked well with telescopic and 16t trailers driving over them.

Laterals - BDC Systems

Designed and engineered for the UK market by BDC Systems.

bdcsystems.com

Thanks

 

[czechmate]

Bit confused by the central storage reference it that a manufacturer or storage company as I cant seem to find either ?

Camgrain for example. There are others

 

[farmerfred86]

Bit confused by the central storage reference it that a manufacturer or storage company as I cant seem to find either ?

No it’s not, there is a long running thread on the benefits of central storage (Eg Camgrain/Woldgrain) vs building your own...

 

[ewald]

The merits of Central storage is an ongoing disagreement among certain members here, unlikely to be settled this millennium. Bit of an ‘in’ joke.
Look at some past threads if bored, you could also try self propelled vs trailed sprayers, or hay bobs. Oh, also anything related to health and safety.

 

[FarmerBruce]

The merits of Central storage is an ongoing disagreement among certain members here, unlikely to be settled this millennium. Bit of an ‘in’ joke.
Look at some past threads if bored, you could also try self propelled vs trailed sprayers, or hay bobs. Oh, also anything related to health and safety.

You forgot the B word

 

[farmerfred86]

Hi , Looking for recommendation's for drive on drying floors . Manufactures and different types . Also grain stirring systems . Thanks

We’ve also fitted Pellcroft engineering stirrers, very well built and appear to be strong than other makes.

 

[Kilpeck James]

Camgrain for example. There are others

Ahh I see but had I build a store 10 years ago I would have paid for it by now and still have the store and need to keep investing .

 

[Farmer-George]

When I was on placement they had drive on drying floor with grain stirring overhead. If I was building a new store, I’d go down that route.

Overhead stirring is so useful for blending and mixing a heap.

 

[DrWazzock]

Wouldn’t an opico and a plain multipurpose shed with some low flow pedestals work?
I have been wondering about this. On floor dryers are all very well but do tie up a lot of floor space and tie up a lot of capital. Not sure they cope well with wet crops either.
we presently have an Almet continuos flow that feeds into 2 10 ton radial bins for cooling which empty into plain unventilated sheds. Never had a problem with grain keeping but it’s fickle and time consuming to operate.
I could buy a lot of central storage for the price of an on floor dryer and wouldn’t have the hassle of running it myself.

 

[dickspanner]

Have a floor from Flach and Le-Roy here still in good condition after 15-16 years use.

 

[quattro]

We’ve also fitted Pellcroft engineering stirrers, very well built and appear to be strong than other makes.

Pellcroft engineering floors are good as well

 

[Bovril]

I've got a Welvent floor, my uncle has a Challow. Both are holding up well after about a decade. Would recommend both.
Stirrers do speed up the drying a lot, and stop over drying at the bottom / under drying at the top. Fixed stirrers would be best, but are very expensive. I have a grain butler portable stirrer. Which i'm very happy with, very easy to use.

 

[puma power]

I have a Pellcroft after a lot of research. Its been in 3 years and is loading and out loaded twice a week drying chip in the winter. It works superb and should last for a very long time being galvanised and concrete. I made my wind tunnel out of concrete panels. The other major advantage over other floors is you can lift out all the sections and clean it properly. Mine came through TH White. They and Pellcroft where absolutely brillant to deal with. Speak to BDC systems also they do a similar floor. They did all the heat exchanger, fans etc for mine! Speak to Andrew Lee there what he doesn't know about grain handling, drying and storage isn't worth knowing!!