Posted by fixerupper on November 05, 2016 at 19:19:31 from (100.42.83.79):
In Reply to: Corn storage posted by picassomcp on November 05, 2016 at 07:03:19:
You can put 18 percent corn in a bin without a fan but there are some bumps in the road so to speak. First thing the temp has to be close to 32 degrees when you harvest it and you have to watch it closely. I used to put up to 18 percent corn cold in a 3200 bushel bin with no air, to be ground for hog feed during the winter. The bin had a floor auger with a center trap bringing the corn down through the center core when I ground feed drawing cold top corn down into the core. I never had spoiled corn, but the corn was moving a little all winter long. Another problem to watch with wet corn in a bin with no ventilation is the warm sunlight shining on the south side of the bin. During the January thaw the sun will warm the corn against the south wall. The nighttime temps won't be cold enough to bring the corn temp back down and pretty soon you will have moldy corn stuck to the bin wall. I would say you might be safe waiting till the corn is in the 30's for temps for putting it in the no air bins but you should monitor it daily and get it out of there as soon as the elevator opens up again. I have a hunch the elevator will open up before you have to use the bins.
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