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Dave you asked:
 
>    Could I pull much moisture out of it if I warm it to, say 130, and
pump
>it across a flat sloping pan, with a fan blowing over it.  Or would I be
>wasting my efforts.  There's about three drums worth.  I've spun a couple
>extractor loads, but I stopped to do some thinking and ask for advice from
>some more sophisticated honey producers.
 
>    Maybe there is a better way?
 
Well I aint no sophisticated honey producers but suggest that drying in the
honey super is best/easiest.  Stack them up each staggered on the one below
or like chimneys with air inlet at bottom and top.  Heat the room up to 30
degrees Centigrade or thereabouts and use dehumidifiers if you have them.
You might also encourage airflow through the supers with a small fan
arrangement.  (I have used some mounted in old brood or super boxes on top
of each pile.)  DO NOT BLOW WARM AIR FROM A HEATER THROUGH THE PILE - that
usually leads to melted wax or comb failure in the extractor.  In any case
treat the loaded and warmed supers gently!
 
I do not have the figures readily available but you can reduce the water
content of sealed honey significantly in a few days.  The chap I learned
this from will not mix unsealed honey with honey from sealed frames for the
raw (or relatively raw) nectar is not cured adequately by this method but
it often does raise the honey to the next higher grade.
 
good luck
 
..... george