I cant imagine much smaller than the 2" I put on. I think it's a 5/8 shaft dia.lsayre wrote:How small can a motor pulley for an auger motor go?
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I ordered it from Tractor Supply. It was 16' long, but I shortened it 3'. The setup seems well built except for the motor mounting. That could be better but it does work well. I also got the motor at Tractor Supply. Picked up coal today, 5 ton going in the new bin in the morning. a toast to the skid steers of the world.lsayre wrote:BTW, where did you get that very nice looking auger? How long is it?
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Some advice for anyone using a grain auger. Before you install it, give a good coating of rust inhibiting paint. After one year, mine had a lot of corrosion on it. I just spent a day cleaning it up and coating it with rusty metal primer. Here it is with new stainless steel hardware. The galvanized bolts were pretty rough also.
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Ouch, Thanks I did not do that. I will get a SS tube, but it wont go in until next year. Wish I had read that before I put coal on it yesterday.coalkirk wrote:Some advice for anyone using a grain auger. Before you install it, give a good coating of rust inhibiting paint. After one year, mine had a lot of corrosion on it. I just spent a day cleaning it up and coating it with rusty metal primer. Here it is with new stainless steel hardware. The galvanized bolts were pretty rough also.
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How hard is it to shorten one. is welding involved?k9 Bara wrote:I ordered it from Tractor Supply. It was 16' long, but I shortened it 3'. The setup seems well built except for the motor mounting. That could be better but it does work well. I also got the motor at Tractor Supply. Picked up coal today, 5 ton going in the new bin in the morning. a toast to the skid steers of the world.
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A little bit of welding was necessary. Just on the auger itself. Welded the end that makes the initial contact with the coal. They auger is only welded every foot and a half or so. Where I cut, left the end a little loose. Just didn't want issues after burying it. Cutting it was easy. I used a saws-all.lsayre wrote:How hard is it to shorten one. is welding involved?k9 Bara wrote:I ordered it from Tractor Supply. It was 16' long, but I shortened it 3'. The setup seems well built except for the motor mounting. That could be better but it does work well. I also got the motor at Tractor Supply. Picked up coal today, 5 ton going in the new bin in the morning. a toast to the skid steers of the world.
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Thanks for sharing, I would've overlook this also.coalkirk wrote:Some advice for anyone using a grain auger. Before you install it, give a good coating of rust inhibiting paint. After one year, mine had a lot of corrosion on it. I just spent a day cleaning it up and coating it with rusty metal primer. Here it is with new stainless steel hardware. The galvanized bolts were pretty rough also.
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So how did the Tractor supply auger work this winter for you? What size pulley did you end up using 2"?
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George do you start and stop your auger under full load? If so is there any issue with doing that?
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Yes, that's how I was using it. Wired to a light switch. I would turn it on til barrel was full and turn off switch. Coal is always throughout the tube and auger. It stuck a couple times when turning it on, but just turned switch off then on again and it was fine. I am happy with the investment for sure.