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Gleadell launches hi-tech mobile grain cleaning & seed dressing service
Gleadell has launched a state-of-the-art mobile graincleaning service enabling farmers to improve the specification of stored grain or optimise the quality of home-saved seed quickly and cost effectively.
Sukup first dryer choice
J. W. Jackson & Sons, based at Keyingham, Yorkshire installed a Sukup Europe continuous flow dryer for the 2016 harvest season.
S ukup Europe Ltd supplied the DC283CE mobile dryer and as main agents for Skandia Elevator they also supplied I-line conveyors and elevators.
The installation has a purpose built intake building with drive over trench intake conveyor that then feeds the dryer through an SEI bucket elevator and dust and chaff separator. The fully automated dryer discharges into the adjoining grain store via further Skandia equipment.
Martin Jackson says that he had considered various other types of dryer before choosing the Sukup Europe DC283CE for his system.
Mr Jackson continues,“ The Sukup dryer has several advantages over the other dryers that I had considered and the first being that the dryer arrives fully assembled from the factory and this saves considerably on installation costs compared to most static continuous flow dryers that are assembled and wired on site. It also requires less conveying equipment compared to the other continuous flow dryers of similar capacity that I was considering and is considerably cleaner when operating in comparison to tub type dryers”.
Although Mr Jackson’ s system is designed as a static installation he highlights that as the dryer is mobile and should he choose to sell or move it in the future all they have to do is reattach the transport wheels and load it onto a lorry. He feels that because of this the residual value of the dryer when he comes to sell it will always be higher than many dryers that would need to be completely disassembled to remove from site.
He also prefers the LPG fired gas burners that are fitted as standard on the Sukup dryer as gas is such a clean burning fuel for direct fired dryers and as a food producer he would prefer to avoid the risk of diesel particulates and residue potentially being transmitted to the grain from diesel burners. Sukup Europe Ltd will be exhibiting at LAMMA 2017.
T he multi-millionpound investment, which employs some of the most advanced equipment available, marks Gleadell’ s first foray into the on-farm graincleaning market and will help satisfy increasing demand from existing and new customers, says Chris Guest, Gleadell’ s seed manager.
“ It’ s evident that the presence of impurities such as ergot is increasing, due to rotations and rising grassweed pressure,” he explains.“ The new service will enable customers to maximise grain-marketing options through removal of unwanted admixture such as ergot, as well as improving bushel weights and Hagbergs.
“ From a seed perspective, about 40-50 % of the market uses home-saved seed, depending on crop species. It is, therefore, very important to be able to offer such a service to our farmer customers.”
Initially one mobile cleaner, operating within a 50-mile radius of Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, will be available, says Mr Guest. It is fitted with a range of hi-tech equipment, including the latest camera and software technology.
This includes an innovative SEA chrome optical colour sorter, equipped with high-resolution, fullcolour cameras, allowing 0.1mm optical resolution. Combined with advanced software this provides near human-eye vision that can identify precisely the smallest shade differences, even allowing separation of barley from wheat plus a wide range of other admixtures.
The sorter also boasts shapesizing integrated into the system.“ This equipment is the most innovative and flexible sorting solution available, and offers a real advance in terms of mobile grain cleaning,” says Mr Guest.
“ In addition, a high quality deawner, pre-cleaner, gravity selection and batch treater have been fitted, while an on-board selfcontained generator and intake and offtake weighing systems add to the high quality service Gleadell offers.”
Fully trained and qualified operators will accompany the vehicle on every job and a range of seed treatment options will be available from all the major seed treatment manufacturers, he adds.
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