The intake auger on ours is driven by a drive chain that is driven by a shaft that is driven by another drive chain off of the PTO shaft. There is a 5" v-belt pulley on the very front end of the intake auger shaft. The belt on that pulley drives the pulley/sprocket cluster that runs the hammer mill and drop feeder. In case of a problem, the hammer mill and drop feeder can be taken out of gear by releasing the tension on that drive belt using the long metal handle attached to it. Kick the handle off it's tension peg, the belt goes slack, and the hammer mill and drop feeder stop. The intake auger will keep going. The belt has no effect on the intake auger-the auger shaft drives the belt pulley.
The intake auger moves pretty slowly on ours. We keep the tractor (an AC D17-540 PTO) wide open while grinding. (About third to half throttle while unloading.) D17s have run that grinder for decades with very few problems. We grind at least a weekly load of ear corn now, but when we still farrowed and finished hogs, it ground a lot of shell corn and oats. If you are grinding for poultry, you will need a fine screen, and go slow. If you are cracking shell corn for cattle or hogs, a coarse screen will do fine and run at a brisk pace. Oats and hay will slow you down. Make sure to keep the grinder indoors, and keep blowing snow out of it when stored in the winter.
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