High Capacity Silage Blower Also Cracks Kernels

2001 - Volume #25, Issue #2, Page #43

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After reading and hearing a lot about cracking corn kernels in silage, it seemed like a good idea to Glen Horst and Ray Brubacher.
But to them, it seemed it made more sense to do it at the silo blower rather than out in the field on a forage harvester. The reason was that having a corn cracker on a silage chopper meant it could only be used on the chopper to process the silage as it's being chopped. But having one on the silage blower meant it could be used to process corn silage, whole grain corn (high moisture or dry), and for rolling small grains, cotton seed and other feed and forages, too.
With this in mind, Horst and Brubacher designed a new silage blower from the ground up, equipping it with a roller mill to process grain.
While it may look like an ordinary silage blower, their Model 2800 Corn Processor is anything but.
Silage goes in one side from the wagon or truck and is forced through a roller mill before being sent through the blower fan and up the tube into the silo.
Their mill has two 10 in. x 30-in. rolls that run at different speeds, so in addition to the crushing action, there is also some shearing action in them. Material is forced into the rolls by a beater. Since this arrangement keeps feed flowing through the roller, processing capacity is quite high.
Horst and Brubacher say they've had no problem keeping ahead of silage choppers and add that it has sufficient capacity to crack and blow high moisture corn into a silo faster than it can be harvested by a large combine.
Their roller blower mill requires a 1,000 rpm pto speed and a minimum of 80 to 100 hp. It is built to work on tractors with as much as 200 pto hp.
Capacity, of course, varies with horsepower of the tractor operating it. The hydraulically-powered feeding mechanism can run either from the tractor's hydraulic outlet or an optional self-contained hydraulic system that itself is powered by the pto.
To take feed samples and make sure grain is being processed properly, there is a sample port located between the roller mill and fan.
Horst and Brubacher say the blower has plenty of capacity for even the highest silos. Another option is a bypass chute that fits between the rolls and the blower. With this chute, you can throw silage or processed feeds 30 or 40 ft. into a pit or trench silo. You can also add a spout on the blower pipe just above the fan and use it to load trucks.
The Model 2800 Corn Processor blower roller sells for $18,500 U.S., plus S&H.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Horst Choring Aids, Inc. Rt. 4, Elmira, Ontario, Canada N3B 2Z3 (ph 519 669-5439) or Raytek Industries, Rt. 1, Wallenstein, Ontario, Canada N0B 2S0 (ph 519 698-2731).

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High Capacity Silage Blower Also Cracks Kernels CROP STORAGE Silos (50) 25-2-43 After reading and hearing a lot about cracking corn kernels in silage, it seemed like a good idea to Glen Horst and Ray Brubacher. But to them, it seemed it made more sense to do it at the silo blower rather than out in the field on a forage harvester. The reason was that having a corn cracker on a silage chopper meant it could only be used on the chopper to process the silage as it's being chopped. But having one on the silage blower meant it could be used to process corn silage, whole grain corn (high moisture or dry), and for rolling small grains, cotton seed and other feed and forages, too. With this in mind, Horst and Brubacher designed a new silage blower from the ground up, equipping it with a roller mill to process grain. While it may look like an ordinary silage blower, their Model 2800 Corn Processor is anything but. Silage goes in one side from the wagon or truck and is forced through a roller mill before being sent through the blower fan and up the tube into the silo. Their mill has two 10 in. x 30-in. rolls that run at different speeds, so in addition to the crushing action, there is also some shearing action in them. Material is forced into the rolls by a beater. Since this arrangement keeps feed flowing through the roller, processing capacity is quite high. Horst and Brubacher say they've had no problem keeping ahead of silage choppers and add that it has sufficient capacity to crack and blow high moisture corn into a silo faster than it can be harvested by a large combine. Their roller blower mill requires a 1,000 rpm pto speed and a minimum of 80 to 100 hp. It is built to work on tractors with as much as 200 pto hp. Capacity, of course, varies with horsepower of the tractor operating it. The hydraulically-powered feeding mechanism can run either from the tractor's hydraulic outlet or an optional self-contained hydraulic system that itself is powered by the pto. To take feed samples and make sure grain is being processed properly, there is a sample port located between the roller mill and fan. Horst and Brubacher say the blower has plenty of capacity for even the highest silos. Another option is a bypass chute that fits between the rolls and the blower. With this chute, you can throw silage or processed feeds 30 or 40 ft. into a pit or trench silo. You can also add a spout on the blower pipe just above the fan and use it to load trucks. The Model 2800 Corn Processor blower roller sells for $18,500 U.S., plus S&H. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Horst Choring Aids, Inc. Rt. 4, Elmira, Ontario, Canada N3B 2Z3 (ph 519 669-5439) or Raytek Industries, Rt. 1, Wallenstein, Ontario, Canada N0B 2S0 (ph 519 698-2731).

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