How long

[FarmerBruce]

How long could you store 19-20% wheat with air being sucked through with pedestals before you would start to have problems

 

[Still Farming]

Depends if air is hot dry or damp humid possibly?

 

[JonL]

Google AHDB safe storage calculator

 

[Spencer]

How long could you store 19-20% wheat with air being sucked through with pedestals before you would start to have problems

Weeks as long as the air is moving.. if it’s warm away from pedestals, put a plastic sheet over tube so it sucks air from further away.. this is feed obviously, not milling!

 

[Andy26]

How long could you store 19-20% wheat with air being sucked through with pedestals before you would start to have problems

Not very, you need to get below 18% immediately, Ochratoxin production will start in under ten days at 20%, at 18% it will be safe for almost thirty days as long as you keep the temperature down.

 

[Gormers]

How long could you store 19-20% wheat with air being sucked through with pedestals before you would start to have problems

Better off blowing air through the heap.
Sucking air draws all the moisture towards the pedestals where problems can start

 

[teslacoils]

A portable grain stirrer might be useful. Always find with damp grain that it tends to form layers that need breaking. And a portable one could be pilotted round the pedestals. I hire mine from a local farmer.

 

[Bury the Trash]

i wouldn't be sleeping quite as well from day one

 

[7610 super q]

What if you spread it over the floor of the shed 1' deep ?
Asking for a friend.........

 

[teslacoils]

What if you spread it over the floor of the shed 1' deep ?
Asking for a friend.........

Friend of mine says 18 percent fine for a fortnight if you keep turning it. Only gets nasty if in a deep heap.

 

[Bury the Trash]

What if you spread it over the floor of the shed 1' deep ?
Asking for a friend.........

that will stop it heating but at 20 % nasties will be already starting to develope onit i reckon.

if you cant get it to a drier mix with home and dry and sell for feed ?