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Why get caught out by another wet harvest when OPICO's Grain Dryers have the solution.
Easy to install and relocate when necessary, OPICO Grain Dryers do not require vast expenditure on handling equipment and our Gas Grain Dryers can easily dry up to 168 tons per day automatically, with minimal supervision. Using gas with 3 phase or PTO drive OPICO dryers recirculate the grain constantly to dry thoroughly and consistently whilst improving hectolitre weights and augmenting quality.
WHY CHOOSE OPICO DRYERS?
10 Good Reasons to use an OPICO Grain Dryer
- Recirculating - Constant mixing for even drying.
- Augers - Polishes the grain, improving sample.
- Grain Cleaner - Removes weed seeds and broken grains improving hectolitre weight.
- Grain is Constantly Moving - Airflow through crop is better decreasing drying time.
- Wet or Dry - Can handle and dry the very wettest of grain.
- Forced Drying and Cooling - YOU'RE in control, grain is ready to sell when YOU want.
- Self Contained - Minimal additional handling equipment required.
- Quiet - To reduce noise in sensitive areas.
- Resale Value - Being mobile OPICO Dryers retain a high resale value.
- Flexibility - Can be adapted to fit into most drying systems.
FEATURES & BENEFITS
Minimise non drying time
Loading time and unloading time is dead time when using a dryer. OPICO dryers have high-capacity loading augers, recirculating augers and unloading augers, reducing non-drying time and increasing throughput.
Air flow through the grain
The more air you can blow through grain the quicker the grain will dry and cool. OPICO dryers have high-capacity fans in relation to the size of the dryer which speeds up drying and cooling, decreasing batch time and increasing throughput.
Heating the grain
Larger burners attain the drying temperatures quicker and maintain a more consistent drying temperature, decreasing drying time and increasing throughput.
Size of the drying zone
The size of the plenum chamber in a grain dryer dictates the amount of grain that is being dried at any one time. The holding capacity of a grain dryer is irrelevant to the drying capacity, the larger the plenum area, the higher drying capacity.
GT Dryers use Liquid Propane Gas fuel for drying heat. A tank or a group of bottles are needed to supply the dryer with liquid gas which is vaporised within the dryer and supplied to the burner ring.
This provides a very clean, easily controllable and even heat which is cost effective and means that the burner requires minimal operator input and minimal servicing. When drying malting barley and milling crops many owners prefer Gas as a fuel for its guaranteed cleanliness and efficiency.
Some of the major benefits you can expect from an OPICO GT portable batch dryer:
- Easy installation
- Minimal management required
- Run on clean LP gas
- Require minimal service
- Full range of models available
- Improved presentation of grain through the polishing effect of the recirculation
- Central auger constantly recirculates grain for even drying
- Inner chamber has large perforations to maximise airflow whilst the outer sheet has small perforations to prevent small seed loss
- Improved hectolitre weight through cleaning action of the built in grain cleaner
- Loading hopper allows grain to be loaded at ground level, discharge from the top
- Grain is dried consistently throughout the batch
- Grain sampler
- Cone shaped silo base takes grain to the bottom of the main auger
- Agitator ensures constant flow of grain
- Maintain high resale values
Liquid Gas Vaporiser and Ring Burner
Efficient Clean Drying
The gas is piped into the burner unit in liquid form and passes through a vaporising ring before being burnt in a ring burner, as liquid gas expands 100 times to become vapour this ensures high temperatures can be attained easily. As gas burns very cleanly, apart from long term servicing, little input is required by the operator.
Custom Built Centrifugal Fan
Quiet for Sensitive Areas (QF Models ONLY)
QF Models use a large custom built centrifugal fan to create the airflow required to dry with, as the fan blades do not cut through the air aggressively this produces less noise resulting in a decibel rating of 74 and the ability to work 24 hours a day in noise sensitive areas.
CONTROLS
Push Button Controls
Simple Operation (355XL, 555XL, 575QF Models ONLY)
The base models have simple push button and turn dial controls to allow the operator to quickly and easily set the dryer up for work, they also incorporate fail safes to prevent problems in the event of any mechanical failure.
Grain Guard Controller
Operator Guidance and Self Diagnostics (395QF, 595QF, 600QF, 795QF, 800QF, RAB 8000 Automatic Models ONLY)
Models with the Grain Guard fitted benefit from a menu system which guides the operator through setting his dryer up for a particular mode of operation and for specific crops with example temperatures pre-set into the controller. The Grain Guard also has a diagnostic function which controls the fail safes and will highlight the problem if there is one.
The Grain guard Control Box can automatically monitor the drying temperature, grain temperature, flame failure, power failure, fan failure, fuel supply, agitator, auger and PTO speeds. During the entire time the dryer is in operation the electrical supply is monitored.
Should any of the functions of the dryer fail the gas supply is automatically shut off, a precise message is given on a LCD read out. The safety and fault diagnosis is carried out automatically. Maintenance and servicing is made more effective and almost immediate diagnosis of any fault can be made by the operator thus requiring minimal service intervention.
GRAIN DRYER MODELS
9 ton approximate holding capacity
4½ ton per hour throughput
- Digital Controls
- Quiet Fan (74Db)
- Supplied as standard with 33" custom-built, in-line centrifugal fan (74 dba)
- 8" diameter loading auger (50 ton an hour loading capacity)
- Full length 9ft 10" (3m) loading hopper
- 60 ton an hour 12" diameter central auger
- Centralised greaser location
- Epoxy powder coated outside sheets
- Adjustable screw jacks
- Grain sampler, grain cleaner, grain pressure splitter pelmet
- LP gas fired burner
- Grain Guard Monitor control system
| TECHNICAL INFORMATION | |
| Drying capacity (21-16%)* | 4½ t/hr |
| Holding capacity | 9t (12.3m3) |
| Height - working position, standard head / Sky-Vac | 18’4” (5.6m) / + 14” (360mm) |
| Height - working position, horizontal head / Sky-Vac | 15’3” (4.7m) / + 23” (580mm) |
| Height - transport with head removed | 13’6” (4.1m) |
| Width | 8’ (2.4m) |
| Length - working position | 26’3” (8.1m) |
| Length - transport position | 17’6” (5.4m) |
| Weight - empty | 3900 lbs (1772 kg) |
| Grain wall thickness | 18” (457mm) |
| Vertical auger size | 12” (305mm) |
| Loading auger size / Unloading auger size | 8” (203mm) |
| Burner size - LP Gas | 2,200,000 BTU/hr (645kW) |
| Fan type and size | In-line Centrifugal ø 33” (840mm) |
| Fan Rating & Outlet-Static Pressure | 12,000 ft³/min @ 1.5” (20,400m³/hr @ 3.74 Mbar) |
| PTO speed / Power required | 525 RPM, 40hp (30kW) |
| Recirculating time | 60 t/hr, 10-12min |
| Loading rate | 50 t/hr, 12min |
| Unloading rate | 60 t/hr, 10min |
| Electric power used (Optional) | 20hp (30Amp) - 1 Motor |
575QF - 12 Ton Gas Grain Dryer
12 ton approximate holding capacity
6 ton per hour throughput
- Push Button Controls
- Quiet Fan (74Db)
- Supplied as standard with 38" custom-built, in-line centrifugal fan (74 dba)
- 8" diameter loading auger (50 ton an hour loading capacity)
- Full length 9ft 10" (3m) loading hopper
- 60 ton an hour 12" diameter central auger
- Centralised greaser location
- Epoxy powder coated outside sheets
- Adjustable jacks
- Grain sampler, grain cleaner, grain pressure splitter pelmet
- LP gas fired burner
- Control system: 575QF Push Button control
| TECHNICAL INFORMATION | |
| Drying capacity (21-16%)* | 6 t/hr |
| Holding capacity | 12t (17.5m3) |
| Height - working position, standard head / Sky-Vac | 18’4” (5.6m) / + 14” (360mm) |
| Height - working position, horizontal head / Sky-Vac | 15’3” (4.7m) / + 23” (580mm) |
| Height - transport with head removed | 13’6” (4.1m) |
| Width | 11’ (3.4m) |
| Length - working position | 29’ (8.9m) |
| Length - transport position | 20’5” (6.2m) |
| Weight - empty | 5100 lbs (2318 kg) |
| Grain wall thickness | 18” (457mm) |
| Vertical auger size | 12” (305mm) |
| Loading auger size / Unloading auger size | 8” (203mm) |
| Burner size - LP Gas | 3,000,000 BTU/hr (879kW) |
| Fan type and size | In-line Centrifugal ø 38” (965mm) |
| Fan Rating & Outlet-Static Pressure | 16,000 ft³/min @ 1.5” (27,180m³/hr @ 3.74 Mbar) |
| PTO speed / Power required | 525 RPM, 40hp (30kW) |
| Recirculating time | 60 t/hr 12-15min |
| Loading rate | 50 t/hr 14min |
| Unloading rate | 60 t/hr 12min |
| Electric power used (Optional) | 25hp (34Amp) - 1 Motor |
595QF - 12 Ton Gas Grain Dryer
12 ton approximate holding capacity
6 ton per hour throughput
- Digital Controls
- Quiet Fan (74Db)
- Supplied as standard with 38" custom-built, in-line centrifugal fan (74 dba)
- 8" diameter loading auger (50 ton an hour loading capacity)
- Full length 9ft 10" (3m) loading hopper
- 60 ton an hour 12" diameter central auger
- Centralised greaser location
- Epoxy powder coated outside sheets
- Adjustable jacks
- Grain sampler, grain cleaner, grain pressure splitter pelmet
- LP gas fired burner
- Control system: 595QF Grain Guard Monitor
| TECHNICAL INFORMATION | |
| Drying capacity (21-16%)* | 6 t/hr |
| Holding capacity | 12t (17.5m3) |
| Height - working position, standard head / Sky-Vac | 18’4” (5.6m) / + 14” (360mm) |
| Height - working position, horizontal head / Sky-Vac | 15’3” (4.7m) / + 23” (580mm) |
| Height - transport with head removed | 13’6” (4.1m) |
| Width | 11’ (3.4m) |
| Length - working position | 29’ (8.9m) |
| Length - transport position | 20’5” (6.2m) |
| Weight - empty | 5100 lbs (2318 kg) |
| Grain wall thickness | 18” (457mm) |
| Vertical auger size | 12” (305mm) |
| Loading auger size / Unloading auger size | 8” (203mm) |
| Burner size - LP Gas | 3,000,000 BTU/hr (879kW) |
| Fan type and size | In-line Centrifugal ø 38” (965mm) |
| Fan Rating & Outlet-Static Pressure | 16,000 ft³/min @ 1.5” (27,180m³/hr @ 3.74 Mbar) |
| PTO speed / Power required | 525 RPM, 40hp (30kW) |
| Recirculating time | 60 t/hr 12-15min |
| Loading rate | 50 t/hr 14min |
| Unloading rate | 60 t/hr 12min |
| Electric power used (Optional) | 25hp (34Amp) - 1 Motor |
600QF Automatic - 12 Ton Gas Grain Dryer
12 ton approximate holding capacity
150 ton per day or 6 ton per hour throughput
- Digital Controls
- Quiet Fan (74Db)
- Supplied as standard with 38" custom built, in-line centrifugal fan (74 dba)
- 8" diameter loading auger (50 ton an hour loading capacity)
- Full length 9ft 10" (3m) loading hopper
- 60 ton an hour 12" diameter central auger
- Centralised greaser location
- LP gas fired burner
- Epoxy powder coated outside sheets
- Adjustable jacks, 4 tyres, grain sampler, grain pressure splitter
- pelmet
- Outlets for auxiliary loading and unloading motors
- Horizontal discharge auger
- 3-phase electric drive
- Four electric motors
- Unique self diagnostic electronic Grain Guard control
Throughput of 150 tonnes per day complete with a quiet fan. The 600QF dryer is the solution for larger acreage farmers or for existing customers looking for a system which is more automatic.
A powerful micro-processor Grain Guard control unit runs the dryer in automatic mode, constantly checking the operation of all moving components, the electrical supply and the state of the dryer throughout the loading, drying and unloading cycle.
It determines the temperature at which the cool grain is unloaded from the dryer at the end of the drying cycle, checks that there is sufficient grain in the dryer and initiates the heating cycle automatically.
| TECHNICAL INFORMATION | |
| Drying capacity (21-16%)* | 6 t/hr |
| Holding capacity | 12t (17.5m3) |
| Height - working position, standard head / Sky-Vac | N/A |
| Height - working position, horizontal head / Sky-Vac | 15’3” (4.7m) / + 23” (580mm) |
| Height - transport with head removed | 13’6” (4.1m) |
| Width | 11’ (3.4m) |
| Length - working position | 29’ (8.9m) |
| Length - transport position | 20’5” (6.2m) |
| Weight - empty | 5940 lbs (2700kg) |
| Grain wall thickness | 18” (457mm) |
| Vertical auger size | 12” (305mm) |
| Loading auger size / Unloading auger size | 8” (203mm) |
| Burner size - LP Gas | 3,000,000 BTU/hr (879kW) |
| Fan type and size | In-line Centrifugal ø 38” (965mm) |
| Fan Rating & Outlet-Static Pressure | 16,000 ft³/min @ 1.5” (27,180m³/hr @ 3.74Mbar) |
| Recirculating time | 60 t/hr, 12-15min |
| Loading rate | 50 t/hr, 14min |
| Unloading rate | 50 t/hr, 14min |
| Electric power used (Optional) | 37hp (46.5Amp) - 4 Motors |
795QF - 18 Ton Gas Grain Dryer
18 ton approximate holding capacity
7.5 ton per hour throughput
- Digital Controls
- Quiet Fan (74Db)
- Quiet Fan supplied as standard with 38" custom built, in-line centrifugal fan (74 dBA)
- 8" diameter loading auger (50 ton an hour loading capacity)
- Full length 9ft 10" (3m) loading hopper
- 60 ton an hour 12" diameter central auger
- Centralised greaser location
- LP Gas fired burner
- Epoxy powder coated outside sheets.
- Adjustable jacks, 4 new tyres, grain sampler, grain cleaner
- Horizontal hydraulic discharge.
- Unique self diagnostic electronic Grain Guard controls (795)
The 795 dryer has taken the successful 595 series & added that extra power and space to get more out of the working day. Now the 795 series gives you 18 tonnes holding capacity, 50% more than the 500 series. *With the new larger plenum it gives you 7.5 tons per hour throughput at 5% moisture reduction.
| TECHNICAL INFORMATION | |
| Drying capacity (21-16%)* | 7 t/hr |
| Holding capacity | 18t (22.6m3) |
| Height - working position, standard head / Sky-Vac | N/A |
| Height - working position, horizontal head / Sky-Vac | 18’ (5.5m) / + 23” (580mm) |
| Height - transport with head removed | 13’6” (4.1m) |
| Width | 11’ (3.4m) |
| Length - working position | 29’ (8.9m) |
| Length - transport position | 20’5” (6.2m) |
| Weight - empty | 5,400 lbs (2500kg) |
| Grain wall thickness | 18” (457mm) |
| Vertical auger size | 12” (305mm) |
| Loading auger size / Unloading auger size | 8” (203mm) |
| Burner size - LP Gas | 3,000,000 BTU/hr (879 kW) |
| Fan type and size | In-line Centrifugal ø 38” (965mm) |
| Fan Rating & Outlet-Static Pressure | 17,200ft³/min @ 1.5” (29,220m³/hr @ 3.74 Mbar) |
| PTO speed / Power required | 525 RPM, 40hp (30kW) |
| Recirculating time | 60 t/hr 16-20min |
| Loading rate | 50 t/hr 20min |
| Unloading rate | 60 t/hr 20min |
800QF Automatic - 18 Ton Gas Grain Dryer
18 ton approximate holding capacity
170 ton per day or 7.5 ton per hour throughput
- Digital Controls
- Quiet Fan (74Db)
- Quiet Fan supplied as standard with 38" custom built, in-line centrifugal fan (74 dBA)
- 8" diameter loading auger (50 ton an hour loading capacity)
- Full length 9ft 10" (3m) loading hopper
- 60 ton an hour 12" diameter central auger
- Centralised greaser location
- LP Gas fired burner
- Epoxy powder coated outside sheets
- Adjustable jacks, 4 new tyres, grain sampler, grain cleaner
- Horizontal Hydraulic discharge
- Unique self diagnostic electronic Grain Guard controls
- 3-phase electric drive
The 800 series dryer incorporates the traditional advantages of the recirculating batch dryers producing a clean uniformly dry sample whilst taking the GT range one step further in offering today's large scale farmer high capacity automated drying.
The 800 Automatic has been developed by OPICO in conjunction with GT Manufacturing in the US as a natural extension to the 600 Automatic dryers which have been working in the UK since 1995. The 800 is able to load, dry, cool and unload completely automatically allowing unattended drying hour after hour.
| TECHNICAL INFORMATION | |
| Drying capacity (21-16%)* | 7 t/hr |
| Holding capacity | 18t (22.6m3) |
| Height - working position, standard head / Sky-Vac | N/A |
| Height - working position, horizontal head / Sky-Vac | 18’ (5.5m) / + 23” (580mm) |
| Height - transport with head removed | 13’6” (4.1m) |
| Width | 11’ (3.4m) |
| Length - working position | 29’ (8.9m) |
| Length - transport position | 20’5” (6.2m) |
| Weight - empty | 6000 lbs (2722 kg) |
| Grain wall thickness | 18” (457mm) |
| Vertical auger size | 12” (305mm) |
| Loading auger size / Unloading auger size | 8” (203mm) |
| Burner size - LP Gas | 3,000,000 BTU/hr (879kW) |
| Fan type and size | In-line Centrifugal ø 38” (965mm) |
| Fan Rating & Outlet-Static Pressure | 17,200ft³/min @ 1.5” (29,220m³/hr @ 3.74 Mbar) |
| Recirculating time | 60 t/hr 16-20min |
| Loading rate | 50 t/hr 20min |
| Unloading rate | 50 t/hr 20min |
| Electric power used (Optional) | 42hp (53Amp) - 4 Motors |
RAB-8000 Automatic - 21 Ton Gas Grain Dryer
21 ton approximate holding capacity
180 ton per day or 7.5 ton per hour throughput
- Digital Controls
- Quiet Fan (74Db)
- Quiet Fan supplied as standard with 38" custom built, in-line centrifugal fan (74 dBA)
- 8" diameter loading auger (50 ton an hour loading capacity)
- Full length 9ft 10" (3m) loading hopper
- 60 ton an hour 12" diameter central auger
- Centralised greaser location
- LP Gas fired burner
- Epoxy powder coated outside sheets
- Adjustable jacks, 4 new tyres, grain sampler, grain cleaner
- Horizontal Hydraulic discharge
- Unique self diagnostic electronic Grain Guard controls
- 3-phase electric drive
The 8000 series dryer is the latest in a long line of GT recirculating Batch Dryers from OPICO. It incorporates the traditional advantages of the recirculating batch dryers producing a clean uniformly dry sample whilst taking the GT range one step further in offering today's large scale farmer high capacity automated drying.
The 8000 Automatic has been developed by GT Manufacturing in the US as a natural extension to the 600/800 Automatic dryers which have been working in the UK since 1995. The 8000 is able to load, dry, cool and unload completely automatically allowing unattended drying hour after hour.
| TECHNICAL INFORMATION | |
| Drying capacity (21-16%)* | 7.5 t/hr |
| Holding capacity | 21t (28.9m3) |
| Height - working position, standard head / Sky-Vac | N/A |
| Height - working position, horizontal head / Sky-Vac | 20.1’ (6.14m) / + 23” (580mm) |
| Height - transport with head removed | 13’6” (4.1m) |
| Width | 11’ (3.4m) |
| Length - working position | 29’ (8.9m) |
| Length - transport position | 20’5” (6.2m) |
| Weight - empty | 6500 lbs (2950 kg) |
| Grain wall thickness | 18” (457mm) |
| Vertical auger size | 12” (305mm) |
| Loading auger size / Unloading auger size | 8” (203mm) |
| Burner size - LP Gas | 3,000,000 BTU/hr (879kW) |
| Fan type and size | In-line Centrifugal ø 38” (965mm) |
| Fan Rating & Outlet-Static Pressure |
17,200ft³/min @ 1.5” (487m³/hr @ 374 PA) |
| Recirculating time | 60 t/hr 16-20min |
| PTO speed / power required | 525 RPM, 40hp (30kW) |
| Loading rate | 50 t/hr 20min |
| Unloading rate | 50 t/hr 20min |
| Electric power used (Optional) | 42hp (55Amp) - 4 Motors |
OPTIONS & ACCESSORIES
Sky Vac Dust Extractor Grain Cleaner
The Sky Vac is a powerful grain cleaner which removes the trash, dust and fines from the grain as it is dried, leaving you with precisely what you want in store - a cleaner better finished sample with a higher hectolitre weight.
With regard to safety and the environment, the new Sky Vac is a major inroad into the problem of dust in the atmosphere. You and your staff can now work in a far cleaner, less dusty environment and get the benefits of a better sample at the same time.
- Improve grain quality
- Improve hectolitre weight
- Increase safety when storing your grain
- Reduce the risk of fire as you remove dust and chaff throughout the dryer.
- Easily installed on new or existing dryers
- Anti-static, high density quality tubing
- Moulded cyclone for a safer, cleaner system
- Single or 3 phase electric drive fan unit
- Fits either horizontal or standard discharge machines
NOTE: Image (left) is of a Sky Vac fitted to a Diesel Magna Grain Dryer, and has been used on this Gas GT Dryer page for illustrative purposes only.
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