Rebar Handle Makes Sweep Auger Safer To Move

Rebar Handle Makes Sweep Auger Safer To Move AUGERS Augers (29B) 25-2-18 After his son lost two fingers while trying to free a sweep auger stuck inside a grain bin, Gordon Gass, Granite City, Ill., wanted to make sure that such an accident could never happen again. His solution was to attach a length of rebar to the back side of the sweep to serve as a handle. The 3-ft. long rod simply drags behind the sweep. "It's always available and allows us to pull the auger from a safe distance. If the auger gets stuck we can just pick up the handle to free it," says Gass. "It's a lot safer than using rope, cable, or wire to free the auger because they can catch in the auger and entangle a person." There's a large loop on one end of the rebar handle to fit a person's hand. The other end is fitted with a smaller loop that attaches to a metal bracket, on the back side of the sweep. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Gordon G. Gass, 4438 Gass Lane, Granite City, Ill. 62040 (ph 618 931-4503).

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