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  • Why Dealers and Customers Love Sudenga’s Shallow Double Drive Over (SDDO)

    Product Page | Installations | Request a Quote Sudenga’s SDDO: the ultimate grain pit upgrade There are several disadvantages to installing a traditional dual receiving pit. First off, they require…

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  • Seven Regrets in Grain Handling Systems Planning and Construction

    Planning to invest in a new stationary grain handling system? Here are the top regrets from people who have built their systems.

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  • 4 Ways Micro Skids are Enhancing Feed Production Operations

    Learn the many benefits of Micro Skids and how they can lead to cost savings, improved product quality, and increased customer satisfaction.

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  • Early 2023 Weather Predictions

    Although folklore methods of predicting weather can be frequently imprecise and certainly aren’t without flaws, they can often shed some light on what conditions can be expected in our upcoming forecasts.

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  • Sudenga Sightings

    Check out these Sudenga products, found nationally and internationally! Submit you own photos to marketing@sudenga.com to see your photo added to our Sudenga Sightings page, and make sure to check back regularly to see what new Sudenga Sightings have been added.

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  • Super Scoop & Ultra Scoop: Which is Right for You?

    Piles of grain to pick up? Whether you’re a big or small operation, we have an option for you.

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  • Sudenga History Lesson

    Sudenga Industries’ reputation for service, innovation and durability has humble roots. Founded in 1888 by a German immigrant, Folkert Sudenga, we originally opened our doors as George, Iowa’s first blacksmith…

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  • Welcome to the Bucket Elevator Age

    Forged in the metaphorical fires of the latest advances in manufacturing technology, the Sudenga Bucket Elevator is the right choice for gentle, reliable grain, feed, and fertilizer handling applications.

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  • Weather Prediction update

    As many of you have already heard, Punxsutawney Phil did see his shadow, so according to Groundhog Day folklore we are in for another 6 weeks of winter. Let’s take a look at how that compares to the local Ember Days forecast previously written about by Sudenga President, Larry Kruse. Will February indeed be snowy, wet, windy and cold?

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  • Bucket Elevators: Painted, Sheet Metal or Hot-Dipped Galvanized Finish… What is Better?

    Did you know Sudenga offers three different types of finishes on our bucket elevators? Painted, sheet metal galvanized and hot-dipped galvanized. When we offer these choices to the customer we are frequently asked, “What’s the difference?” Our response involves a conversation about what is important to the customer.

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  • Podcast: 128 years and 23 presidents

    Sending a big thanks to Advanced Manufacturing Podcast for stopping out at the Diversified Technologies, Inc. campus and taking a tour of the offices and manufacturing facilities for both Dur-A-Lift and Sudenga. We encourage you to take some time and listen to their most recent podcast titled ’This Company Has Seen 23 US Presidents’ where they dive into the 128 year history of the company.

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  • Save hours of unloading time during harvest

    Did you know that if you take the time to swing a traditional auger hopper under your grain trailer each time you unload during harvest, you are adding roughly 4 minutes of repositioning time, and effort to each load? If you add up that 4 minutes per load on a thousand-acre field you are actually adding over 8 hours of time to your grain unloading process during harvest.

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