Cleanout Auger For Dumping Grain Box

Cleanout Auger For Dumping Grain Box TRUCKS Miscellaneous 29-1-16 There's no need to climb inside a truck box to clean it out when dumping grain if you make use of this cleanout auger idea. Donald Shoemaker, Vallonia, Ind., joined up two sections of auger - one right hand and one left hand - and mounted the auger across the back of the box on his 2-ton truck. A 3-in. sq. metal plate was welded to the end of each auger so they could be attached to each other in the center of the truck bed. The shaft turns on bearings mounted in the sides of the box. The shaft extends out one side of the box and is fitted with a hand crank. Shoemaker simply turns the crank a few times to clean out the remainder of the grain. "It's always been hard to clean out the corners of the truck box. This idea allows me to easily and comfortably unload grain without having to use a shovel or scoop," says Shoemaker, who was a finalist in the National Farm Bureau Invention contest. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Donald Shoemaker, 3543 S. 300 W., Vallonia, Ind. 47281 (ph 812 358-3198).

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