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That's a good price on the FF. Watched one that was old but well maintained sell for $1200 2 years ago, sniff sniff. UFC supports parts for most all drying systems - they service & sold a lot of Toxowicks over the years, people come up from mid-Iowa for parts on many brands, so I'm blessed with that, but I would check for sure of course. Can get a Tox or other pto model for $500-1000. My problem is it probably takes a little more than 60 amp power service to run the Farm Fans, plus I live on a hill that does not lend itself to a permenent grain setup - long feed lines from the transformer to the grain setup. Gets real expensive real fast, & I live 1/2 mile from the coop elevator..... But storage & drying are expensive also... Year-a-Round is about to release their corn-burning corn dryer - seems interesting as corn prices stay low & LP prices keep raising, but it really wouldn't make a diff on the electicity, as that need is driven by airflow, not fuel source. Also I learned not to be the first to test something new.... Like your solution tho, I'm not counting it out. :) I believe some of those FF run on a 70 amp fuse set, probably need 100 amp to the grain setup to make things work? --->Paul
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