The
essence of the technology lies in
grain and granulated materials storage in addition to already existing
elevator
and storehouse volumes. It helps to store cereals with minimal expenses,
to
reduce transport costs substantially and ensures total producer's
independence
from the elevator.
This approach helps to create a hybrid-type
elevator on the basis of any existing barn-floor,
in this case:
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weighing operation is carried out at the existing weighing station,
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clearing is performed at the purification complexes,
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transitional storage is performed at the sheltered barn-floor,
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a small area of the adjoining flat field is used for loading and placing
flexible bags for grain storage,
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available capacities are quite enough for electric power supply.
The necessary
investments are: purchase of loading and unloading machines, grain reloading equipment, tractors of
MTZ-82 and T-150 types (if missing on the farm) and preparation of a true
surface, and the expenses are - purchase of expendable materials (air-tight
bags) and fuel for tractors, electric energy expenses and salary.
One can place
up to 5000 tons of wheat packed into air-tight three-layer bags on 1 hectare!
Advantages
Using a
hybrid-type elevator gives the possibility:
- to shorten harvesting time and optimize
harvesting expenses;
- to reduce
losses, connected with harvesting terms shift or dragging out;
-to cut down essentially investment outlays
and project implementation terms;
- to create a «dimensionless»
elevator, stuffing and efficiency of which are always close to the maximum;
- to
reduce amortization costs on grain harvesting/storage;
- to
administer the refining and drying logistics due to the possibility of grain
storage with the humidity, exceeding acceptable limits, during 2-3 month
without any grain damage risk;
- to ensure more precise grain classifying;
-to eliminate expenses connected with
grainaeration and fumigation.