Home-Built Hay Dryer
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I built a hay dryer inside my shed so I can dry bales down right after I bring them in from the field. The shed measures 15 ft. wide, 90 ft. long and 16 1/2 ft. high and holds 25 bales. A fan powered by a 3 hp electric motor pulls air through a tunnel that has a 5 1/2-ft. wide grate on top of it. I stack bales on their edge on top of the grate. In good drying weather, I can bring the moisture from 25 percent down to 18 percent in only five days or so, without using any heat.
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Home-Built Hay Dryer HAY & FORAGE HARVESTING Miscellaneous 25-2-35 I built a hay dryer inside my shed so I can dry bales down right after I bring them in from the field. The shed measures 15 ft. wide, 90 ft. long and 16 1/2 ft. high and holds 25 bales. A fan powered by a 3 hp electric motor pulls air through a tunnel that has a 5 1/2-ft. wide grate on top of it. I stack bales on their edge on top of the grate. In good drying weather, I can bring the moisture from 25 percent down to 18 percent in only five days or so, without using any heat.
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