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Hey folks,
Think a grain auger would work for moving sawdust/shavings? My storage area isn't situated for quick unloading (shovel,couple steps,pitch, etc) Borrowed a blower several years ago and still cleaning up after that adventure :roll:
Can pick up augers off ebay for a few bucks. Most have a 4 inch ID tube.

Should work shouldn't it???

Thanks,


Dave
 
I've never seen augers used to move sawdust. Wood shop dust collection systems move it with blowers. I think sawdust would be too fine and compactable to move well through an auger. Also, an auger is one piece of equipment I would rather not have around if I didn't need one; I personally know of a couple of cases of kids getting arms pulled into augers.
 

This is sawmill stuff so a little coarser than workshop.... Understand the kid thing, but we have none and the think would be used only with a gaurd. Been getting stuff for years in big garbage bags, but lugging them around is getting a little old. Sawmill has a conveyer that you just shovel on and dump in a wagon, I just have to come up with a practical way to unload it and get it to the storage area.

Dave
 
I would think a small single chain elevator would work better. It would be a lot easier to unplug then a auger.
Bob
 
Dave

A Harvest Handler elevator would be the ideal way to move the sawdust and wood chips. I bought 1 18 foot with 1/4 hp motor at a sale last fall for $35.00... Gene
 
I was skeptical at first about this.
Then thinking about it the feed mills used to deliver ground corn in a truck that had an auger.
 
(quoted from post at 04:34:35 03/19/10) Dave

A Harvest Handler elevator would be the ideal way to move the sawdust and wood chips. I bought 1 18 foot with 1/4 hp motor at a sale last fall for $35.00... Gene
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Thanks folks... The elevator just takes up too much of my limited space. An auger could be stood in the corner when not in use. Talking about moving stuff 20ft max. Also, augers with big 380volt motors and a 4 inch tube are real easy/cheap to comeby and easier to move.

Dave
 
Right if you have any big chips in the dust they will hang between the flight and tube and lock up. if you just have dust an auger would work. A conveyor would handle both.
 
They use an auger in the sawmill at our tractor club to move the sawdust away from the blade pit. I think they use a 6 inch auger, I'm thinking a 4 inch may be a little small and really slow.
 
I'll keep looking, 4 inch are a dime a dozen, seems like anything bigger here is a blower. Just gotta look around and ask a couple of the old farmers in town, neat stuff turns up in old barns..........

Dave
 
I have augered: a couple of million bushels of various grains,fertilizer, coal and water successfully. Unsuccessful attempts (by me) have been sand and chop (ground up grain). The issue with sawdust will be whether or not you can get it to feed into the auger. The smaller the auger flighting and unfortunately the presence of a guard the more the problem. A slow moving auger flighting will feed better. Larger will fed better. Yes, augers can be dangerous, but they don't need to be.
 
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