Is there such thing as too big of bin fan?
Blusteryknollfarm
Posted 6/19/2026 08:21 (#11678623 - in reply to #11678062)
Subject: RE: Is there such thing as too big of bin fan?


North Central Illinois		More fan will speed drying, but drying cost will increase faster than drying speed increases.

I started air drying with two 18' government bins and a 5 and 7.5-10HP fan respectively. Now I have 3 hp fans on those bins and moved the 5 HP to a 21' and the 7.5-10 HP to a 30' bin with stirator and heater.

Your biggest way to speed drying is to partially fill and level both bins and finish filling after that is dry. Cuts total fan running hours at least 25% to dry the same amount.
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