Three Auger Grain Chain

Three Auger Grain Chain GRAIN HANDLING Augers (4) 6-3-8 When the ground is muddy or you just don't have time to load and unload trucks, setting up a "grain chain" of augers may be the simplest way to move grain around your farm. Harvey Gjesdal, of Birch Hills, Sask., manufacturer of the popular rotary grain cleaner first featured in FARM SHOW's Vol. 3, No. 4, issue, set up this three-auger chain last fall when the ground was so muddy he would have had difficulty maneuvering trucks and would have ripped up his farmyard. Gjesdal says the idea also makes it easy to get into tight spots quicker. "The most important point to remember in setting up is to be sure to use the slowest auger where the grain enters the system," Gjesdal told FARM SHOW. His grain chain included two 6-in. and one 8-in. auger. Matching up the augers was made easier by the fact that the last auger in the line, the 8-in. auger, is powered by a Volkswagen motor complete with a 4-speed transmission."We were able to choose a speed that just kept up with the other augers," he says. The temporary arrangement was used to move grain 90 ft. but Gjesdal says there's no reason additional augers could not be added as needed. "Just be sure you don't drink coffee until a motor in the line runs out of fuel or you'll end up with grain piled up in the wrong place," he cautions. For more information, contact: FARM SHOW Followup, J. Harvey Gjesdal, Box 425, Birch Hills, Sask. SOJ OGO (ph 306 749-3528).

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