Mecmar grain drier

[JohnDeere8530]

I am in the need of a grain drier that is capable of moving between 2 sites, 1 mile apart and have come across the Mecmar range as a serious contender.

One I have found is a 28t batch model. Trouble is it needs a 100amp per phase, so at present I am not sure if my supplies are big enough even though they both have 100amp fuses/phase. Therefore I am thinking of the pto drive or dual drive variants.

Anyone have much experience with Mecmar as a manufacturer for service and backup? Also what are their driers like compared to other marques both on performance and cost?

I am thinking of having a 30t hopper on each site, so I can get to fill ups and hoping to discharge into a barn doorway somehow where a telehandler can push each load to the back of the barn

 

[carbonfibre farmer]

@McArthur Agriculture

 

[quattro]

I am in the need of a grain drier that is capable of moving between 2 sites, 1 mile apart and have come across the Mecmar range as a serious contender.

One I have found is a 28t batch model. Trouble is it needs a 100amp per phase, so at present I am not sure if my supplies are big enough even though they both have 100amp fuses/phase. Therefore I am thinking of the pto drive or dual drive variants.

Anyone have much experience with Mecmar as a manufacturer for service and backup? Also what are their driers like compared to other marques both on performance and cost?

I am thinking of having a 30t hopper on each site, so I can get to fill ups and hoping to discharge into a barn doorway somehow where a telehandler can push each load to the back of the barn

Try and go electric even if you have to get a granny far better

 

[MF565]

We run one at work, 30t model I think well built dryer with plenty of steel in it. Think its an 05 model and done 1400 burner hours and only replaced one set of belts on it which we got next day and replaced logically.

 

[jimcooke770]

good drier with very good back up from Mc Arthur
would only go for electric drive

 

[David.]

You will be fine now with McArthurs.
Back in 90s you were pretty much on your own for service, and warranty parts were despatched for us to fit ourselves.
They are good driers made largely from components that could be sourced elsewhere anyway if needed.

 

[spikeislander]

Can’t recommend mecmar and mcarthurs enough

 

[Boysground]

Have a 20t mecmar its great

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[JohnDeere8530]

thanks for this, do most of you have an equivalent sized hopper to the drier to feed it, so you can automate two batches?

 

[Fergieman]

We have a PTO 25T model and move it between sites. Would go for anelectric one next and run a genny if power not available on farm.

Good backup and parts supply from McArthers. They carry a good range of spares and can jump in the pickup and go and collect if need be.

 

[Steevo]

Try and go electric even if you have to get a granny far better

I’d stick to a genny rather than a granny.

 

[Low ground pressure]

Great company, great product

 

[bravheart]

Good driers only thing I would say is we can have problems with the intake auger choking on startup, with 30t on top that could be a problem!

 

[JohnDeere8530]

any other comparable marques in terms of quality/price etc ?

 

[Campbell]

MECMAR...

 

[quattro]

any other comparable marques in terms of quality/price etc ?

Master is equally as good as a mecmar and will cope with very wet wheat/grain

 

[Jimbo]

Can defiantly recommend a mecmar dryer . We got one for last harvest and it was a joy to operate and made harvest a lot easier . Backup from mcarthur was excellent .

 

[JohnDeere8530]

had Mecmar out today, decent knowledgeable chap who spent several hours with me; just got to get my head around the cost now !

 

[Deere 6430]

Don’t have a master dryer but would highly recommend master farm services from Suffolk to deal with speak to George

 

[JohnDeere8530]

yes I will speak to Masters too see how they compare on price etc