tractors on augers

caterpillar guy · Nov 30, 2018

I wondered how big a tractor you guys use on augers. We use what is available at the time on augers. Though the H or 674 is the usual auger tractors on an 8 inch by 60 foot auger in to the bins with beans or corn or wheat. I suppose if We got a bigger auger we might have to leave the H out of the line for that.
I worked for a guy 30 years ago that I put a 230or C on the 8 inch 60 foot auger for beans corn or wheat as it was handy to use for that. More so than the 4020 that the other guy used to get for it.

rustyfarmall · Nov 30, 2018

I owned an 8"x60' auger. Farmall H did just fine.

rusty6 · Nov 30, 2018

I have used the 730 Case on my 10x50 Farm King. Ran it well but lining up to a bin with that manual steering was difficult. The little JD 2140 is excellent and cheap on fuel. The Massey 1085 also good and cheap on fuel but the pto engagement lever is so sticky you can't start up the auger without a jolt. 90% of the time I will have the 2090 on the auger. Probably double the horsepower required but its not bad on fuel and sure nice to have the cab if we have to take it 8 miles down the road to the next farm.
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mtf · Nov 30, 2018

I have an 8 x 50 auger that I use to fill my seed cleaner bin. I only clean Fescue or wheat, and always use one of the super a's. Nathan

Mike Groom · Nov 30, 2018

JD 1520 on a 10 inch auger,I always do it in segments to clear the dirt,works fine.

tomstractorsandtoys · Nov 30, 2018

On a 10x60 I use a Deere 2510 or 2520 with no problems. You can tell that soybeans do work the tractor a little. I have talked to farmers with 13 inch augers and they say a 4020 is not enough tractor if you keep them full. Tom

jon f mn · Nov 30, 2018

Hp required goes up a lot for wet grain. My brother used to have a 10x70 auger in his wet bin and it would make a 1070 case smoke. Last I knew he had a 13" auger and used his 2290.

RGMartin · Nov 30, 2018

A Case 1194 or DB 885/880/780 does most of my Non electric auger work. 8"x54' and a 12"x20' More power than needed, but easy on fuel and start good cold.

fastfarmall · Nov 30, 2018

I haul grain for the neighbor's every fall, the use a 13 X 70 , on the wet bin, they used 1555 Oliver on it, but had it hands full, they bought a 4020, for that job now, the PTO engagement is on the right side and you got total control for a soft start, throttle is handy, nice tractor for the job!!

Mike M · Nov 30, 2018

Wonder if that is why I'm seeing more of the conveyor belt type ?

newhollandnut · Nov 30, 2018

Have a 10x72 use either Ford 7000 or 9700. Which ever is available. The 7000 is the smallest tractor and open station so it is the preferred tractor because you reach the pto and throttle from the ground. Usually sit two gravity beds at the auger and dump the grain carts in them. Have a 750 j&m and a 525 j&m

big jt · Nov 30, 2018

yep gonna have to retire the H from the Auger IMO. This is my experience. Used to run a 8 X 60 with a solid late model A John Deere. It just played with it. Went to a 10 X 60, the A handles it by choking back the doors on the wagons a little bit. Gives the A a workout and I still use it as the main tractor on the auger. I have run a 3020 on this auger which handles it with ease and the auger won't take much more than where I have things set for the A so what I am saying is the A handles the auger at almost full capacity. Just a nice workout for the old girl but if I try to run it full bore it won't handle things. I just put a little paint mark on all the wagons that I open the gates to and that is where I open the gates to.

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gab · Nov 30, 2018

Don't have any idea how big the auger was but my father in law used to borrow my Super C for auger duty. He said the pto lined up better than his 4010.

JD Seller · Nov 30, 2018

We bought a 13x85 auger last summer. The JD 4020s will not pull it. So we ended up with a JD 4440 on it.

You need to remember how much work your getting done. A Six inch auger did not take much HP to run but about 1000 Bu an hour was about average. The 13 inch auger I mentioned will unload a 1000 bu. semi in about 12 minutes.

chuck from neb · Nov 30, 2018

We ran a 13 by 80 several years ago with a 4020 on dry corn on a 70000 bushel bin the tractor pulled it but it was all it wanted ?

fixerupper · Nov 30, 2018

A 1086 on a 13X72. There is about 2/3 of a load on the tractor. Neighbor had a 4630 Deere on a 13X111 auger. The 4630 was plenty busy. A 10X72 auger will kill a IH 656 in high moisture corn.

Jim in Sask · Nov 30, 2018

I use an 885 David Brown to run my 8" x 46' auger. With the 2-speed pto I can keep the tractor engine speed down around 1,200-1,300 rpm to get 540 rpm at the pto.

rockyridgefarm · Dec 1, 2018

I use a 10 hp electric motor on an 8x61 Westfield. Far more efficient versus a tractor if you have easy access to the power

T in NE · Dec 1, 2018

Ethanol plant had a 4690 case on a 16x130 last year. The cables to the auger frame broke. Came out of the pile in pieces.

It still needed the telehandler to pull the auger forward. They got rid of the 2, 13 inch augers and went to three, 16 inch belts this year. Corn lands another 10 feet farther back.

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