Shivers grain drying bins any good ?

[rob h]

looking for ways to improve our grain drying and seen some second hand bins advertised with shivers Drying system fitted.they look like a good idea .but do they work .?

 

[Flat 10]

looking for ways to improve our grain drying and seen some second hand bins advertised with shivers Drying system fitted.they look like a good idea .but do they work .?

What is it?

 

[goodevans]

We have one here,very easy to use,pretty maintenance free,150 ton a day is possible with 17/18% wheat down to 14%.

 

[rob h]

What is it?

its a 100t outdoor bin with drying floor and internal auger to circulate

 

[rob h]

At the moment we have a Alvan blanch 2. 1/2 t h continuous flow it’s very simple reliable but slow. It’s in a brick barn so no room for a big dryer .so we would need to move to a a different location if we got a big dryer .this may not be a bad thing but will cost a lot more.and trying to keep costs down.so have seen a few outdoor drying bins for sale for not a lot of money.we could keep the Alvan where it is and run a drying bin separate.also we grow beans so thought it might be better drying them in a bin. Just got me thinking when i looked in the grain store the other night at the tiny pile of dry grain it had taken all day to do.

 

[Grass And Grain]

We have one here,very easy to use,pretty maintenance free,150 ton a day is possible with 17/18% wheat down to 14%.

How does it work? Presume it has a gas burner on it to do it so quickly?

 

[goodevans]

Tapered horizontal auger runs in bottom of bin and then up a vertical 1 to drop in adjoining bin to cool,gas burner and 3 stage fan.when the tapered sweep does one revolution it takes out bottom 3 to 4 inches,not a brilliant explanation but a very simple system

 

[Grass And Grain]

Thanks.