Cushioned Seed Ladder Stops Crop Damage

Cushioned Seed Ladder Stops Crop Damage CROPS Miscellaneous 33-4-27 Professional seed dealers know that every time beans and other high value seeds drop too far and too hard, there will be breakage. One answer is "stepped" ladders that the seed can cascade down. But falling beans or other seeds quickly wear out traditional steel bean ladders. Lorrich Industries has a seed chute made from rubber belting to better protect the falling seed and to last longer. "Cushioning the flow reduces bruising, cracking and splitting," says Lorne Reimer, Lorrich Industries. "The rubber belting hung from chains is flexible, yet strong enough to be left in the bin as the product fills in around it." Reimer notes that the light weight and flexibility of the Cushion Flow allows it to be rolled up and carried onto a bin roof for installation. He does caution that flat bottom bins often need roof stiffeners to handle the down pull when the units are in use. Cushioning seed flow is important in the field as well. Reimer notes growing interest in short, 5-ft. sections used for filling air seeders and planters from bulk seed tenders. Easily added to the end of a tender auger, the cascading seed mixes and blends seed treatments added on site, as well as protects the seed from breakage. The Cushion Flow chutes are available in a variety of sizes and can be custom designed for the commodity and flow rate. Prices vary by size, length and number of steps, but generally run about $100 per running foot. Lorrich also makes and sells hopper bins, and these can be ordered with Cushion Flow chutes already installed. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Lorrich Industries, 9265 State Hwy. 89, Cavalier, N. Dak. 58220 (ph 701 549-3333; lorrich@ utma.com; www.lorrich.com).

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