Portable "PTO Jack" Operates Grain Auger

Portable "PTO Jack" Operates Grain Auger AUGERS Augers (29B) 24-1-3 "We use it to unload grain from our corn dryer into our cooling bin. It frees up a tractor," says Alan Nieman, Clarksville, Iowa, about the portable "pto jack" he made to operate his 8-in. dia. grain auger. The 2-wheeled unit can be moved around like a wheelbarrow and has "legs" under the handles. Its frame supports a 5 hp electric motor and an old 3-speed transmission off an early 1960's Chevy pickup. A 540 rpm pto adapter is mounted on the rear output of the transmission driveshaft yoke. The motor belt-drives the transmission and provides a 540 rpm pto direct drive with the transmission in third gear. "We use the transmission's original gearshift levers to change gears," says Nieman. "We usually keep the transmission in first gear which runs the auger at about 250 rpm's. The pto jack is hooked into the dryer electronics and starts operating automatically whenever the dryer starts dumping corn." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Alan Nieman, 31473 150th St., Clarksville, Iowa 50619 (ph 319 276-4442).

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