Posted by andy r on November 26, 2009 at 20:43:42 from (69.66.71.73):
In Reply to: Re: Drying corn(pics) posted by bradk on November 26, 2009 at 08:57:23:
I use a Tox-o-Wick also. Model 570 like yours. Mine appears slightly different. The fan/burner assembly up front is one big square unit. Close to the late 70's early 80's unit. I run round a 200 degree plenum temp which for me is around 12 - 15 pounds of pressure of LP gas. Tractor running at 540 rpm. 500 bushels at 24 % moisture will dry to 14.5 in about 1 1/2 hours. Dry it to about 15.5 % then shut the heat off and then cool it down dropping it another point to 14.5%. They are great dryers. The corn is constantly moved which sort of polishes up the grain. Bees wings blow away. Mine has the opt. grain cleaner on it which removes fines. At near PTO speed they will load in 15 minutes and unload in the same time. I like out of bin drying as you know what you are putting in the bin. I like to use another gravity wagon like you are doing. Some people just funnell the corn from the discharge spout to an auger. Problems occur when a the auger tractor quits or the dryer is unloading too fast. The gravity wagon provides a cushion. The gravity wagon saves time too. I can push the dry load into the wagon faster and begin to fill the dryer while the bin is still being filled from the gravity wagon. They still make this dryer. It has become quite modern with cage fans and can be ordered with electric motors. I had a Behlem 500 dryer and this is much much better.
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