I watched this video and those Chinook dryers look to be quite capable of drying lots of hay! I heard the knock on some dryers are they take too long and only handle small batches.
I saw a used 2021 Chinook for sale in Canada for $200k on tractorhouse. Another guy had a 2019 for sale on HayTalk but not sure he sold it. I am guessing these new would be $400k+ including installation costs. Miller farms own two!
He did the cost justification and that all seemed plausible but then he said the initial investment may take a lifetime to pay down.
That is quite the setup. Those needles coming down into the hay and blowing hot air is ingenious. I can't see making enough money at haymaking where I am to ever do that. You have to have a bale baron, telehandler, big barn and make 100,000+ bales a year to make the loan payment, I am guessing. I still like the idea even if it doesn't work for me.
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