DV Stork Rail

The Stork Rail sampler is the optimal solution for grain reception at elevators and collection points.

The Stork Rail, with its U-shaped support frame design, stands out from the Stork Compact specifically due to its architecture, which allows for FAST sampling from long-haul trucks with high sideboards. Even a truck with a trailer can be fully sampled in a single stop at the sampling station.

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The Stork Rail sampler is specifically designed for handling long-body vehicles and road trains with trailers. In a single stop, the Stork Rail efficiently collects samples from designated points across the entire length of both the truck and trailer. With rail lengths available in 7.5, 10, or 12 meters, the total operating zone reaches nearly 15, 17, or 19 meters respectively.

This is a high-efficiency solution for large road trains with high sideboards. The system features an extended sampling depth, with the probe capable of penetrating up to 2.7 meters.

DV Stork 440 series full installation process

The film demonstrates all stages of installation of the grain sampling complex of the Italian manufacturer DV. Grain samplers under the DV Stork brand are successfully operating at dozens of elevators, KHP and HPP in Ukraine.

DV Stork 440 Rail testing at the factory

A full cycle of testing of the DV Stork 440 Rail grain sampler system before shipment to the recipient. DV provides 100% control of all manufactured equipment. This allows you to quickly install samplers and avoid time loss and guarantee high quality of the complex.

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General view of the Stork Rail construction

Sketch, front view of the Stork Rail grain sampler construction

Reinforced foundation
Left post
Right post
Horizontal beam (rail)
Mobile trolley (carriage)
Rotating support
Arm
Sampling probe
Flexible power and sample transport system

The Stork Rail working zone covers long-haul trucks with a significant margin, eliminating the need for any additional vehicle movement. Depending on the chassis length (7.5m, 10m, or 12m), the effective operating zone can reach from 15 to 19m.

Sampling probe options

At the user's discretion, the Stork 440 Compact sampler can be equipped with one of three sampling probe options (the submersible part). Accordingly, the length for each design can be further extended.

The operating algorithm for samplers with pneumatic delivery/discharge begins sampling only after immersion into the grain. Thus, the collected sample 100% represents the content and does not distort the qualitative composition of the sample at any sampling depth.

The sampler is even more effective when the laboratory utilizes Infratec 1241 or Infratec Nova grain quality analyzers. In this case, the vehicle processing speed is between 3 to 6 minutes. This translates to 10–20 vehicles per hour, or 240–500 grain trucks per day.

If you have read through this page, you have objectively found the right solution for your company. This solution is efficient and, most importantly, field-tested in Ukraine with numerous successful implementations. If you would like to see the system in action, call us, and we will direct you to the nearest company that has long been benefiting from this competitive advantage.

Technical specification

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF THE STORK RAIL SAMPLER

Application	Intensive sampling of cereals, oilseeds, and pulses
Chassis length	7.5m, 10m, 12m
Effective sampling zone	15m, 17m, 19m
Design	Monorail support structure with a mobile manipulator and hydraulic drive for the sampler arm
Post height	5.10 meters above foundation level
Arm extension	From 2.15 to 4.40 meters
Sampling probe length	Up to 2.70 meters
Rotation angle	350 degrees
Power supply	380 V, 3 phases
Hydraulic drive	1,500 W
Vacuum turbine drive	2,200 W
Sample transport distance	Up to 100 meters
Probe types	SINGLE SUCTION PROBE, DOUBLE SUCTION PROBE, SPIRAL PROBE
Probe material	Stainless steel AISI 304
Control	Stationary control unit and wireless remote control included
Monitoring	Video camera and monitor (optional)