8-In. Dia. Deere Drill-Fill Auger

8-In Dia Deere Drill-Fill Auger AUGERS “Our new 8-in dia single auger seed-fill is designed specifically for Deere 1590 15 and 20-ft grain drills It cuts your seed filling time almost in half compared to standard 6-in fill augers ” says Howard Green Market Farm Equipment Ltd Dashwood Ont The drill-mounted auger comes with all necessary mounting brackets that bolt onto the drill’s rear frame For transport the auger rides parallel to the seed box and fits easily within the transport width of the drill The auger is held securely in transport by a locking pin and ratchet strap system “As far as I know it’s the first 8-in dia seed auger designed to mount on Deere 1590 grain drills ” says Green “We built it to reduce down time Going from a 6-in to an 8-in auger really speeds up the process A 6-in dia auger delivers about 15 bu /min while our 8-in auger delivers about 26 bu /min which is almost twice as fast If you save 5 min every time you fill the drill and fill it 12 times per day you gain an extra hour of actual planting time The saved time may be the difference in getting a field planted between rains ” The auger comes with either bristle flighting or 7-in cupped plastic flighting The 3-stage telescoping downspout extends to 11 ft and allows you to easily reach the corners of the seed tank Green says the drill-fill auger is competitively priced with most 8-in gravity box-mounted augers Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Howard Green Market Farm Equipment Ltd Rt 1 Dashwood Ont Canada N0M 1N0 ph 519 238-2301; mfeltd@execulink com; www marketfarmequipment com

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