Self-Propelled Grain Cart Built From IH Combine
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"It's highly maneuverable which makes unloading into a semi truck a much easier job. It also frees up a tractor," says Noel Hicks, Palmyra, Ill., who built a self-propelled grain cart out of an International Harvester 1480 combine with a 650-bu. Brent grain cart on back.
The machine was in the field for the first time last fall.
The combine came equipped with a Mud Hog rear wheel assist steering axle. He tore the machine apart from the top down, saving only the drive train, 200 hp 466 cu. in. diesel engine, cab, and variable 3-speed transmission. The combine's original frame wasn't heavy enough to support the weight of the grain cart, so he built a new frame out of steel off a Deere moldboard plow. He reversed the position of the combine's axles, so that the combine's rear steering axle is now on front and the front driving axle is on back. He mounted the engine below the cab and under the grain cart's sloping front end. About 70 percent of the grain cart's weight is on the rear axle and 30 percent on the front axle.
Power is provided to the cart's 14-in. unloading auger by the electric clutch that originally drove the combine's rotor. The auger is controlled by a hydraulic lever that lets the operator precisely control the flow of grain.
The cart has a hydraulic-controlled gate inside the hopper which controls the flow of grain to the unloading auger.
"I like how it handles, especially when I steer it up to a semi trailer for unloading. The response is immediate," says Hicks. "It also works great on soft ground. Carrying a load is completely different than pulling a load, because it takes much less power. No matter how big a tractor you use to pull a wagon, the axles will drag on soft ground. Another advantage is the cab is positioned up high so I can see down into the semi trailer when loading it."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Noel Hicks, 32601 Mt. Zion Rd., Palmyra, Ill. 62674 (ph 217 484-6337).
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Self-Propelled Grain Cart Built From IH Combine WAGONS/TRAILERS New Wagons 31-1-43 "It's highly maneuverable which makes unloading into a semi truck a much easier job. It also frees up a tractor," says Noel Hicks, Palmyra, Ill., who built a self-propelled grain cart out of an International Harvester 1480 combine with a 650-bu. Brent grain cart on back.
The machine was in the field for the first time last fall.
The combine came equipped with a Mud Hog rear wheel assist steering axle. He tore the machine apart from the top down, saving only the drive train, 200 hp 466 cu. in. diesel engine, cab, and variable 3-speed transmission. The combine's original frame wasn't heavy enough to support the weight of the grain cart, so he built a new frame out of steel off a Deere moldboard plow. He reversed the position of the combine's axles, so that the combine's rear steering axle is now on front and the front driving axle is on back. He mounted the engine below the cab and under the grain cart's sloping front end. About 70 percent of the grain cart's weight is on the rear axle and 30 percent on the front axle.
Power is provided to the cart's 14-in. unloading auger by the electric clutch that originally drove the combine's rotor. The auger is controlled by a hydraulic lever that lets the operator precisely control the flow of grain.
The cart has a hydraulic-controlled gate inside the hopper which controls the flow of grain to the unloading auger.
"I like how it handles, especially when I steer it up to a semi trailer for unloading. The response is immediate," says Hicks. "It also works great on soft ground. Carrying a load is completely different than pulling a load, because it takes much less power. No matter how big a tractor you use to pull a wagon, the axles will drag on soft ground. Another advantage is the cab is positioned up high so I can see down into the semi trailer when loading it."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Noel Hicks, 32601 Mt. Zion Rd., Palmyra, Ill. 62674 (ph 217 484-6337).
