Air-Powered Grain Bin Sampler

Air-Powered Grain Bin Sampler GRAIN HANDLING Accessories 22-4-26 "My air-powered grain bin sampler lets me take samples from anywhere in the bin by simply hooking up to a portable air tank or small hand pump. It's easy to install and easy to use," says Eldon Nuttall, Pense, Sask. The bin sampler consists of a 1 3/4-in. dia. steel pipe that mounts vertically in the bin about 40 in. from the wall. It runs from the roof down through the bottom of the floor or hopper cone. Five short 1 1/2-in. dia. steel tubes are welded at a 90 degree angle to the tube and spaced evenly across its length. The end of each short tube is open and cut at an angle, allowing some grain to enter it. A steel air tube is welded to the open end of each tube. Plastic air hose runs from each air tube down to the bottom of the vertical pipe and out the bottom of the bin. To obtain a grain sample, Nuttall hooks up a portable air tank or small hand pump to any one of the tubes. A small burst of air is enough to send a small sample of grain down the vertical tube. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Eldon Nuttall, Box 63, Pense, Sask., Canada S0G 3W0 (ph 306 345-2418).

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