One of the most pressing issues for Western Australian farmers is the persistent snail problem, particularly with conical snails and smaller white snails. Responding to farmers’ needs for efficient snail management, DE Engineers have developed a snail crushing machine designed to integrate seamlessly with their seed cleaners. “Our standard cleaners already remove more than 95% of snails from canola, but rolling is still sometimes required, our snail cleaner crusher can remove snails from canola or rocks from peas before rolling, ensuring a more efficient and cleaner process. The screens can also clean grain by removing weeds or seconds for seed or sale. We are also developing a stand-alone cleaner crusher with outlet augers to load trucks, making the machine easier to set up, and a unit to retrofit to standard DE Cleaners if rolling is required.”
The all new: 3 Barrel rotary cleaner-crusher. Removes around 95% of snails from Canola prior to crushing, removes rocks from peas and can be used to clean grain for seed or sale.
This is the winner of the Best Australian Agricultural Machine at the Cleve Field Days in 2024.
It is a standard double roller with outlet augers for clean grain and seconds (snails, pods and rocks.
DE Seedcleaners are efficient, on-the-go grain cleaning machines designed to operate directly in the paddock alongside one or two headers, eliminating the need for separate storage and later processing. This setup significantly reduces time and handling requirements. Each unit is equipped with a 20-ton catch bin and integrated augers, allowing for immediate loading of both clean grain and seconds (rocks and snail) onto trucks.
We are currently designing a standard 4 barrel (Mother) cleaner with a motor driven roller at the rear. This machine will still be able to seperate size grain from oversize (rocks and snails) while taking out smaller admix. This unit may be able to be retrofitted to existing machines.
This is our new machine taking out snails in canola while crushing at over 45-50t/hr with a very dirty sample. Obviously the dirty sample retains nearly all the seed instead of blowing it back into the paddock.