Way To Automatically Start And Stop Bin Auger

Way To Automatically Start And Stop Bin Auger AUGERS Augers (29B) 23-5-38 Gary Lantz, Augusta, Ill.: "I came up with a way to automatically start and stop the auger at my bin when unloading grain that I haul in from the field during harvest. I connected a mercury switch to a pair of 12-volt solenoids and also to a spring-loaded paddle that mounts in the auger hopper. One solenoid turns the tractor pto on and off and the other one operates the tractor throttle. As soon as grain hits the switch it automatically speeds the tractor up and also turns the pto on. When grain no longer hits the switch the pto automatically turns the pto off and slows the tractor back down to an idle. I can haul in wagon loads of grain and unload them by myself all day long."

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