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COVER STORY<br />
totally<br />
tubular<br />
With a range of new<br />
features, the team at<br />
Clear Ridge Fabrication<br />
are confident the award<br />
winning CRF Supa Bin<br />
will meet all the challenges<br />
2020 can throw at it<br />
Ahove: The above photo shows the 6<br />
metre Supa Bin fitted with the 6m Supa<br />
Tube mounted on a super dog trailer<br />
1. Contamination-free seeding<br />
2. Tubulator has a 180° working range<br />
3. Self-cleaning bin compartments and<br />
conveyor belt<br />
4. Various features operated via remote<br />
control<br />
5. An up to 12 metre Supa Tube is<br />
available for CRF’s 42,000 litre Supa<br />
Bin design<br />
The first of its kind in<br />
Australia.<br />
Switching between seed, fertiliser and urea without<br />
contaminating one with the other is the ultimate when<br />
using a grouper bin – and two brothers in Central West New<br />
South Wales have found a way to make it possible. With their<br />
years of combined experience in the farming industry and metal<br />
fabrication, Dallas and Kaidan Boyd established Clear Ridge<br />
Fabrication on the family farm near West Wyalong.<br />
With the contribution of a highly skilled design team, they have<br />
successfully developed the Supa Bin, which Kaidan says fills an<br />
essential gap in the farming industry.<br />
The Supa Bin is a multipurpose unit that can assist in sowing,<br />
spreading, filling sheep feeders filling silo bag machines at<br />
harvest time and carting bulk grain. The unloading rate of up<br />
to four tonnes per minute also makes the Supa Bin an efficient<br />
grain transfer option into bulk storage.<br />
The different compartments and conveyor belt system mean<br />
the product can be conveyed to the rear of the unit with no<br />
contamination.<br />
From an OH&S perspective, the Supa Bin eliminates the need<br />
to tip trucks in the paddock, in turn creating a safer worker<br />
environment for the user and its employees.<br />
One design is the 42,000 litre unit, comprised of two sixmetre<br />
bins, which are both usually divided into a 60/40 split.<br />
All four compartments open individually onto the conveyer<br />
belt. The conveyer belt and all four doors are operated via<br />
remote control.<br />
Any of the four compartments can be operated individually or<br />
together to create different blends as required. The six-metre<br />
unit (displayed on the front cover of this issue) has a capacity of<br />
21,000 litres with two compartments.<br />
Each Supa Bin is customised according to the customer’s<br />
preference. Some customisable options include the bin<br />
compartment configu ation, hydraulic power pack, remote<br />
engine start, colour choice and various trailer options.<br />
When <strong><strong>Farm</strong>s</strong> & <strong>Farm</strong> <strong>Machinery</strong> spoke with Dallas and Kaidan<br />
in 2019, they had identified the long-standing issue of cross<br />
contamination when transferring products from the grouper<br />
into an Air-Seeder.<br />
Fast forward to 2020, CRF introduces its latest addition, the<br />
Supa Tube tubulator.<br />
The Supa Tube attaches to the rear of the bin and can rotate<br />
a total of 270 degrees, with a 180 degree working range – the<br />
first of its kind in Australia. The tubulator is available anywhere<br />
from six metres to 12 metres in length, and unlike an auger, is<br />
completely self-cleaning. This guarantees zero contamination<br />
in the whole process of transferring products from the<br />
grouper into the seeder.<br />
It has been designed to operate at any point in the 180<br />
degree arc, allowing ease of access to your equipment. The<br />
6m tubulator provides a minimum delivery height of 3.5<br />
metres while also remaining within legal road widths when<br />
folded to its transport position.<br />
“This is the first of its kind in Australia with these capabilities,”<br />
Kaidan says.<br />
Clear Ridge Fabrication has also progressed its self-contained<br />
hydraulic drive packages and now use a 35hp (26kW) Kohler<br />
engine, which Kaidan says helps improve efficienc .<br />
“Primarily the bins are mounted on trucks, skel trailers or<br />
flat top t ailers, but there are a few farmers that are chasing<br />
the super dog trailer option – we have the resources to adapt<br />
accordingly,” he says.<br />
This level of adaptability has been key in meeting the<br />
individual needs of CRF’s growing customer base, enabling<br />
CRF to pre-sell units throughout Australia with orders already<br />
spilling into 2021. “We offer 24-hour phone support following<br />
sales and have received very positive feedback from all of our<br />
customers,” Kaidan adds.<br />
n For more information or to see how CRF can help<br />
improve your farming experience, follow them on<br />
Facebook, visit the website www.crfab.com.au or<br />
call Kaidan on 0447 534 055.<br />
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