"Side-Wheeling" Grain Auger

"Side-Wheeling" Grain Auger AUGERS Augers (29B) 21-4-9 Clifford Craig, Galva, Ill., modified the wheels on a grain auger so they run side-ways, allowing the auger to be pushed around in a circle. "It's used to move the auger between a grain bin and a corn crib that was converted to hold shelled corn. It saves a lot of time and hassle," says Craig. What makes the idea work is an add-on spindle that allows the wheels to move perpendicular to their original line of travel. Craig removed each wheel from its spindle, then bolted the add-on spindle to a steel bracket that slips over the original spindle and is bolted onto it. Then he mounted the wheel on the add-on spindle. The bracket is rein-forced by lengths of angle iron that bolt onto the auger frame. "By removing five bolts the bracket can be removed and the wheels returned to their original position for conventional transport," says Craig. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Clifford Craig, 28670 N. 150th Ave., Galva, Ill. 61434 (ph 309 853-3186).

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