Auger Attachment Sweeps Bins Clean

Auger Attachment Sweeps Bins Clean GRAIN HANDLING Augers (4) 3-5-30 If you're tired of shoveling every last bushel each time you empty a grain bin, you'll want to check into this new "Bin Sweep" attachment for grain augers that simplifies cleaning out bins, or picking up grain in flat storage. The sweep's hydraulic motor is mounted on the regular auger's gear box and powered by a V-belt off the auger motor. Hoses run from the motor to the 10-ft. jointed section of sweep auger attached at the base of the auger. Sweep speed (from 0 to 450 rpm's) is controlled by a single needle valve. "The sweep auger walks itself around in a 360? circle, picking up the last grain in a bin or in flat storage," explains manufacturer Jim Quick, Wartime, Sask., Canada. "You just follow along and push any missed grain into its path. A bypass valve automatically stops the sweep's rotation immediately if your foot or other obstacle should happen to get in the way." (To demonstrate to a FARM SHOW editor how safe it is, Quick put his own foot into an operating auger. It automatically stopped without causing injury.) The sweep's 7-in. fighting mounts on most late model augers equipped with gear boxes, according to Quick. "Installs in minutes, with no special tools. Runs quiet and requires almost no maintenance," he points out. "It keeps the loader auger full, yet turns slow enough to eliminate chatter and bounce." The Bin Sweep, complete with-10 ft. of auger, sells for $650. Additional 3 ft. sections are available. The hydraulic motor will drive up to 16 ft. of auger. For more information, contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Quick Farms Ltd., Wartime, Sask. SOL 3K0 Canada (ph 306 378-2782).

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