The drying silo at Riuttamäki farm
The Riuttamäki farm in Huittinen was the first in Finland to introduce the Antti drying silo. Juho Riuttamäki manages an operation consisting of four farms.
Read moreOne of the first farms where Antti’s new X‑Series was deployed was Isotupa’s farm in Laitila (FI). ‘There is a new product coming soon from Antti that would fit right into this farm’s current needs,’ were the words from Antti’s familiar representative, and the wheels started rolling right away.
Barley and oats are the main products of Isotupa’s farm, and both are primarily dried to feed the farm’s own chickens. Sugar beets and potatoes are also produced at the farm. The largest dryer from the X‑Series (X476) was the selected model to accompany the old model. The old model was also updated with a larger elevator. Isotupa’s farm was already familiar with Antti’s products. An Antti grain silo was previously installed at the farm.
Antti Leads the Way
The dryer’s size was a key factor because there was absolutely no extra space for a bigger one. However, Antti’s X‑Series dryer combined compact size with a bigger drying capacity, and its smaller size made it easier to build on the selected location.
Assembling the dryer was surprisingly quick
Assembling of Antti X476 dryer began at the break of dawn when the first element of the project was lifted on the foundation. Building crane left the property at noon when the elevator and the stairs of the dryer were already attached.
“That was quick! I was a bit skeptical but all the elements were extremely quick to assemble.” Johan Isotupa says.
Foundation was built one day before the project started and the elements were delivered straight from Antti’s factory two weeks prior. Everything went smoothly and fast during the day of the actual assembling.
Drying capacity is excellent and it’s also easy to use
The first crop of the season was already dried at the farm. Majority of it was dry but there was also one batch that was wet.
“There was technically no difference between those two batches. Quality of the finished product was just as good in both of them” says Johan Isotupa convincingly.
“X476 is twice as big as the old dryer which means that the overall drying capacity of the farm grew massively. New dryer is much easier to use than the old one and it has plenty of automation which helps a lot in farmer’s day-to-day work. Antti provided all the tips and tricks about the new dryer and the new dryer was in full force really quickly after the assembling began.”
Antti X‑Series was created for the purpose of a stand-alone dryer that is quick to assemble and which would also grow the drying capacity. There are total of five differents size options in Antti’s X‑Series which means there is a right model for every kind of farm there is.
