Mobile Dryer Intake Hoppers - John Thorburn

[fiddler]

We're looking for a hopper to hold 24 tonnes. Has anyone bought one of John Thorburn's 25 tonne bins? When I spoke to him on the phone he said they are only 3.7m tall (excluding greedy boards), which seems quite low in comparison with other hoppers/bins on the market. What are they like? Do they comfortably hold 25 tonnes or is it a bit of a squeeze?

 

[Fraserb]

Our intake bin was made by thorburns and holds 3 *8 ton batches with a little spare, so 25 ton I'm not actually sure what size they claim it is though

 

[fiddler]

Our intake bin was made by thorburns and holds 3 *8 ton batches with a little spare, so 25 ton I'm not actually sure what size they claim it is though

What's the build quality like?

 

[Goffer]

Perry in very robust and fully galvanised , capacity of basic is about 7-8 t of wheat then bolt on section upwards hence strong base unit.

 

[Farmergrum]

everyone with an opico drier has one round here!

 

[Fraserb]

What's the build quality like?

Strong, ours got the volvo loading shovel bucket dropped on it when someone pushed the wrong lever, it slightly marked the top edge but hardly noticable, same happened one of our trailers, it needed a trip to the workshop to straighten.

 

[fiddler]

Perry in very robust and fully galvanised , capacity of basic is about 7-8 t of wheat then bolt on section upwards hence strong base unit.

Is that the 4m x 4m hopper they sell?

 

[Goffer]

Yes

 

[MGE90D]

Is that the 4m x 4m hopper they sell?

There is a Perry 3x3m up to 25t. Though quite tall at that.
The 4x4m goes up to 100t.
There are also other 4x4m galvanised kits available. www.mcarthuragriculture.co.uk

 

[MGE90D]

More specifically: http://www.mcarthuragriculture.co.uk/equipment/grain-hoppers

 

[fiddler]

Thanks