Diesel Bin Fan Heaters/Dryer

[Flatlander9]

Thanks for the replies.

For those who’ve done a lot of this. Have you had better luck running your heater continuously or by running the heater during the day and then cooling the grain at night?

How hot do most try to keep the air going into the bin?

[FarmJunkie]

Flat lander u have to watch how quickly u dry the grain as the stuff on bottom becomes lighter and the tougher grain on top is heavier and can bugger up your rings depending on the type of bin u are using. More stiffeners is better

[6V53]

Thanks for the replies.

For those who’ve done a lot of this. Have you had better luck running your heater continuously or by running the heater during the day and then cooling the grain at night?

How hot do most try to keep the air going into the bin?

I try for 135f if the humidity is high I shut it down at night

[helmsdale]

Inboard temp increase above ambient is what drops the relative humidity. Typically I can raise it about 60-70°f.

I've never tried "sweating" it by running half the day with heat and half without. It takes such a pile of diesel to get the grain up to temperature that I typically just let it buck till it's done.

Only thing I shut down for is freezing fog and snow storms as it'll ice up my air intake on the heater.

[Oliver88]

From this point in the year onward, removing moisture out the top of the bin will be necessary.

[Flatlander9]

So we’ve done our drying for the year using this method, without anything to move the moist air out of the top of the bin. With one bin left to do, if the temperature was set low say 25 degrees and blown for a longer period would this avoid some of the condensation problems.

Or with it being this cold do you think it would still be an issue?