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Southeastern, IL | Looking at grain legs. Which brand do you prefer and why. I like the Riley but hard to get now. Looking for excellent galvanized one. Looked at a York today and wasn't impressed on the galvanized. Brands sold around here is Riley, GSI, Sukup, Honeyville, York, and creamer. Thanks |
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North of I64 south east il | Neighbor has a chief I hauled for him a couple times seems to be a good leg. I think they are out of Nebraska somewhere. Also I would either have general steel or Ripco put it up. Both seem to do real good work from what I've seen. |
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Galena IL | I bought a Lieberman? Galvanized made in Canada, From the Shrine Group Whitewater Wi. About 12 years ago. Still looks like new . I would buy the same again if I need one... Dennis |
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Bardstown, Ky | We bought a used Creamer a few years ago and I was impressed with how helpful they were in helping me set up a leg that was sold many years before. It's been trouble too. |
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western iowa,by Denison | Lampton-excellent galvanized |
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David Loberg Northeast Nebraska | Have put up 3 Sukup legs and 2 towers in past 6 years. More than pleased. I just wish would have put them on a concrete pedestal that would've raised the boot up off the ground, would have made cleaning the boot out much easier. |
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Central ND | happy with sukup legs here |
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Ohio | http://unioniron.com |
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Urbana, Ohio | Sweet Manufacturing
Springfield, Ohio |
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Slicker than a Yes album. | Sudenga has a nice hot dip to their legs. |
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| dalobe01 - 8/17/2016 23:07
Have put up 3 Sukup legs and 2 towers in past 6 years. More than pleased. I just wish would have put them on a concrete pedestal that would've raised the boot up off the ground, would have made cleaning the boot out much easier.
As long as the boot is not "plugged"
a air hose will disturb the grain it the boot
to get it clean |
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18c ditch system | I vote for Creamer |
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N.W. Illinois | Our farm has had a York 7500 bph leg for 13 years and it has been a very good leg.
I agree the galvanizing doesn't look the prettiest on a York even when new. However there is no rust on the trunking of our leg at all. It looks the same today as it did 13 years ago. On the head and boot we have done some paint touch ups on the bolts holding them together on each side of them . The bolts were not galvanized and rusted quickly causing rust to streak down off of them. No big deal accessing and painting them on the head off the platform but York should know better than to assemble it with them.
We also have a Sweet leg and I would say it has a better fit and finish to it then the York. Around our area Sweet legs have always been known as a premium leg.
Some other things to consider with the purchase of a new leg are:
Ladder quality if you are going to be climbing the leg using the ladder on the leg. The Sweet ladder is much nicer and grippier than the Yorks. Rung size on the Sweet are perfect for holding on to.
Platform size. I've seen some legs with itty bitty platforms which are nerve racking to work off of. The York and Sweet platforms are large and easy to move around on.
Head and distributor quality and ease of switching between bins. The liner for grain wear differs between manufacturers. Our York and Sweet legs have each seen millions of bushels with no issues.
Gauge thickness of the trunking.
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London, OH | We are a little biased, but we would vote for Creamer Metal, too!
Heath, regardless of who you ultimately choose, feel free to contact us for any general material handling questions you may have. We are a resource as well as a supplier.
Andrew |
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Findlay, Ohio | We have a Lampton & Hance that have worked well for us.
Edited by SFO 8/18/2016 19:52
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Flora IL | Union iron!!! |
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Leesburg, Ohio | GSI, Honeyville, and Creamer here.
All good, but best performance, quietest, and best service and design, and best factory support by far, is Creamer.
Many Creamers in the area around SW Ohio, but new owners recently. Great to work with. |
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MN | If money isn't a concern and you can wait, forever, Schlagel is by far the Cadillac of most things in grain handling.
Second would be HSI/Union Iron. Great product, great price and their galvanizing is top notch.
Sudenga is ok, have some issues with design and customer service, their galvanizing is great.
York I personally do not care for.
Sukup... I hear they are good, don't think much of that company but thats just my opinion.
GSI I hear from millwrights that they are a nice leg, and you can get a discount if you buy a GSI/Zimmerman dryer.
I can't comment on any other brands that are mentioned as I have no experience with them. |
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| Hi bpruess, I'd love to get some more feedback from you regarding your comments about Sudenga's "design and customer service". You can contact me at [email protected]. Thanks. |
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| We manufacture and sell bucket elevators, so obviously, I'm biased towards Sudenga, but putting propaganda aside, most people I talk to appreciate the following advice, find a millwright that you feel comfortable with, that has good references. Ask them to take you to a few of their installations and show you why they are good at what they do. 50% of a good bucket elevator is in the installation. There are a lot of ways to get your grain from point A to B and a good leg installation is more than just the leg. That includes how you choose to feed it, how the transitions between the parts are fabricated/installed, how the spouts are installed, whether there are flow restrictors and deadheads in the correct spots, etc. Do they weld everything, or bolt everything? Ask them to explain why they do what they do. Make sure their responses are mutually beneficial, not just, "its cheaper", or "faster" to do it that way.
Good luck with your search 77 Farmer. |
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Northeast Nebraska | Marking |
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| HuskerBeef - 7/19/2020 08:02
Marking
I wonder how much things have changed in 4 years LOL |
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Northeast Nebraska | hillfarmer - 7/19/2020 20:21
HuskerBeef - 7/19/2020 08:02
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I wonder how much things have changed in 4 years LOL
If I start a new thread people say do a search, if I mark a post for future notes on brands it's old info...go flame someone else. |
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