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Efficient Bulk Seed Handling
Means
Efficient Time Management
Replacing the cumbersome seed bags with bulk seed handling
equipment is a sure way to save time, money, and effort.
The right equipment to do the job makes transitioning
to bulk seed practices easy and also ensures a quick
return on investment.
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Seed Box Train™ |
Bulk seed handling can make preparing for planting very efficient.
Bill Wilcke, an engineer from the University of Minnesota Extension
Service, cites these advantages when using bulk seed verses
seed bags:
- There is less chance of back injury
from handling bags.
- The person handling the seed may
have less exposure to the chemicals used to treat the seed.
- Seed cost per acre may be lower.
- Seed handling and filling
of planters is faster.
- There is less waste of materials
and fewer disposal problems for reusable bulk bags compared
with smaller disposable seed bags.
Today’s seed handling systems are designed to be
incredibly versatile and are proven to be effective across
all types of production agriculture operations. Bulk
seed handling equipment is readily available to work
successfully with soybeans, corn, wheat, edible beans,
rice, and cottonseed.
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| Good seed handling systems are designed so producers
can choose the specific elements needed and make additions
as their operation demands evolve. |
Hopper bottom semi |
When selecting bulk seed handling equipment, look for
products that attach directly to a gravity wagon or tender,
with the capability to move seed from a bulk container
to a drill or planter via a stream of air. The powerful
motor on such equipment turns a blower that generates
and aims a stream of air with just the right force into
an air lock. |
As seed is incorporated into the
air stream, it rides a stainless steel hose down into a cyclone-shaped
decelerator, which swirls into a planter or drill box. The
motor starts with Seed Box Train™ Power unit mounted
to wagon the touch of a button, and the flexible hose lets
producers walk around the planter or drill without having
to start and stop the motor. Some units have an optional
remote control available, making it simple to manage the
flow of seed.
A bulk seed handling system should also include
options that combine the main handling mechanism with
a cart or trailer for use with bulk seed boxes, large
seed bags and poly tanks, or other self-contained bulk
seed transport, storage, and retrieval systems.
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Seed Box Train™ mounted
on semi-trailer |
Good systems are also easy to clean—dirt free components
prevent seed contamination.
Producers who operate large farms
or are looking to lighten the burden of seed bags will certainly
benefit from the right handling system. An investment in
bulk seed handling equipment will also save time and money.
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109 S. McDonough
Colchester, Illinois 62326
Phone:800-447-5777
FAX: 309-776-3222
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