Secondhand Grain Drier: Opico Magna

Posted on May 2, 2012 by John McArthur

Opico Magna

Opico Magna, 2011, 25 hours, 12 tonne capacity, Electric drive, Automatic, Diesel/kerosene burner, Telescopic screens, electric cross auger, Aspirator, Cyclone, as new. Drier has been barn stored and operated under a lean-to.

Private sale off farm, drier available for viewing immediately, Essex. For more details please contact Mecmar on 01427 728186 or email secondhand@mecmar.co.uk

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Secondhand Grain Drier: Pedrotti Master Grain Drier

Posted on April 30, 2012 by John McArthur

Pedrotti Master Grain Drier

Pedrotti Master Grain Drier, 12 tonne capacity, 1996, 2000hrs (approx total hours), PTO drive, diesel/kerosene burner, telescopic screens, gravity empty. Drier has been barn stored, very well maintained and wearing parts have excellent service life remaining.

Private sale off farm, drier available for viewing immediately Skelton, Cleveland. For more details please contact Mecmar on 01427 728186 or email secondhand@mecmar.co.uk.

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Are you still looking to the grain drier to suit your needs?

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Scott McArthur

New Mecmar grain driers are available for delivery throughout the season and into harvest. Driers may be individually specified to suit your farm’s individual requirements. If you are interested in a new or secondhand grain drier for this harvest we would welcome the opportunity to have an informal chat about the options we offer.

We can provide details for reference driers around the country, visit your farm to assess your planned system in greater detail or you can visit our premises near Doncaster where a range of driers are always available for viewing.

We will be attending various shows this coming summer including the Cereals Event and the Royal Highland Show.

Please visit our stand and we can answer any questions you may have regarding our range of grain driers.

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Reliable Returns from Mecmar Mobile Grain Driers

Posted on April 11, 2012 by John McArthur

Nothing stays the same for too long, which keeps things interesting. In the coming year there are many factors that may affect your farm business, CAP reform, changeable commodity prices and the weather to name an obvious few.

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How a Mecmar mobile grain drier works

Posted on April 11, 2012 by John McArthur

Take the Mecmar design engineers, state of the art 3D design software and an interesting music choice, mix it all together and you get an informative short video about how a Mecmar mobile grain drier works.

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HGCA Grain Storage Guide 3rd Edition is released

Posted on December 5, 2011 by John McArthur

The HGCA has now released its most recent edition of their go to guide for grain storage. The Grain Storage Guide for Cereals and Oilseeds is an invaluable resource when considering grain drying and storage options.

Safe, effective grain storage is key to assuring crop quality and helping prevent loss of premiums through claims and rejections.

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Mecmar Factory – Powered by the Sun

Posted on December 1, 2011 by John McArthur

Earlier in the month a new solar panel plant was installed and turned on at the Mecmar factory, near Verona.

The up take in photovoltaic (PV) panels in the UK agriculture market looked set to be significant but recent cuts to the feed-in tariff scheme have taken the shine off the returns. In Italy the sun is in much better supply and the factory has recently installed a solar plant on its extensive roof space.

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Farmers Weekly – Mecmar Drier Gets More Versatile

Posted on November 4, 2011 by John McArthur

Earlier this week Mecmar attended the UK Grain 2011 exhibition at the East of England Showground at Peterborough. The event was a good opportunity to showcase our latest improvements to our range of mobile grain driers. It was also an opportunity for Farmers Weekly to have a chat with Stewart regarding the latest tweaks to our automatic systems.

Below is the short article produced by Farmers Weekly, look out for it in one of the upcoming issues.

“One of the biggest trends in mobile driers has been the move to automated control system that mean they can largely be left on their own to get on with the job. However farmers often want to still retain some ability to make changes even when an automatic system is working. Continue reading →

Mecmar Grain Drier Maintenance – Dust Control

Posted on August 27, 2011 by John McArthur

Grain drier maintenance is crucial it ensures safe and efficient drying. Failure to clean the drier during harvest will increase the likelihoodof faults, resulting in the loss of precious time.

Limiting dust around a recirculating grain drier is a difficult business. The Mecmar grain drier features many dust control measures, such as solid screens and bubble top auger and an optional aspirator. These do reduce dust emissions but around a grain drier will always create a dusty environment. Low level maintenance is essential to maximise efficiency and safety in these conditions.

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Mecmar Refurbishment – Recent Projects

Posted on August 8, 2011 by John McArthur

Recent years have seen an increasing interest in high quality secondhand grain driers. To meet this demand we started to extensively refurbish Mecmar grain driers. Using the experience of working on new grain driers we are able to undertake highly challenging refurbishment projects. The high standard of our refurbished driers means they carry the same warranty as a brand new Mecmar grain drier.

Build quality has always been the principal area of focus for Mecmar grain driers making them particularly suitable for refurbishment. The robust chassis design, highly specified wearing parts and inox stainless steel screens are just a few of the factors that contribute to the Mecmar driers durability. Since the 1990s Mecmar drier’s have been designed to be increasingly modular making on farm maintenance of the drier simpler, while also allowing thorough refurbishment to be undertaken.

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