Drill-Fill Auger Made With Old Lawn Mower Tire

Drill-Fill Auger Made With Old Lawn Mower Tire DRILLS Drills (42C) 22-4-9 Milton Ruppert made a drill-fill auger by attaching an old lawn mower tire between the auger downspout and a piece of 4-in. dia. PVC pipe. He uses the flex auger to fill his 16-ft. Deere 750 drill from one position. The Hillsboro, Ill., farmer used a 10-in. tire off an old riding mower, removing the beads from both sides to enlarge the sidewall opening. He then welded 2-in. flanges to a couple short pieces of 4-in. dia. pipe. The pipes slip into either side of the tire with the flanges inside. One side welds to the auger downspout. The other side bolts to the 4-ft. long piece of PVC pipe used to direct seed into the drill. The tire flexes enough to allow the pipe to swivel up to 45 degrees in any direction. Ruppert uses a length of ordinary gutter downspout to lengthen the extension so he can fill his entire drill from one position. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Milton Ruppert, 14329 Illinois Route 185, Hillsboro, Ill. 62049 (ph 217 534-2502).

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