Batch Grain Dryer

[farmall177]

I am looking at buying a 250 bu batch grain dryer, what all should a guy look over before buying one. What places show wear etc. What would be a resonable price. Thanks

 

[bradk]

What brand? Look closely at auger flightings for thinning,typical bearing wear,vertical auger tube for worn through spots,burner and deflector burn through,stress cracks on over-all unit,locked up stirrator bearings(common),rotted out lower vertical auger support housing.

We have a Tox-o-wic 500 batch and didn't pay alot for it,but put a fair amount into it over the years.

I'd say fair price between 300-1,000

 

[farmall177]

Thanks for the reply, it is a tox-o-wic brand. I do not know alot about dryers but it is getting to the place where I am going to need one.

 

[paul]

Do you mean the 300+ bu pto model, or did they make a smaller non-pto version?

The big (500bu) ToW is good, the smaller pto version uses too much LP these days for what it does.

--->Paul

 

[jd-tom]

Yeah, they made a 250 bu model, the 260 in the 1960's and the 270 in the 1970's. In fact, they still make a 200 bu model as well as larger ones(check out their website at www.gtmfg.com)