Replacing the Original Dryer

NEW YORK GRAIN AND FEED BUSINESS SELECTS DELUX DRYER FOR AIR PREHEATING SYSTEM

Nov/Dec 2007 Grain Journal

Louis J. Gale & Son Inc., a family-owned grain handling and feed mixing business in the dairy country around Waterville, NY (315-841-8410), started drying grain for its customers when it installed its first grain dryer in the mid-1970s.

That dryer, one of two at the elevator, served the company well but was worn out by 2006.

For a replacement dryer, General Manager Edward Gale says he relied […]

DPX12T Dryer Receives Strong Marks

January/February 2006 Grain Journal

Efficiency, quiet internal vacuum fans, and compact size are three of the reasons why Eric Larson, AGP Grain Ltd, Shelly, MN, likes his new Delux grain dryer.

“It dries more bushels at five points of moisture removal than it’s rated,” says Larson. “It’s works very well and it is quiet and efficient.”

According to Larson, the Delux dryer, which replaced a competitive brand dryer the company had used since 1995, is able to dry 2,700 to 2,800 bph, which […]

CoOp Adds Dryers in Two States

January/February 2005 Grain Journal

The three new Delux grain dryers installed at two Wheaton Dumont Cooperative Elevator locations in 2004 received a thorough workout during the fall.

“We’ve had a tremendous amount of rain since harvest began around Oct. 1,” says General Manager Orval Kohls. “We’re still taking in corn and soybeans (early December). The fields have been so wet recently that combines have been getting stuck. The corn has been fairly wet. We took in a lot at 25% moisture, though […]

Low Profile Dryer

Delux Model Replaces Two Dryers

March/April 2003 Grain Journal

New Delux Model DPSL-14080 low-profile grain dryer at Snider’s Elevator Inc. in Lemasters, PA, is rated at 1,400 bph at five points of removal. Photo by Studio 60, Chambersburg, PA.

When Snider’s Elevator Inc., Lemasters, PA, moved to its present Lemar Road location in 1987, there were already two old grain dryers on the site. While both worked reasonably well, their combined capacity was only 500 to 700 bph at a 5-point removal level.

By […]

Finishing Touch

New Dryer Caps a Lengthy Expansion Project

January/February 2000 Grain Journal

The Selby, SD, Northern Plains Cooperative elevator, a division of Cenex Harvest States, in 1998 endured a year without a grain dryer of its own, thanks to a construction project that added 360,000 bushels worth of grain storage in a “six-pack” of slipform concrete tanks.

Things are going better this year, says Manager Pat Peterson. The additional storage will be helpful in landing a 108-car rail spot on the Burlington Northern Santa […]