20-Ft Wide Axle Built For Grain Auger
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In order to keep my 72-ft. long, 10-in. dia. Hutchinson grain auger from blowing over in high winds, I built a 20-ft. wide axle for it. The original axle housing was made from 2 9/16-in. inside diameter tubing with a 2 1/2-in. dia. axle bolted on inside it. I used a section of similar tubing, extending it 4 ft. on each end. The tubing is supported by 3/8 by 4-in. flat straps which I welded on above the tubing and below 20 ft. of 4-in. sq., 1/4-in. tubing. The tubing is trussed in two directions with 3/4-in. dia. rod. If I ever wanted to sell the auger I could easily convert it back to its original form.
My wide axle auger has taken some tremendous winds without any problems. I have a bin site on another farm 10 miles away. I can't move the wide axle down the road, so I also mounted a 20-ft. axle on another auger which I use at that bin site. (Bob Sampson, Rt. 3, Box 115, Petersburg, Ill. 62675 ph 217 632-2016)
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20-Ft Wide Axle Built For Grain Auger AUGERS Augers (29B) 26-4-35 In order to keep my 72-ft. long, 10-in. dia. Hutchinson grain auger from blowing over in high winds, I built a 20-ft. wide axle for it. The original axle housing was made from 2 9/16-in. inside diameter tubing with a 2 1/2-in. dia. axle bolted on inside it. I used a section of similar tubing, extending it 4 ft. on each end. The tubing is supported by 3/8 by 4-in. flat straps which I welded on above the tubing and below 20 ft. of 4-in. sq., 1/4-in. tubing. The tubing is trussed in two directions with 3/4-in. dia. rod. If I ever wanted to sell the auger I could easily convert it back to its original form.
My wide axle auger has taken some tremendous winds without any problems. I have a bin site on another farm 10 miles away. I can't move the wide axle down the road, so I also mounted a 20-ft. axle on another auger which I use at that bin site. (Bob Sampson, Rt. 3, Box 115, Petersburg, Ill. 62675 ph 217 632-2016)
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