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Power Kit Drops Bin Auger Down
Deere 9600 Series combine bin augers stick up just high enough that they won't fit through 14-ft. machine shed doorways. Though they can be lowered manually, it's a hassle, especially at the end of a long day. Les Miller and his sons Robert and Tim came up with an answer, and now they are selling their solution, the Han-Dee Auger Power Unit.
"All we have to do is press the switch to lower the auger below the hopper extension top level or raise it back up," explains Miller.
Miller's kit includes a control box that sticks to the inside window on the combine cab, a power cord to plug into the utility line, and a 12-volt actuator that raises and lowers the grain auger.
"We include all the wiring needed with the instructions for installation," he says. "We also have a separator safety switch that keeps the grain separator from coming on if the auger is down."
Miller added the safety switch after a neighbor tore up his combine twice by turning on the separator with the auger down.
"When the auger plugs up, it can take out the drive system on the elevator," explains Miller. "The drive doesn't have a slip clutch, and it tears up the belt."
He recommends installing the safety switch even without installing the auger power unit. In fact, he won't sell the auger kit without the safety switch.
Suggested retail price for the Han-Dee Auger Power Unit (including separator safety switch) is $1,365.75 plus shipping. The price for the Separator Safety Switch Kit alone is $290.
"Our kit fits Deere 9600 Series combines and can also be adapted to other combines," says Miller.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, LDM Innovations, 2111 W. Perry Rd., Ligonier, Ind. 46767 (ph 260 894-3813; les@ligtel.com).


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2011 - Volume #35, Issue #3