Walinga has entered the competitive belt conveyor market with its new Agri-Belt, which moves crops and fertilizer gently at high volumes.
Introduced at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show 2026 in Woodstock, the new belt conveyor had a prominent place in the Ontario company’s display alongside trailers, Agri-Vacs and other material-handling equipment the company is known for.
The Agri-Belt moves grain and fertilizer at a capacity of 10,000 bushels per hour, said John Medemblik, Walinga’s Ontario territory sales manager.
“Basically, if it’s granular and free-flowing, we can move it,” he said. Powdered products, like lime with higher bulk density, can be more of a challenge, but he says it will work for some of those products.
Most of the coarse grains in the province — like corn, soybeans and wheat — are moved using augers. Belt conveyors are higher-cost, but transfer product with less power per bushel moved and much gentler handling.
Producers working with identity-preserved soybeans and edible beans also use belt conveyors. The unit is designed to work with hopper-bottomed trailers and bins.
“Its key feature is how durable it’s built, something that Walinga really strives hard to achieve in all our products. We build it to outlast the operator,” said Medemblik. “It’s built heavy all round.”
The Agri-Belt has a 12-inch diameter tube containing the 18-inch-wide belt, cupping the grain or fertilizer as it is pulled up the 12-gauge steel, galvanized tube. The conveyor is raised and lowered using hydraulics, versus a cable system common on many augers. The conveyor is 45 feet long and has a raised height of 17 feet, seven inches.
A 37-horsepower electronic fuel injection (EFI) gasoline engine comes standard on the conveyor, but diesel options are available as well.
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