At the Beck Family Farm in Danville, IA this year they are going to try something new.  They’ve installed transmission coolers for CAT engines and will use them to dry corn in the bins using heat from their EZBurn Outdoor Corn Boiler.

Drying corn using last year’s corn crop as fuel has cost advantages over propane and electricity (tax advantages, too). It's going to provide a way to dispose of the bottom of the bin corn which may be moldy or not fit for sale. And it allows the Becks to GROW THEIR OWN FUEL.

The Beck’s corn drying setup will be a good test of the output of this corn boiler they’ve owned for three years.  This is the first year they’ll be using the furnace to dry their corn.

Making a few adjustments to the stove settings in preparation for the first test after installation of this new dryer.

The CAT transmission coolers are visible here to the left of the dryer.

This view from the other side shows just how big and heavy this installation is.

The hot water input lines are clearly visible in this picture.

Detail of water connection.

Closeup of the transmission cooler

Yep, that's Mr. Beck.  He's  little shy...

Here's a view with a little more perspective

And another, in case you need more.

This is the control panel here

Another long view of the  dryer