Corn Vac

Transfer Rate: 45 minutes per 1,500 pound truck load of corn (using a 6.5 horsepower wet/dry vac).

Maximum tested loading height: We have tested this unit transferring corn from the bed of a pickup truck to a storage container 9 feet tall.

Transfer Hose: This unit is supplied with 12 feet of flexible transfer hose (smooth interior). This length is typical for transferring directly from a truck to a storage container nearby. Additional transfer hose may be purchased, however if a length greater than 12 feet is needed, there is an increased chance of clogging within the hose. Our testing has shown that any length much greater than 12 feet should consider using solid Schedule 40 PVC piping with large radius bends found in the electrical conduit section of most hardware stores. Any addition of piping and hose length may require some trial and error to find the proper location and height limitations of the system. When using the Mobile Cornvac Unit, it is recommended to minimize the number of bends in the piping to avoid clogging of the pipes, see above pictures where the transfer hose is a relatively straight run to the Mobile Cornvac Unit..

Vacuum System: The homeowner must supply a vacuum system and storage container to utilize the Mobile Cornvac Unit as shown above. Our testing has shown the optimum transfer rate is with a 6.5 horsepower wet dry vac purchased at your local hardware store. We have tested the system with smaller wet/dry vacs with successful operation, however, the smaller wet/dry vacuum systems do increase the chance of clogging within the hose system as well as slowing the transfer rates listed above.

We have personally moved corn about 75-100 feet before using solid PVC piping. We have heard of others moving corn in excess of 100 feet. The most important thing is to make sure that all of your connections are smooth transitions. We recommend using a 6.5 hp vac for these distances. more Frequently Asked Questions Corn Vac Cleaner

Let me begin by saying I never compliment anyone on products, I just try them and see how it goes. We purchased a mobile CornVac a few weeks ago. We have been burning corn for four years, first in a homemade furnace and then in a real one. We have moved corn with scoops, buckets, lawnmowers, and homemade carts. We cleaned the corn by running fans over corn as it came out of the back of an old truck. It became too exhausting. We even tried to come up with a way to move and and clean the corn without moving augers. Low and behold I saw your ad. The unit works like a charm. It fills our house furnace hopper in 30 minutes, less than the 45 minutes it used to take with backbreaking buckets and scoops. We have another corn furnace in our shop, and we didn't want to keep moving the mobile unit between buildings, so we bought a second unit. We are completely satisfied .There is no flying dust and all the plant scrap either goes into the vacuum cleaners or the metal guard on the CornVac mobile unit.., and are ashamed we couldn't come up with a better idea.

The Mobile Cornvac unit includes the following (See Picture):

Main Unit

Cleaning Unit

2-Hose couplers

12 feet of transfer hose

Actual unit may have different colors than picture shown.