Fan Blows Away Harvest Dust

Fan Blows Away Harvest Dust GRAIN HANDLING Accessories 33-5-20 During harvest, dust is a fact of life but it's a bit less of a problem for Roger Gutschmidt of Gackle, N. Dak., since he got the idea of using a fan around his unloading auger. "I made a dust ære-director' fan for the area by mounting earth magnets onto the housing of a little 12-volt fan. The magnets are essential so it sticks in any position, since you never know which way the dust will be blowing," he says. "I used an old fan blower motor from my tractor cab that was no longer strong enough to keep the air conditioner from icing up." Gutschmidt wired up adapters so he has a choice between plugging the fan into an accessory plug at the back of his tractor or into the tractor's cigarette lighter. He says the used fan works just fine for this application and it's only needed for 5 or 10 min. at a time until the truck is unloaded. Because the fan is completely made from plastic, it's weather proof, so he can just stick it to the auger and leave it there. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Gutschmidt Manufacturing LLC, Roger Gutschmidt, 6651, Hwy. 56, Gackle, N. Dak. 58442 (ph 701 698-2310; shopdoc@drtel.net).

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