143 Million Bushels Moved With One Ultra Scoop: A Grain Reclaim Success Story

Rory of Hoffman Grain Service in Plainview, Nebraska, has run 143 million bushels and counting through his Sudenga Ultra Scoop. Over the years, this machine has helped him reclaim grain from flat storage piles and load trailers quickly for customers across a seven-state area.

The Sudenga Ultra Scoop has been a reliable part of Rory’s operation since he purchased it back in 2007. Before making the switch to an Ultra Scoop, he ran a Sudenga Super Scoop from 1994 to 2007, giving him more than three decades of firsthand experience with Sudenga scoop equipment. Upgrading to the Ultra Scoop gave him more capacity for the kind of grain reclaim work his operation handles.

Rory’s Ultra Scoop has handled a wide range of commodities over the years. That kind of versatility is important in grain reclaim work, where equipment needs to keep performing across changing conditions. As Rory puts it, “I’ve run all kinds of grain through it—corn, wheat, canola, milo, soybeans—and it’s handled everything I’ve thrown at it.”

“I’ve run all kinds of grain through it—corn, wheat, canola, milo, soybeans—and it’s handled everything I’ve thrown at it.”

The Ultra Scoop’s versatility has been important, but so has its ability to keep grain moving quickly. Rory says his crew can typically load a trailer in three minutes. That kind of speed helps his operation move around 180,000 bushels on most days, and as much as 200,000 on an especially productive one.

Speed and capacity matter in Rory’s operation, but so does long-term durability. The Ultra Scoop has continued to prove itself year after year in an operation that depends on moving a lot of grain in a short amount of time. Rory also values the Ultra Scoop for how easy it is to work on and maintain.

Built for high-capacity grain reclaim and fast grain pile pickup, the Ultra Scoop is rated at up to 20,000 BPH and can load a typical grain trailer from a flat storage pile in as little as three minutes. Features like its 40-foot inclined conveyor, 16-foot by 16-inch horizontal pickup auger, and 6-foot detachable wing help support that kind of performance. For an operation like Rory’s, that added capacity has made the Ultra Scoop a strong fit for the work he handles. As Rory puts it, “The Ultra Scoop has not only impressed me, but my customers as well, with the speed in which we can pick up grain.”

“The Ultra Scoop has not only impressed me, but my customers as well, with the speed in which we can pick up grain.”

For Rory, the Ultra Scoop is part of a much longer history with Sudenga scoop equipment. Sudenga scoops have been part of his grain reclaim work for decades, and the move to the Ultra Scoop gave his operation the added capacity it needed. Rory’s history with Sudenga scoop equipment now continues with his son, Jaxon, who owns a Sudenga Super Scoop of his own and has already moved 830,000 bushels of grain with it.

After years of grain reclaim work, Rory’s Ultra Scoop has proven what it can do. With 143 million bushels and counting moved since 2007, it has become a reliable part of his operation and a strong example of the kind of performance the Ultra Scoop is built to deliver.

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