Corn dryer works.

jon f mn · Oct 9, 2020

While waiting on the mechanic to get my truck fixed I decided to try to start the dryer to see if it worked. Fired up the dc and started the dryer. At first I couldn't get it to start. But I know the peto tube can get plugged, checked that and it was. Cleaned that and tried again and it fired right up and ran.

Fires right up and burns good. Should be all ready for corn this weekend. Kinda excited about that.

bwillett · Oct 9, 2020

Good deal.

chuck machinist · Oct 9, 2020

Can you give me a shot of the back, I presume that is where you auger out the dry corn.CM

jon f mn · Oct 9, 2020

The spout on top is where the corn dumps out. That direction the corn comes out the sides and recirculates. Turn the spout to the side and the corn goes down the spout

jddrawbar · Oct 9, 2020

Never seen one, interesting, thanks for posting.

NY 986 · Oct 9, 2020

I've seen farmers use old truck transmissions as a step up on the PTO to idle down the tractor to conserve fuel.

paul · Oct 9, 2020

Is that the 385 size unit? I’ve heard the 500bu version is a little more efficient, the column of corn is the right size, the 385 blows the air through a little too quick the narrow column.

Lot of corn been dried with those over the decades. No one had good enough electric service to put in a real drier, needed the pto setup.

Paul

GordoSD · Oct 9, 2020

Do you store it on the farm. Do you have more than 30k Bu?

Joel Cassell · Oct 9, 2020

I have never seen one either. How does it work? Assuming propane or another heat source and somehow cycles the corn through? How long does it take for meaningful drying?

super99 · Oct 9, 2020

Had a 500 bu batch dryer in a former life. There is a hopper on the back to load it. The corn goes up the center auger and falls into the dryer, when filling you need to leave the corn down a foot or so because it will swell when drying, so you don't run corn over the side. While drying, the center auger recirculates the corn. When the proper moisture content is reached, the heater turns off and the fan cools the corn while recirculating. The corn moves all the time it is in the dryer. When cool, turn the spout to the side and then it will empty the dryer. Move the spout to the back again and then you are ready to fill and start another batch. I think I covered it all, been a while. Chris

jon f mn · Oct 9, 2020

This is a model 370, holds 350bu. I can't see how that can be because the Space is the same on both models as far as I know. But that would be the 370/570 models, the newer 380/580 might be different

jon f mn · Oct 9, 2020

I will add that it takes 3-4 hours per batch depending on moisture and how cool you need it. If your bins have good fans and you dump pretty hot you could likely dry 20% corn to 15% in less than three hours. 25% down to 13 1/2% like we used to and cool to less than 80 deg takes 4 hours.

muleman51 · Oct 9, 2020

THEY ARE A nice dryer, worked on many of them. Parts are available, we kept all the common ones I'm sure they still do. They are pretty simple. Should serve you well.

tomstractorsandtoys · Oct 9, 2020

The truck trans idea sounds interesting. For a few years we dried 10,000 bu with a Deere 550 batch dryer and I thought it took a good bit of diesel just to run a big fan. Tom

EFV · Oct 10, 2020

Ran a 570 using 1000 shaft instead of 540 to lower tractor rpms.

merlynr · Oct 10, 2020

(quoted from post at 03:22:12 10/10/20) Ran a 570 using 1000 shaft instead of 540 to lower tractor rpms.

I heard neighbors drier run for 2 days straight and its kinda loud when wind blows our way and i'm outside.

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