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Use Your Senses to Keep Your Bucket Elevator Operating
Let your eyes, ears and nose tell you if your bucket elevator is ready for uninterrupted operation this harvest. Tyler Ginder, Product Manager of Handling Systems at Brock Grain Systems, provides tips on how you can use visual cues, keen listening, and even smells to make sure your bucket elevator doesn’t let you down during your busiest and most crucial work times.
4 Sure Signs It’s Time For a Tube Conveyor
Your grain storage and handling system may be telling you that it’s time to consider a new way to move grain. The question is, should I upgrade now to a tube conveyor? The answer is often, “yes,” according to Tyler Ginder, Product Manager of Handling Systems for Brock Grain Systems.
How to Take Variability Out of the Grain Drying Equation
Moisture variability is the Achilles’ heel of the grain drying process. Grant Knobloch, Product Manager for Conditioning Systems at Brock Grain Systems, notes Brock set out to eliminate this variability with their patent pending TrueGrain™ Moisture Sensor System. Learn more about their Parallel Sensing Technology™ that measures grain moisture in an entirely different way than other dryer systems.
Derecho Winds Bring Disaster and Opportunity
When a derecho blew through Marion, Iowa, in 2020 with hurricane force wind, it took down more than trees and roofs. It also leveled the 10-year-old grain bin system at Picket Fence Family Farms just northeast of town. Picket Fence immediately started clearing debris and making plans to rebuild even bigger and better. Learn more about their clean-slate approach and hear tips for what to do and what not to do when building a new grain system.
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