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Allan in NE

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Well,

It's not pretty, but at least it's functional. :>(

Spent two days building a 36 X 61 inch "false bottom" for my old combine. Okay, fine.

After fighting that 16 gauge metal fer more hours than I'd like to admit, I gave up. That stuff just will not slide/roll in under that auger without it's removal.

So, I went to plan B and found some discarded roofing flashing that I could work with easier.

Sometimes ya gotta do what ya gotta do and I"ll just bet it holds wheat. :>)

Allan

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There is an epoxy based maerial that provides great weather protection and grain sliding low friction. I think Sherwin Williams (industrial coatings catalog, not consumer) has it. JimN
 
Too late now,

I'm greasing and fueling up this morning. Neighbors are cutting wheat.

Mine still is a little green yet. 'Spose I planted to darned deep 'er somptin'? :>)

Allan
 
I wanted to comment but restrained myself when you posted originally talked about using 16 gauge. I have done numerous of these for farmers in my area and use 20 gauge sheet metal as you can actually work it under that auger and form it to the tank curvature. I also use a 110V wire welder and weld it in all the way round. That flashing u used is probably 26 gauge and will rust out in 1 or 2 years if grain/moisture are left there.
 
Sometimes we've gotta do it quick just to get it going. When it goes bad, you can grind off the rivets and put another one in there.Jim
 
Actually, after the combining is all done polishing the new metal, you should mix up some fibreglas epoxy, and slap a coat on there like it was an old boat. It would probably last longer than the rest of the machine once it was cured.
 
Looks better than my favorite grain tank fix of all time that I saw--an old license plate bent just right to cover a hole by the unload auger.
 
Hi Jim,

When I worked for Coors, we kept two guys busy full time making 90 elbow heals out of 10ga(1/8") for the hops silo. Those would last about 30days.

I then came up with sending them too the glass plant too have them lined with glass. Those lasted about 120 days on the avrerage. I saved them a ton of money but never got one cent.

T_Bone
 
Oh well if it doesn't hold you can always take it back the the guy who did the work and cuss him out real good and proper. I like a jury rigged solution better than buying new.
 
Finally a post on here to do with farming! You keep plugging holes and fixing on it no one will be able to call it a silver seeder lol.
 
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