Swinging Add On Auger Spout

Swinging add on auger spout GRAIN HANDLING Augers (4) 9-2-9 "We made a swinging auger spout to mount at the top of a conventional auger to fill quonsets from the inside," says Joel Dewitz, Steel, N. Dak. Dewitz mounted an unloading auger from a junked combine below the discharge chute of an auger, using a swivel bracket and chains to suspend it from the end. The swinging auger is powered by an electric motor, although it could be hydraulically-powered. "By swinging the auger from side to side, grain can be filled higher on the building sides. We've used it for four years and it's saved a lot of shoveling," says Dewitz, noting that he got the idea from a snow conveyor used to load trucks with a hydraulically swinging upper section. Contact: FARM SHOW Follovvup, Joel Dewitz, Rt. 1, Box 60, Steele, N. Dak. 58482.

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