Welcome! Please use the navigational links to explore our website.
PartsASAP LogoCompany Logo (800) 853-2651

Shop Now

   Allis Chalmers Case Farmall IH Ford 8N,9N,2N Ford
   Ferguson John Deere Massey Ferguson Minn. Moline Oliver

Attention Forum Users: On the 28th of December 2023 at 9:00am Central Time, we will be taking the forums down for maintenance while we prepare the new forums for your use. Please click here for more information.

Implement Alley Discussion Forum

Corn drag inside of a crib

Welcome Guest, Log in or Register
Author 
Steve450

10-13-2004 11:07:25




Report to Moderator

I'm getting tired of shoveling and was wondering if this will work. We have a round wire corn crib with an air shaft, and would like to put a little giant corn drag in the bottom of the crib so that the upright part of the drag will stick out of the crib door. Will this work??? I saw one like this at another place, but the crib wasn't very full. I am worried that if we just stick it in there and load the corn right on top of it that when we go to turn it on it won't move because of too much weight sitting on top of it. What do you think??

[Log in to Reply]   [No Email]
tim[in]

10-13-2004 13:05:32




Report to Moderator
 Re: Corn drag inside of a crib in reply to Steve450, 10-13-2004 11:07:25  
there was a cattle farmer in ohio that had several wire cribs he used and he engineered a sweep auger using a hydraulic motor and acombine auger i believe to unload his wire concrete cribs. he did slide the drag part of his pto elevator into the groove but the sweep was above it on the floor of the crib. it was in new farm magazine in the 70s or 80s i think.



[Log in to Reply]  [No Email]
John17

10-13-2004 13:02:55




Report to Moderator
 Re: Corn drag inside of a crib in reply to Steve450, 10-13-2004 11:07:25  
Cut the cement out of the center of your corncrib and make a gutter that the drag fits into, then cover with short pieces of scrap wood that you can bust or pry out as you empty your crib.HTH JohnG



[Log in to Reply]  [No Email]
Loren-MN

10-13-2004 12:58:29




Report to Moderator
 Re: Corn drag inside of a crib in reply to Steve450, 10-13-2004 11:07:25  
Absolutely it will work. Did it for years. However you are absolutely correct, just putting the drag at the bottom of the crib, you will never get the drag moving. We raised the crib to accomodate a tunnel down the middle for the drag. First couple we built had a wood foundation. Old railroad timbers, and 1X12 boards on top. Later ones were concrete. Set your forms and allowed for the tunnel. Concrete doesn't have to be that thick as long as you have good footings. Set your crib on the foundation. Then cut 1x6 or 1x8's or larger boards about 4 inches longer than the width of the tunnel and lay them on top the tunnel. We later got fancier and formed a lip in the concrete along the tunnel to set the board in. But both ways worked. We never left the drag in there. Slid it in from one crib to the next. Hope this was helpful. My e-mail is open if you have anymore questions.
Take Care
Loren-MN

[Log in to Reply]  [No Email]
JMS/MN

10-13-2004 12:37:19




Report to Moderator
 Re: Corn drag inside of a crib in reply to Steve450, 10-13-2004 11:07:25  
Do you mean to set the drag in on top of the floor, before filling the crib? Don't do that. If the crib has a center vertical air shaft, is there a tunnel in the floor, that leads to the shaft? In other words, does the crib have a concrete floor, poured in two half-moon shapes, with a tunnel deep enough to insert the drag? Then the floor should have boards in place that can be removed as you work your way in to the bin, allowing the ear corn to flow down in to the drag. Otherwise, insert the drag as you remove ear corn, and you can eliminate most shoveling.

[Log in to Reply]  [No Email]
Steve450

10-13-2004 12:53:26




Report to Moderator
 Re: Corn drag inside of a crib in reply to JMS/MN, 10-13-2004 12:37:19  
JMS, the crib does have the "half moon" concrete floor with a trough for the air shaft, but I don't think it's deep enough for the drag. It does have boards covering the trough. I get what you are saying. I guess I could build a riser over the drag that has removable boards and we could take them out as we work our way into the crib. Thanks.



[Log in to Reply]  [No Email]
[Options]  [Printer Friendly]  [Posting Help]  [Return to Forum]   [Log in to Reply]

Hop to:


TRACTOR PARTS TRACTOR MANUALS
We sell tractor parts!  We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]

Home  |  Forums


Copyright © 1997-2023 Yesterday's Tractor Co.

All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy

TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.

Yesterday's Tractors - Antique Tractor Headquarters

Website Accessibility Policy