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| jmshank   Silver Level   Joined: 02 Jul 2010 Location: Sterling, IL Points: 175 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Topic: auger speeds Posted: 30 Nov 2016 at 2:33pm | 
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| jmshank   Silver Level   Joined: 02 Jul 2010 Location: Sterling, IL Points: 175 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 30 Nov 2016 at 2:37pm | 
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   OOPS-- Ok i know there are variables here, but what rpm does doe a grain auger run at? I am wanting to convert a pto drive to an electric drive. I have a formula for figuring pulley sizes. Am i right in trying to get it close to 540, or should it be slower?
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| grinder220   Orange Level   Joined: 11 Jan 2012 Location: Clinton Iowa Points: 2372 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 30 Nov 2016 at 2:42pm | 
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   540 is what I run them at.
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| shameless (ne)   Orange Level     Joined: 08 Jul 2016 Location: nebraska Points: 7463 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 30 Nov 2016 at 6:35pm | 
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   do ya wanna load slow or load fast? as long as you can keep the auger full, that is your speed!
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| Tbone95   Orange Level Access     Joined: 31 Aug 2012 Location: Michigan Points: 12246 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 01 Dec 2016 at 8:03am | 
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   yep, what shameless said!
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| jmshank   Silver Level   Joined: 02 Jul 2010 Location: Sterling, IL Points: 175 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 01 Dec 2016 at 10:07am | 
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   Thanks Chad! --- Its going to be an overhead auger in my crib and it will be fed off of my pto run truck auger, just trying to match speeds best i can.
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