For just a fraction of the cost of a "leg" system you can install the new JLCO Pivot Transfer Auger, a grain transfer system that will service up to 13 grain bins, according to Chet Blair, sales manager for JLCO, of Dassel, Minn.

The JLCO pivot mounts on a small concrete pad in the center of a circle of bins. The 8-in. augers ride on four automotive-type tires and are rolled easily from bin to bin by one man, according to JLCO. Three 7 1/2 to 10 hp motors power the augers.

"We design the systems but farmers can install them," says Blair. "Augers and dryers can be set up to run automatically. When grain is dry, it transfers automatically to a bin."

The pivot system is designed for 30-ft., 7-ring bins but JLCO personnel will custom-make a system for any size bins.

Usually 5 bins are lined up in a first row and 6 or 7 in a second. A cross auger, mounted on wheels, must be added to reach the second row.

"The beauty of the pivot system is that the only cost of expansion is the cost of adding on another bin, rather than another bin and another leg," says Blair.

Although designed for use with the JLCO dryer, the pivot auger readily adapts to other makes of dryers.