If you’ve been through southwestern Saskatchewan lately and seen a very unusually-coloured conveyor, you’re not hallucinating. Nor has Mary Kay gone into grain handling.
Rather, the Swift Current, Sask. manufacturing team for grain handling equipment maker AGI has rolled out this one-of-a-kind Batco UCX³ 1549 belt conveyor model for online auction as a fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society, to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Bidding is open online until Oct. 31. (Alternately, you can donate to the Conveyor for a Cause fundraising effort at the same web page.)
Tom Firth, general manager at AGI’s Swift Current shop, spearheaded the initiative as “our unique way of supporting this worthwhile cause. And that benefits everyone from farm to table,” he said in a release earlier this month.
The UCX³ U-Trough belt conveyor, in the “fully loaded” state of the pink model, goes for a suggested retail price of $87,156.
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The UCX³ is billed as an “all grain commodity system” suitable for all seed types, including oilseeds, the company says. It uses a 15-inch wide belt capable of moving up to 12,500 bushels per hour of wheat or peas, or up to 10,000 bu./hour of canola under “ideal” conditions.
AGI says it plans to announce the winning bid for the conveyor sometime next month.
