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augers 1 year, 7 months ago #11882

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Can I move corn with a flexible feed auger? It's a level run of about 15-20ft. Can you move pellets with the same set up? Thanks

Re: augers 1 year, 7 months ago #11883

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lots of people have done that same thing. in fact the Quadrafire AE has that same system and they burn both corn and pellets.
If its a level run why don't you use a 4 inch auger? I think it would be cheaper and faster.

Re: augers 1 year, 7 months ago #11884

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Rona, thanks. I would love to use a straight auger. I have to make a turn at a basement door to get to the bin. I have about 15ft from the driveway through the sunken walkway to the basement door. the storage bin sits to one side of the door. I currently vac the corn in using 1 1/4" grounded electrical conduit. Just thinking of ways to speed up the process. I can pick up a feed auger fairly cheap with a roughly 100 bushel metal bin. The bin needs a little work but not much. I am just trying to talk the wife into letting me put the bin in her flower bed.If I can I'll just gravity feed the corn/pellets into the basement from the bin outside.
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Re: augers 1 year, 7 months ago #11885

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paint that bin with flowers on it. A hollow feed auger will work fine for what you are going to do. I have seen gravity flow systems that also work but as you say everyone has to be in agreement over the appearance.

Re: augers 1 year, 7 months ago #11931

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plant Clematis

Call it a Trellis!

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