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Brandt introduces its U-Trough auger
U-shaped auger barrel improves capacity
Regina-based Brandt has recently introduced a completely new auger design to its grain-handling product line. The company claims its new U-Trough auger offers increased capacity over conventional, round-barrel augers and minimizes kernel damage. “The U-trough auger design has been around for a long time, mostly on commercial applications, but not really at the farm-gate level,” […] Read more

Hydraulics on axle help farmer position auger
A Saskatchewan on-farm invention helps position large augers
Gord Blechinger of Gord’s Horsepower Service in Muenster, Sask. was one of the farmyard inventors to pick up a Sterling Standard Innovation award at this year’s Canada’s Farm Progress Show in Regina. He won it for his Auger Side Shift, which was displayed in the farmyard inventions forum. Blechinger’s brainchild was born when he began […] Read more
Safe grain handling
We know the dangers of augers and PTOs. But we also need to be prepared for drowning in dry grain, or dust fires
Grain farming has its share of potentially deadly hazards. There are some obvious ones and some you may not think about. Augers, PTOs and bin cleaners Almost everyone has seen a video or knows of someone who has been caught by an auger or PTO shaft. We tell our children to stay away from them. […] Read more
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