Topflight Grain Spreaders

Grain spreaders from Topflight Material Handling provide an even, consistent spreading, regardless of flow. The Apex Series & Vector Series grain spreaders offer better fines spreading, reducing cores and hot spots. There's a reduced need for bin entry and increased fillable capacity.

Apex Series Grain Spreader

Delivers the fines spreading of a gravity spreader without the need for constant adjustment as flow rates and material placement change.

6K60

• Direct-drive grain spreader.
• Capacity: 6,000 bushels/hour.
• Designed for bins up to 60’ diameter.
• Evenly distributes fines and pods throughout the grain mass.
• Electrically driven system.

13K90

• Direct-drive grain spreader.
• Capacity: 13,000 bushels/hour.
• Designed for bins up to 78’ diameter.
• Compatible with larger bins up to 90’ diameter without contacting the roof flashing.
• Evenly distributes fines and pods throughout the grain mass.
• Electrically driven system.

Vector Series Grain Spreader

Designed for smooth operation, durability, and improved grain conditioning.

• Available in 6,000 BPH & 13,000 BPH capacities.
• Adjustable pitch fan board accessible from the top of the bin.
• Side-mounted motor driving a gearbox for smooth, high-torque operation and extended service life.
• Sweep vane helps discourage birds from nesting when not in operation.
• No centering hopper required.
• Rotating sweep vane that drives grain to the perimeter for consistent and even grain distribution.
• IP55-rated, 120V single-phase motor located outside the grain stream.

Grain Spreading Benefits

Reduced fines core formation

• Prevents concentrated BCFM (broken corn, foreign material) in the center.
• Increased cfm/bu in the core.

Improved airflow uniformity

• More consistent static pressure across the surface of the floor.
• Faster and more predictable cooling.

Reduced cooling time in the core

• Modeling and field data shows up to 50–67% longer cooing times needed when grain is peaked.
• Peaked grain bins with a cone up shape have significantly reduced airflow in the core. (66-90% less cfm/bu)*.

Aerate Sooner

• Floor coverage occurs faster.
• Reduces heat buildup and condensation.

Pods and other Large FM (Foreign Material) incorporated in layers

• Soybean pods or bits of corn stalk will not "float" down the pile and be trapped against the wall.
• Pods do not come off the wall in surges, risking blocked unloading equipment.
• Concentrations of BCFM above unloading equipment can become non-flowable and block inlets.

6-10%  increase in stored capacity

• Spread grain consolidates into denser layers.
• Better volumetric utilization of the bin.

A must for Natural Air Drying or Hydration

• Air follows the path of least resistance. As air rises through the grain column it will bypass areas of higher resistance. Leaving the grain in the core under aerated.

Operational Safety

• Grain entrapment/engulfment situations often involve grain that is out of condition.
• Spreading helps keep grain in condition, greatly reducing the need for intervention, inside the bin and out.

Grain Quality & Risk Management

• Even airflow promotes long term storage quality.
• Reduced dockage and inventory shrink.
• Prevention of microbial activity reduces the need to roll or core grain, saving energy and employee time.
• Blocked unloads are a costly and dangerous situation.