Auger Guide Rope Makes Unloading Easier

Auger Guide Rope Makes Unloading Easier AUGERS Augers (29B) 34-1-20 "This fall, I installed a red guide rope on my combine's unloading auger. It helps my elderly dad see where the combine needs to be positioned to auger into the center of the truck box," says Roger Gutschmidt of Gackle, N. Dak. The larger combines nowadays have such long unloading augers that there's quite a bit of distance between the spout and the truck, making it harder to judge, he says. "The 10-ft. section of red nylon rope is held to the bottom of the unloading auger with a strong rare earth magnet so that it hangs down outside the truck box. That way it can be moved easily and will just pull off if the rope were to become entangled or caught on something below," he explains. "I also put on a yellow flexible spout extension to direct the grain straight down." Gutschmidt says that these extra features, although small and simple, have helped to streamline his harvesting and cost him very little. He purchased the rare earth magnet at his local hardware store for $5 and the 13-in. "Poly Bucket Spout" (extension) came from a local supplier for $200. Contact: Gutschmidt Manufacturing LLC, Roger Gutschmidt, 6651 Hwy. 56, Gackle, N. Dak. 58442 (ph 701 698-2310; shopdoc@drtel.net).

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