Single Engines Drives Two Grain Dryers

Single Engines Drives Two Grain Dryers GRAIN CLEANERS Grain Cleaners (29C) 20-3-34 Farm Fans dryers are the simplest, most effective dryers ever built. The only moving part is a pto-driven fan. That's why we bought two older dryers, mounted them side by side, and rigged up a single engine to drive both fans. We use a Detroit diesel 6V71, mounting large squirrel cage fans on both ends to blow into each dryer. The engine is enclosed inside a cage made out of screen to keep out chaff and bees wings. The engine runs at about 1,900 rpm's when driving the fans. We rigged up a cross auger to carry corn to one side to a single discharge auger, which is rigged to shut down the dryer if it plugs up as a fire precaution. Keeping the Farm Fans dryers at the proper level is important. It must be adjusted so corn can shift toward the discharge. Mounting the two dryers together made leveling an even bigger job, so we rigged up 8 porta power hydraulic jacks to level them. The hopper above the two dryers holds 1,400 bu. of corn. They can run 600 to 700 bu. per hour through the dryers, taking out 10 pts. of moisture. If taking out just 5 pts., it'll handle 1,000 bu. per hour. (Marshal Litchfield, 15340 N. 700 Road, Macomb, Il. 61455; ph 309 254-3481).

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