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Topic: Chinook hay dryers

Posted By: AC7060IL
Subject: Chinook hay dryers
Date Posted: 28 Jan 2025 at 1:06pm

Here’s a 27 minute video link about how the Miller Farms Custom, LLC dry their wet (14-21% moisture) hay bales. I had no idea anything like these hay dryers even existed. Very interesting! And dryers are powered by Perkins 9L diesels.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0sKpX_S1o80&pp=ygURY2hpbm9vayBoYXkgZHJ5ZXI%3D" rel="nofollow - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0sKpX_S1o80&pp=ygURY2hpbm9vayBoYXkgZHJ5ZXI%3D

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Posted By: calico190xt68
Date Posted: 28 Jan 2025 at 5:44pm

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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Posted By: Macon Rounds
Date Posted: 28 Jan 2025 at 7:16pm

My Dad always hung a few pairs of old wringer washer rolls on the front of our baler.
It didn't help dry the hay a bit, but it sure made for good conversation.
Wich I could find those photos.

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Posted By: Gatz in NE
Date Posted: 28 Jan 2025 at 7:44pm

…at first, I thought they were talking about these “dryers”

(turn on sound)

https://www.tiktok.com/@military_shot53/video/7187050567909362950?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7465145863151961646" rel="nofollow - https://www.tiktok.com/@military_shot53/video/7187050567909362950?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7465145863151961646