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What is the best grain dryer out there, and what is the best type; tower or port type like Neco?

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Verified FBN Member (AB, CAN)

defiantly neco ,screen dryers are a pain because the screens keep plugging in humid conditions


Verified FBN Member (ND)

I’m not sure what your situation is but if you ever consider expanding acres take that into account also with wet capacity, drying rate, and...

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Verified FBN Member (IN)

Running a Meyer 2650 since 2010. Lots of small issues with sensors quite regularly. When it’s working it does a really nice job, but seems l...

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Verified FBN Member (IN)

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I know that this wasn’t listed on your original question, but I built a stormor ezee dry, been really pleased with it and its capacity. It i...

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Verified FBN Member (IN)

I don’t know if you saw my other post, but I have a plc controller from stormor that I took off because I automated my total facility. My co...

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Verified FBN Member (IN)

I went with the 36’ 16 ring with 2 30 hp...

Originally had two ducts with one blocked off for future expansion but we weren’t getting the st...

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Verified FBN Member (OR)

Doing 24’ 10 ring bins. With 30 hp fans.

We’ll be drying nuts which is a bit different than corn. 100 degrees and 18-24 hours per batch. Wha...

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Verified FBN Member (IN)

I originally had the AGI controller but took it off to automate the rest of the facility all in one unit. If you are interested, I’m trying ...

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Verified FBN Member (IN)

What size bin and fans are you going with?

Verified FBN Member (OR)

Thank you for your reply. Glad to hear you’re very happy with the system. I’m getting ready to order 2 ezee drys and some AGI storage bins. ...

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Verified FBN Member (IN)

That’s a big question. I designed the system and built this one, first system I’ve ever designed, and first ezee dry I’ve ever built.

Been...

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Verified FBN Member (OR)

I’m looking at these dryers now. What are some likes and dislikes? Did you install yourself or have it installed?

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Verified FBN Member (IN)

Not really, shivers drys the bottom corn and you always put wet on top. This drys in the top portion and drops to the bottom to cool, reusin...

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Verified FBN Member (SD)

Is that like a Shivers dryer?


Verified FBN Member (NE)

Hands down go with a tower dryer! We had a low profile dryer and updated to a Meyer tower dryer. Way more efficient and easy to operate!!

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Verified FBN Member (MN)

Really like our 2410 Sukup mixed flow.

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Verified FBN Member (SD)

We got a neco has worked great added the dryer master system on this year so it was easier to monitor I’ve heard their plc controller is jus...

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Verified FBN Member (NE)

I really like my mix flow NECO.


Verified FBN Member (SD)

With 1.50 a gallon propane series think about any tower dryer. the meyer dryer is pressure cool for soybeans or vacume recycle for corn.


Verified FBN Member (ND)

If you are doing beans go with a fan on the side mix flow neco or grain handler who ever has the closer dealer.

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Verified FBN Member (ND)

what are you going to dry? start with that first.

if only corn then a fan under grain handler is good

if you want to do beans sunflowers ...

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Verified FBN Member (SD)

Corn mostly, maybe soybeans some years


Verified FBN Member (IA)

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We had a stacked Sukup switched to a MC tower love the efficiency of it. I think we can dry twice amount of corn on the same Lp gas of other...

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Verified FBN Member (NE)

**** I invite you to visit my farm to see my Neco dryer. 😃

Verified FBN Member (SD)

Thanks for the response!

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