Why buy an AGREX Mobile Drier?

AGREX mobile driers are now being distributed by Thorburn Group and Perry of Oakley and here’s why they should be your mobile drier of choice.

Models from 7.5 to 25T have the unique feature of an external auger which means that access for servicing is easier, especially if there is a problem when the drier is full, and it is quicker to collapse down if moving the drier. With no centre auger the heated airflow is more uniform in the cone plenum. This increases performance and provides more uniform drying. In addition no heat is transferred to the centre auger which means less fuel usage.

The external auger also allows the drier to have an independent mixer in the bottom and a control slide to control the rate of grain mixing during the drier process.

There are fewer motors which means more reliability and a smaller electrical requirement which can be a very important consideration for some farms.

They feature semi-automatic or fully automatic control panels to allow unattended operation and remote connectivity via a mobile data network.

The mobile driers will be fully supported in the UK by Thorburn Group in the North and Perry of Oakley throughout the rest of the country. This will combine the Thorburn Group’s significant mobile drier experience to the decades of grain drying experience at Perrys.

AGREX have been in the UK for some years. A good example of this is Hawthorns Estate Farm who purchased a 20T AGREX Mobile Drier back in 2017. To keep pace with demand, after a year this was upgraded to an AGD45, a 34T model with PLC control and full automation to enable bigger batches to be dried and unattended operation.

Their drier has a 1.5mm mesh so that oil seed rape and all usual combinable crops can be dried. It has a direct fired diesel burner and it is filled and emptied by 120tph handling equipment with 2 hopper bins for wet storage.

The owner of Hawthorns Estate Farm, Chris Padfield, said “The drier has been straightforward to operate and has not needed any mechanical work to be carried out during its lifetime at the farm, the benefit of the automatic control is the ability to run unattended.”

“We are pleased to know that Perry and Thorburn are representing AGREX driers and have a stock of spare parts and service assistance should we need it so that gives us peace of mind during the harvest period.”

There are AGREX trained support engineers based in the UK along with a stock of spare parts so you can be assured of the level of support available for this range.

Thorburn Group also offer a range of steel frame buildings and fabrication services, and Perry offer a wide range of grain handling, drying and storage machinery so combined the companies can provide you with everything you need to ensure you have all your grain handling, drying and storage needs sorted for a great harvest in 2023.