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New Mecmar Super Range mobile batch grain driers arrive in the UK

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The first new Mecmar Super Range grain driers have just arrived in the UK. The Super Range was first manufactured by Mecmar in the 1980s and has been revived this season. It is a small capacity mobile batch grain drier with a simple and robust design that retains the high level of specification featured on the entire Mecmar range.

The Mecmar Super Range has been re-designed and put back into production to meet the demand of two key customers in the UK:

  • Smaller arable farms looking to on farm drying to maximise the value of their product before sale
  • Livestock farms using on farm drying to minimise operational costs associated with producing and storing their own feed

The Mecmar Super Range features a drier with a 7 tonne capacity and a larger machine with a 10 tonne capacity. The range is generally suitable for farms drying up to and around Continue reading →

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Buying a second hand grain drier

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As the first combines of the year are entering the fields following a record-breaking dry spell in the UK, thoughts of grain drying naturally tend to slide down the list of priorities. However, this time of year is traditionally the busiest for the second hand grain drier market.  With this in mind I have put together a checklist for inspecting second hand mobile batch grain driers. This post is not an exhustive source but covers, what I believe after many years of experience to be, the main issues when looking at a second hand grain drier.

Before getting close up to the machine, on first impressions, what condition does the grain drier appear to be in? Is it stored inside or outside? Is it cleaned out or filthy? Has someone driven the telescopic over the intake hopper? Continue reading →

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