The DewPoint Generates Steam Using a Low-Pressure Boiler System
1 - Fuel Tanks
Fuel Tanks: The DewPoint 6210 holds 300 gallons of #2 diesel fuel. The fuel is used for the engine and the burner, and uses an average of ½ gallon of diesel fuel per ton of hay baled.
2 - Water Tanks
Water Tanks: The DewPoint 6210 holds 1,000 gallons of water. Depending on crop yield and the amount of steam being used, an operator can bale 80-120 acres of hay with one load of water.
3 - Tires
Tires: The machine is equipped with radial flotation tires to minimize compaction in the field.
4 - Engine/Generator
Engine & Generator: A diesel-driven generator powers all electrical components on the machine.
5 - Burner
Burner: A diesel-fired burner is the heat source used for turning water into steam inside the boiler
6 - Boiler
Boiler: A custom boiler design allows for maximum efficiency at a low pressure. As exhaust gases from the burner pass through tubes, water surrounding the tubes is heated and turned to steam.
7 - Water System
Water System: The water system keeps the boiler full of water at all times.
8 - Steam Valves
Steam Valves: Four steam valves allow farmers to have customized control over the amount of steam they are applying to different spots of the windrow.
9 - Passthrough PTO
Passthrough PTO Shaft: The tractor powers the baler with the pass-through PTO shaft.
10 - Control System
Control System: The control system makes sure all the safeties are working and that the boiler always maintains it’s set operating pressure.
Steam is distributed through manifolds on the baler and injected into the hay during the baling process. Steam is absorbed into the hay so quickly that it must be applied right at the baler pickup and in the feed chamber of the baler. Each steam manifold can either be controlled separately or altogether from the control screen in the tractor cab.
What Our Customers are Saying
Steaming Hay in the Red Rocks near Kanab, Utah
Mike and Nathan are a testament that the steamer isn’t just for the huge, commercial hay farmer. It’s the every day family-run farms and even smaller hay operations that are benefiting from the DewPoint machine.
Revolutionizing the Agricultural Industry in Parowan
A story of five generations of farmers living in the Parowan Valley of Southern Utah. How one machine, the DewPoint Hay Steamer, has changed their operations, their lives, their families, and their community.
Bracken Farms part 1 - enterprise, utah
The Brackens tried everything from spraying water on the windrows to baling with stem moisture before they bought the steamers.
Bracken farms part 2 - enterprise, Utah
The Brackens went from a 6-man crew of 4 balers and 2 water trucks, down to a 2 man operation with 2 steamers, and are able to bale 1600 acres in 3 days.
Is the dewpoint steamer worth it?
The steamer is a big investment, but these farmers explain the economic difference it has made in their hay farming operations.
Eric Jones – Enterprise, Utah
The Jones’ purchased the DewPoint steamer after witnessing what it could do during the 72-hour challenge in Enterprise, Utah in June of 2014. They grow 1,400 acres of hay and operate 2 steamers.
Brandon Yardley – Milford, Utah
Brandon Yardley is one of the few yellow steamer owners in the country. He decided to purchase the steamer because he was tired of putting up dry hay. He figures that the steamer paid for itself in around 1 year based on bale weight alone.
Seth Menefee – Artesia, New Mexico
For the Menefees, the DewPoint has changed more than just their financials. They say that it’s good on their pocketbook and on their health. They are getting much more sleep at night and are “much happier people.”
James Sloan – La Mesa, New Mexico
James Sloan tried hard to make good hay but producing consistent hay was always a challenge. Now that he owns a steamer, he says that the consistency is unbelievable.
Ryan Schwebach – Estancia, New Mexico
To the astonishment of his neighbors, Ryan was able to get an extra cutting because of the steamer, and while his bale counts remained the same, the bale weights increased. Ryan states that the steamer paid for itself in 12 months.
Jason Brumley – Estancia, New Mexico
Jason has never put up a bale of hay without steam. The steamer has helped him utilize the short growing period by being able to put up his hay and get his water back on the fields quicker. He is now receiving a full 4th cutting while many in his valley only got a clipping.
Eric Webb – Raft River, Idaho
Eric states that the steamer is a “modern day miracle” and one of the greatest things ever invented. He says the leaf retention in steamed hay is incredible.
George Rapp – Holcomb, Kansas
After seeing a flake of steamed hay, George purchased a steamer. He says the steamer is really fun to run and that just about anyone can run it. He has no regrets about buying a steamer, and believes it will pay for itself in the first year.
Austin Nokes – Albert, Kansas
Austin says that he actually gets less sleep now with the steamer, because they don’t have to wait for the dew. He loves that you can start baling as soon as the hay is dry enough and says that it has increased his productivity tremendously.
Kevin Melvin – Greensburg, Kansas
Kevin says that he was very against the steamer at first, but he is now very glad that he was open to it. He says that the steamer is the biggest game changer that he’s ever had.
How We Calculate Return on Investment
Increased bale weight due to higher leaf retention
Hay value increase
Added growing days
Crop damage due to rained-on hay or baling in too dry of conditions
Common Questions and Concerns