Folding Auger Transport Frame

Folding Auger Transport frame GRAIN HANDLING Augers (4) 17-3-8 Gary Bakken, Detroit Likes, Minn., used angle iron to build collapsible folding transport frames for two 4-in. dia. augers and mounted the frames on wheels to make them easy to move around A geared-down winch and pulley system makes it easy to raise or lower the augers. Previously, Bakken set the two augers (12 1/2 and 15-ft. long) on stationary steel A-frames to transfer grain and shelled corn into his hammermill whenever he wanted to grind feed for his cattle. "It was a lot of work for one guy to move the augers around and was hard on my back, especially in deep snow. The wheels make it a lot easier," says Bakken. "I used 1/4 by 1 1/2-in. angle iron to build the frames. Cable from the winch runs through three sets of pulleys mounted on the linkage of the frame. One auger can be raised about 9 1/2 ft. high and the other auger about 12 ft. The linkages bend inward toward the augers so they don't interfere with the hopper on the hammer-mill. "I built these folding frames a year ago and haven't had any problems with either one. If the bands are loosened on the augers, the frame can be moved forward or backward. Both augers are driven by electric motors mounted on top." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Gary Bakken, Rt. 2, Box 179E, Detroit Lakes, Minn. 56501.

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