Cushion Flow Bean Let Down Ladders. Made out of durable rubber, they help prevent beans and other fragile crops from splitting and being damaged when falling into a bin.
Cushion Flow Bean Ladders
for gentle handling of beans, seed, and fragile crops
Save your crop quality with minimal drop distances!
Key Features
Cushion Flow Bean Ladders are made with durable heavy duty rubber belting, and reduce cracking, dust, noise, splitting, bruising - reducing dockage and to help prevent germination loss for seed.We offer configurations allowing for 665 to 4800 BPH flow and specialize in building custom sizes and lengths (up to 40ft) of gentle bean handling equipment to meet your needs!
Besides reduced handling damages, our system is easy to install in existing bins, and can later be removed/moved to another bin if desired. This product can be custom built for you and shipped anywhere in Canada or the US.
Cushion Flow model CF240 (24″) is rated at 2880 CWT/hr on Pinto Beans & 4800 bu/hr on Soybeans. The table below shows additional models.
We have been manufacturing our patented design for over 10 years. These may also be termed “let down ladders”, or “pellet ladders”. We recommend roof stiffeners and roof vents to be used in bins setup with bean ladders.
Standard Product Models
| Model | Size | Pinto Beans (CWT/hr) | Navy Beans (CWT/hr) | Soybeans (Bu/hr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CF 140 | 14″ | 400 | — | 665 |
| CF 160 | 16″ | 600 | 600 | 1,000 |
| CF 180 | 18″ | 1,000 | — | 1,700 |
| CF 200 | 20″ | 1,680 | 1,680 | 2,800 |
| CF 240 | 24″ | 2,880 | — | 4,800 |
CUSHION FLOW BEAN LADDER BENEFITS
- Rubber belting “cushions” the commodity moving through it immediately reducing your handling losses.
- Reduces bruising, cracking, and splitting.
- Improves quality of commodity when sold for specific processing or replanting operations.
- Reduces dust and particulate suspension during handling.
- Quiets the handling operation.
- Prevents germination loss.
- “Self-unloading” design allows for stationary or moveable operations.
- Eliminate the need for ropes, pulleys, motors or other elaborate retraction mechanisms.
- Strong enough to be left in the bin after product has filled around it without damage.
- Roof stiffeners required for after market addition on existing bins.
- Made with durable, heavy duty rubber belting which eliminates the need for replacement liners.
- Saves you money and time.
- Can be custom built using food grade materials.