A number of years back when I was doing some on the side drafting, a fellow came with some data on a grain roaster, a long rotating cylinder mounted on tandem axles and with a large propane burner in one end. He said roasting the grain helped cattle digest it better and could save moldy grain, making ok for feed. I had never heard of it and have never seen it practiced to this day. It was a continuous process and I bet it took a lot of propane.
I did work on a conveyor in Watts, CA a few years back where they brought garbage trucks full of day old bread and rolls still in the plastic wrappers and they put it through a roaster like above. They separated out the hammermilled mess, getting rid of the melted plastic chunks. Their market was large chicken feeders.
Does anyone know if they actually roast grain?
Leonard
I did work on a conveyor in Watts, CA a few years back where they brought garbage trucks full of day old bread and rolls still in the plastic wrappers and they put it through a roaster like above. They separated out the hammermilled mess, getting rid of the melted plastic chunks. Their market was large chicken feeders.
Does anyone know if they actually roast grain?
Leonard
