Barley Crimper

[Farmerpickle]

Hello All,
My local grain crimper has just phoned me and told me he has decided to retire. I have decided to buy my own crimper. Do any of you have any recommendations on what crimper I should get? I get crimped around 300 -400 tonnes of barley a year therefore, I would like to get a machine that is able to do that amount for me. I'm currently looking a a Murska 700 crimper. Are there any other makes/brands or crimper you recommend?
Many Thanks.

 

[Bobthebuilder]

Superior

 

[Full of bull(s)]

Hello All,
My local grain crimper has just phoned me and told me he has decided to retire. I have decided to buy my own crimper. Do any of you have any recommendations on what crimper I should get? I get crimped around 300 -400 tonnes of barley a year therefore, I would like to get a machine that is able to do that amount for me. I'm currently looking a a Murska 700 crimper. Are there any other makes/brands or crimper you recommend?
Many Thanks.

Buy his off him?

 

[Farmerpickle]

Buy his off him?

I would, but that is one of his excuses for retiring, it's clapped! The bearings, rollers etc have had their day.

 

[Farmerpickle]

Superior

Thank you.

 

[Horn&corn]

I would, but that is one of his excuses for retiring, it's clapped! The bearings, rollers etc have had their day.

Might cope with 3-400t per year if he is realistic about the value.

 

[Farmerpickle]

Might cope with 3-400t per year if he is realistic about the value.

I don't fancy taking any chances.

 

[Classichay]

Murska with dimple rollers, just don’t try to put protein peas through it as it will drive you crazy, they do Maize and other grain well.

 

[Full of bull(s)]

Murska with dimple rollers, just don’t try to put protein peas through it as it will drive you crazy, they do Maize and other grain well.

Really? I bought a second hand 700 recently, spoke to Kelvin Cave to order some parts, sent a few photos of it. He commented it had the dimpled rollers and that most people opted for fluted now as they are faster, and they will do maize and beans as well which dimpled won’t

 

[Classichay]

Never had a problem doing maize, I was told the fluted rollers can get damaged if you sweep a stone up off the shed floor so every revolution lets uncrimped grain through. The flatter rollers aren’t as bad as they can push apart abit easier, beans I’ve done once you need to set the rollers so they just nip the beans through or they just build up on top,

 

[Full of bull(s)]

Never had a problem doing maize, I was told the fluted rollers can get damaged if you sweep a stone up off the shed floor so every revolution lets uncrimped grain through. The flatter rollers aren’t as bad as they can push apart abit easier, beans I’ve done once you need to set the rollers so they just nip the beans through or they just build up on top,

Are we talking dry maize grain or moist? He was talking about dry to me, I am using mine for dry grains mainly 16% ish barley

 

[Speedstar]

We have renn it does a good job

 

[Romeoparkes]

My son bought a new wakely last year, we went with the coarse rolls and it will handle anything we throw at it. They are well built and easy to use

 

[Classichay]

Are we talking dry maize grain or moist? He was talking about dry to me, I am using mine for dry grains mainly 16% ish barley

Stuff we were rolling was bone dry from the docks - managed to get it from someone with a contract who takes the dregs out of port stores, so it worked very well just to trial. Bought half an artic load and rolled that no bother. Wet grain is better I find with the rollers dropping directly onto the central auger, I found that when you used the larger roller mills it stalled and built up on the side plates and you were there with a length of poly pipe pushing it into the auger all sodding day, poly pipe in case when it did snatch it wouldn’t cause damage ( not that this happened at all ) Kelvin Cade is very good!