Grain Handling Guides

Designing flat store aeration: ducts, air volumes, grain depths

Designing flat store aeration: 350 or 100 m³ air per m² per hour, grain depths by moisture content, perforated floor or lateral ducts – with operating…

Emptying silos and flat stores completely: vacuum clean-out in practice

Empty silos and flat stores completely: how vacuum clean-out with Kongskilde SUC and SupraVac works – method, capacities and the limits set by moistur…

Finding Kongskilde Spare Parts: How to Use the Exploded Drawing and Part Number

How to read a spare parts list, identify the correct part number and order from the nameplate: a practical guide – including discontinued machines.…

Grain Cleaning: Why Pre-cleaning Pays Off

Cleaning grain before drying and storage: pre-cleaning cuts energy costs, improves storage stability and secures better prices when marketing your gra…

Grain Conveying: Pneumatic or Mechanical?

Pressure/suction conveying or auger, chain and elevator? This system comparison covers routing, capacity, energy and wear – with guidance for every fa…

Grain Drying: Methods Compared

Batch drying, floor-store aeration or heated-air dryers? How to find the right grain drying method – with guide values for temperature, bulk depth and…

Keeping Kongskilde heaters running: spare parts for KA, KAI, SOL, KM and more

Heaters such as KA, KAI, SOL and KM are discontinued, yet around 790 spare part items remain listed: series overview, old/new part numbers and a guide…

Pests and mould in the grain store: recognise, assess, act at once

Musty smell, hot spots, beetles or mites in the grain store? How to read the warning signs, know the critical moisture and temperature limits and act …

Planning the conveying line correctly: OK and FK pipe systems compared

OK or FK pipe system? How to plan your grain conveying line: fields of use, choosing the diameter, bends, wear and assembly with quick couplings.…

Pre-harvest maintenance checklist: inspect your grain handling equipment, secure spare parts in time

Check blowers, conveyors, augers, cleaners and aeration before harvest: a checklist of typical wear parts and the route to the right part number.…

Sizing conveying equipment: planning t/h, conveying distance and incline correctly

Plan throughput, conveying distance and incline correctly: documented performance data for blowers, augers, chain, belt and elevator – with decision t…

Storing Grain Correctly: Moisture, Temperature, Aeration

Store grain safely: moisture and temperature limits, aeration of silos and flat stores, common storage mistakes – with rules of thumb from grain biolo…

Understanding grain moisture: equilibrium moisture content, limits, measurement

Equilibrium moisture content of grain: table of relative humidity vs grain moisture at 15 °C, safe storage limits and rules of thumb for drying.…