Roller Track makes It Easy to Move Sweep Auger Inside Grain Bin

Roller Track makes It Easy to Move Sweep Auger Inside Grain Bin GRAIN HANDLING Augers (4) 23-1-11 Getting a sweep auger into a grain bin to empty it out can be a struggle. Harley Nuehring, Kanawha, Iowa, made the job easier on his 30-ft. dia. bin by attaching an 18-ft. long section of roller track off a sliding door to the top of the bin's door frame. He uses it to roll the auger inside the bin. Nuehring welded a steel bracket onto the top of the track, 3 ft. from one end to hook over the door frame. A 3-ft. section of the track extends outside the bin. The end of the track inside the bin is supported by a poly rope that hangs down from the top center part of the bin. After the track is positioned inside the bin, a winch is attached to rollers on the track. The winch cable is then hooked to the auger using a length of light chain. Then he simply pushes the auger into the bin. Once inside, he lets the auger back down until the motor drops into place in the pivot hole and disconnects the cable. After hooking up the power cord to the motor he's ready to unload grain. When he's done using the auger he simply reverses the process to pull the auger out of the bin. "It really works slick," says Nuehring. "I leave the track in while unloading grain and even use it as a place to hang the auger power cord so that it doesn't get tangled up on the auger. When I'm done using the auger I load both it and the track onto a snowmobile trailer and haul them into my shed for storage." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Harley Nuehring, 1520 150th St., Kanawha, Iowa 50447 (ph 515 587-2296).

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