Local firm boosts sales of agriculture machinery

MANILA, Philippines — Local company All Certified Equipment Trading Corp. (ACETC) continues to improve sales of farm equipment as its flagship machinery has proven to be durable and highly compatible to the country’s tropical conditions.

ACETC had already sold 381 units of GT mobile fast dryers since their introduction in June 2011, the same year the firm started its operations in the country.

Most of the GT mobile dryers sold in the Philippines are still in service as their operators have also placed their trust on ACETC for the maintenance of their dryers.

Also, all GT mobile dryers from the US come complete as they already have built-in motors and systems for drying grains.

“GT mobile dryers have gained a reputation for being suited for local tropical conditions here, and being durable and long-lasting given proper maintenance,” ACETC chairman and president Benigno Limcumpao said.

“When introducing new farm equipment in tropical countries like the Philippines, factors like excessive heat, dust and torrential rains should never be overlooked,” he said.

For his part, ACETC vice president and general manager Bhong Amoroso said the firm assures that every unit sold in the Philippines is serviced by the company’s highly-trained personnel and supplied with genuine quality parts from GT Manufacturing Inc. based in the US.

“GT mobile dryers could provide decades of service, and there are existing models in other countries that are still functioning after two or three decades of use,” he said.

The machine could dry corn or palay (unhusked rice), and could be transported in the field with a farm tractor. This reduces the need for corn and rice farmers to transport their grains to a drying facility.

GT mobile dryers could also be used to dry sorghum.

ACETC offers three GT mobile dryers for the Philippine market including 245XL with six-metric ton capacity, 345XL with 8.9-MT capacity, and 545XL with 12.7-MT capacity.

All models can dry grains to a moisture content from 31 percent to 14 percent.

To dry grains, GT mobile dryers can run on an electric motor using a three-phase line and generating set, a simple four-cylinder diesel engine, or the PTO of a farm tractor.

This makes the GT mobile dryers versatile as they still can operate in areas where there is no electricity.

GT mobile dryers are backed by 65 years of innovation by GT Manufacturing, which has been exporting its mobile dryers to more than 83 countries including the Philippines.

ACETC also distributes Massey Ferguson farm tractors and the 2168 combine harvester, Yanmar, Kaiao and Platinum small engines for largely agriculture applications, farm implements from Kuhn, KK, SiP, FAE, Berti, Bison and CMT, Max Cane Loaders, Rain Bird advanced irrigation systems, and Tajima three-in-one knapsack type sprayers.

Founded in May 2011, ACETC has made Massey Ferguson the top farm tractor brand in the Philippines.