Prototype wows at farm shows | Side chute system allows for easy auger unloading
REGINA — There aren’t too many commodity trailers that could be described as sexy or sleek, but Brandon’s Cancade has delivered something that could be described that way.
They put their latest trailer on a diet, too.
Darren Blazeiko of Cancade said the company wanted a flexible design that could carry more product while also allowing segregation using interior panels.
Cancade had been marketing a single trailer built by another manufacturer, but wanted a high capacity, tri-axle trailer of its own design.
“We got together some focus groups and asked farmers what they wanted in a premium trailer. They weren’t shy in telling us. But then we had to design it and put one together,” said Blazeiko.
Farmers want to haul more than one product at once and be able to easily change the configuration, he said.
The Shapeshifter 453 trailer can be split up internally so that it has as many as six compartments, or as few as three.
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Cancade said producers liked the idea of convertible hopper bottoms as well. What they came up with to accomplish that process was unique enough that the company was able to patent its design. They made the bottoms interchangeable.
A side chute design allows producers an easy way to approach an auger based unloading system.
A centre drop with a high mounted slide that allows producers to work a hopper under the trailer or access a drive over hopper in the field or bin yard is also an option.
Aimed at over-the-road hauling, a wide-chute, quick-discharge hopper that is set lower under the trailer is also available.
Each of these can be swapped with the other by removing the bolts from the flanges that hold them on.
“The trailer can be purchased with a set of each if the owner wants all the options,” he said.
The 45-foot long unit is made almost entirely of aluminum. Where steel was required, outside of the running gear, it’s stainless.
The single thickness walls of the trailer are made of 1/8-inch aluminum. In the event one is damaged it can be quickly swapped out with a new panel, as the units are huck bolted into place.
Field ready with a tarp system, three hoppers, 24.5 in. tires and mud flaps, the trailer scales at 11,858 pounds, making it the lightest on the market in its class. Heaped to the tarp line, the trailer can hold 1,667 bushels within its 80 in. tall, 102 in. wide sides.
“This trailer has the largest legal carrying capacity of any on the market, meaning more bushels hauled per day,” he said.
The front and rear of the trailer are sloped to keep wind resistance to a minimum.
While still a concept product, the company found a lot of interest and demand for it when it debuted at the Farm Progress Show in Regina this summer.
Pricing for the new trailer hasn’t been announced. However, the company says it will be competitive with other premium trailers on the market when it is released in 2014.
The trailer was interesting enough to receive one of the Farm Progress Show’s top awards for innovations for 2013.
