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| Edwards Grain
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Skyway Grain Systems Inc.
504 - 2903 Kingsview Blvd SE
Airdrie, Alberta, Canada
T4A 0C4
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(403) 948-7810 |
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(403) 948-3189 |
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1-800-561-5625 |
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Edwards Grain
Guard - The Rocket System
Edwards manufactures grain drying
equipment, fans and heaters for storage management and grain conditioning
in flat floor bins and hopper cones. Conventional grain systems only
dry from the bottom up. Although effective in the bottom half, they
often fall short of drying grain in the centre and top half of the
bin. As grain is augured into the bin, fines collect in the centre
resulting in a dense, packed core that is hard for air to penetrate.
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Grain Guard Systems overcome this by:
- Forcing air into centre
- Providing a drying front that conforms to the grain pile
- Reducing static pressure
- Increasing fan efficiency by as much as 20%
- Reducing grain drying time by as much as 50%
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Achieving and maintaining uniform air flow throughout a bin is
an important factor in drying effectively and efficiently.
By reducing drying time and drying uniformly, operation costs can
be reduced.
It's the movement of warm, dry air through a bin that dries grain.
Therefore aeration is most effective when these low humidity (warm,
dry air) conditions prevail. With these conditions present, combined
with a proper sized fan and a rocket system, you can expect to draw
out approximately 3/4 - 1 point of moisture over a 24 hour period.
With a complete Grain Guard system in place, crops can be taken
off at 4% - 6% moisture above dry (example: wheat 18% - 20%). Under
warm, low relative humidity conditions you should see 3/4 - 1% of
drying taking place per day. This allows a 5 day advance on harvest
time as well as more harvesting hours per day.
In order to create a uniform drying front, you must have the height
of at least half of the bin's diameter above the aeration system.
The best uniform front can be produced by filling your bin and then
turning on the fan. Models are available for bin sizes ranging from
14' to 42' . All systems come standard with 48" Helfer duct.
The Rocket
- The 20" inside diameter and perforated core forces air
up into the centre of the bin to allow uniform drying and reduce
unloading bin pressure.
- The 30" outside diameter with the 20" inside diameter
provides over 69 square feet of louvered screen for maximum air
flow.
- All crop, non-plugging louvered screen.
- Self levelling, self cleaning legs adapt to virtually any hopper
bin 4" to 8" models are available with 15" to 45"
rockets for capacities from 1200 to 10,000 bushels.
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Rocket Specifications
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Capacity
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GG 6000 6'
GG 7000 4'
GG 7000 6'
GG 7000 8'
GG 8000 6'
GG 8000 8'
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15" slim rocket (for existing bins)
30" rocket
30" rocket
30" rocket
45" rocket
45" rocket
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1200 to 2500 bushels
1500 to 3300 bushels
up to 4500 bushels
up to 6000 bushels
up to 7500 bushels
up to 10000 bushels
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