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Remote-Controlled Discharge Auger
Jared Rasmussen made life easier for his father by installing remote control on a Haybuster discharge auger.
“My dad doesn’t like getting in and out the tractor all the time when he grinds hay,” says Rasmussen. “I looked for a low cost way to put remote control on the auger while retaining the option of manual
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Remote-Controlled Discharge Auger AUGERS Jared Rasmussen made life easier for his father by installing remote control on a Haybuster discharge auger “My dad doesn’t like getting in and out the tractor all the time when he grinds hay ” says Rasmussen “I looked for a low cost way to put remote control on the auger while retaining the option of manual control ” Rasmussen found what he was looking for with off-the-shelf components that cost him less than $300 A two-way winch remote control from Amazon cost around $13 A relay cost about $10 One-way and two-way solenoids were the most expensive totaling about $200 “The remote activates the two-way solenoid to raise and lower the auger ” explains Rasmussen “The one-way solenoid lets pressure flow through to the manual control valve ” He ran wires from the tractor’s 12-volt system through the relay to protect the winch controller “It has worked well since I installed it ” says Rasmussen Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Jared Rasmussen 2486 330th Ave Newman Grove Neb 68758 ph 402 841-6358
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