Automatic Spout For Grain Trucks

Automatic Spout For Grain Trucks GRAIN HANDLING Accessories 6-5-2 "We've used it for several years and it works great," says Melvin Koch of Three Hills, Alberta, inventor-manufacturer of a new automatic spout for endgates that lets you transfer grain without spilling. The spout consists of five "bottomless" buckets, one inside the other and all connected by two nylon straps and one thin chain strung through "eyes" along the upper lips of the buckets. To use it, you simply fit it to the endgate with the attachments provided and back up the auger hopper where you want to dump it. As the hopper fills up, the bucket spout stops the flow of grainfrom running over the sides. When the truck box is lifted to dump the rest of the grain, you simply shorten up the bucket spout with straps on the side, and keep dumping. When grain flow from the truck exceeds speed of the auger, the flow is stopped and resumes when the spout mouth is cleared again. Koch notes that the five buckets, specially made, are shaped like cones. Each truck spout includes the spout itself, a special endgate that attaches to the spout, and the mechanism to lift the endgate. The smaller model, to fit endgate openings from 13 to 20 in., sells for $161, and the larger, for openings from 20 to 36 in., sells for $193. For more information, contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Melvin Koch, Box 472, Three Hills, Alberta TOM 2A0 Canada. (ph 403 443-7471).

To read the rest of this story, download this issue below or click here to register with your account number.