Electric motor for corn elevator

I think either a 2 or 3 hp would work well for that load. Here's a modification I made to run an auger either with pto or electric- belt fits either source, pulleys are sized to create identical speed at the gearbox.

We used to handle shelled corn into our drying system with a 50' elevator. I think we had a 5 hp electric on it, and that was plenty of power.

If you plan on moving that elevator to a location where there is no electricity, it's handy to be able to power it with a garden tractor. Install a double pulley on the motor. The second pulley can receive power from the garden tractor, leaving the electric motor as an intermediate shaft to spin, but do no work.

'Round here you can buy an old elevator for $35 and just take the pto stuff off it & use that. But gas will cost more than electricity over the course of using it many years.

I see 3-7hp electric motors on 35+ foot big elevators that fill corn cribs.

You might get by with 2hp, but more is often better. Anything over 1.5hp is 220v you know.

--->Paul