How To Repair Grainhead Augers

How To Repair Grainhead Augers AUGERS Augers (29B) 33-4-37 Grainhead auger centers get messed up pretty bad over a couple of seasons. Instead of replacing the entire auger, Marshall Enterprises will just replace the damaged center. Or they can ship you a kit so you can do the work yourself or have it done locally. Grainhead auger centers are generally not available from manufacturers, says Ron Marshall. "We started repairing grainhead augers nearly 20 years ago," he says. "We try to keep centers on hand for 200's, 900's and 600's Deere and Gleaners going back to the old G series. If we don't have them, we can get them for most makes. We can roll one for any odd style that we don't have." Thanks to jigs they have developed, replacing a center is easy for Marshall. Once the old center has been cut out, the jigs keep the new center true with the two auger halves. Mig welders are used to first spot weld and then seam weld the centers in place. "Mig welders don't create the heat of a wire welder," says Marshall. "With the jigs, if a guy gets here first thing in the morning with a stripped head, we can have him back on the road by early afternoon." Marshall charges around $600 to have a new center installed. Most kits with instructions sell for $250 to $275 plus S&H. Marshall also offers full finger conversion of Deere and Case-IH table augers to improve feeding from cutterbar to the feeder chain and reduce bunching for better separation and more even spreading at the back of the machine. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Marshall Enterprises, R.R., Varna, Ill. 61375 (ph 815 866-0029 or 309 463-2251; augerfixer@yahoo.com).

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