shed over mobile grain dryer

[Wjb7030]

anybody any photos of there grain drying setups?? looking at putting up a building over mecmar mobile grain dryer

 

[pembsarable]

The Opico driers website has a huge gallery section with loads of pictures of various set ups.

 

[Robert K]

I have some good pictures of our shed I will post them up later once I've found them on the laptop.

 

[Jimbo]

not a proper roof but covers the top

 

[Chae1]

not a proper roof but covers the top

I don't understand the purpose of the cap/hat?

If it's a damp/wet day it will just draw moisture in through the fan at front putting the moisture up.

Also ours quite often steams. The steam I imagine would rise underneath cap and form droplets dripping on whatever is being dried below.

Also a large percentage of cleaning is done when grain drops out of top, by wind blowing through it. The hat looks as though it would restrict it.

The 'big' farmers around here just dump it outside anyway. Say rain doesn't go far into it.

 

[Steevo]

not a proper roof but covers the top

Love the “control platform”.

 

[Happy]

New grain system

thefarmingforum.co.uk

Might also be worth getting in touch with McArthur agriculture @Wjb7030 I am sure they will have plenty past projects and ideas similar to opico they might share with you if it’s for a mecmar dryer.

 

[Jimbo]

I don't understand the purpose of the cap/hat?

If it's a damp/wet day it will just draw moisture in through the fan at front putting the moisture up.

Also ours quite often steams. The steam I imagine would rise underneath cap and form droplets dripping on whatever is being dried below.

Also a large percentage of cleaning is done when grain drops out of top, by wind blowing through it. The hat looks as though it would restrict it.

The 'big' farmers around here just dump it outside anyway. Say rain doesn't go far into it.

I wasn’t sure about the steam issue but not been a problem . There is a metal cap on top with a gap to let it out ! I quite often have the problem of wind whipping grain off top of dryer as quite exposed so top has cured this !
Suppose it’s a bit of a compromise .

 

[glasshouse]

not a proper roof but covers the top

Its a dryer durex

 

[glasshouse]

I don't understand the purpose of the cap/hat?

If it's a damp/wet day it will just draw moisture in through the fan at front putting the moisture up.

Also ours quite often steams. The steam I imagine would rise underneath cap and form droplets dripping on whatever is being dried below.

Also a large percentage of cleaning is done when grain drops out of top, by wind blowing through it. The hat looks as though it would restrict it.

The 'big' farmers around here just dump it outside anyway. Say rain doesn't go far into it.

It grows at the bottom

 

[Jimbo]

Its a dryer durex

Its a dryer durex

ribbed for extra pleasure

 

[mac]

anybody any photos of there grain drying setups?? looking at putting up a building over mecmar mobile grain dryer

There’s plenty covered ones about up here some no far away from you either. Personally I’d look at my neighbours ones they have two dryers up separate roofs and it’s a grand set up.
mac

 

[eagleye]

cover on top of drier stops rain getting down to bottom bearing and also leaving bottom tapered section sticky after rain when "empty". have operated outside for years without problems and no cover.
This year opico 12t model with shallow angle bottom was sticky after rain and can see water running out bottom and intake hopper bearing. its going to have a cover/roof next year

 

[Lincsman]

I don't understand the purpose of the cap/hat?

If it's a damp/wet day it will just draw moisture in through the fan at front putting the moisture up.

Also ours quite often steams. The steam I imagine would rise underneath cap and form droplets dripping on whatever is being dried below.

Also a large percentage of cleaning is done when grain drops out of top, by wind blowing through it. The hat looks as though it would restrict it.

The 'big' farmers around here just dump it outside anyway. Say rain doesn't go far into it.

Most of the air goes out the sides not the top especially if its full to the brim.

 

[The Green Man]

anybody any photos of there grain drying setups?? looking at putting up a building over mecmar mobile grain dryer

 

[The Green Man]

How-do, Danagri-3s are selling ESMA mobile grain driers have a look on their website, they have got a number with "top hats" covering them

 

[fredf]

My son bought a Mec-Mar with a like this it keeps the rain out when the dryer is full but rains in when empty.

Tom.

not a proper roof but covers the top

 

[Birchfarmer]

This is my dryer cover
need to Finnish it ( put concrete flooor and pit in )
but Rome was not built in a day
unload in rain
plenty of air