UNLOADING CHUTE AND AERATION SYSTEM FOR A PARTICULATE MATERIAL STORAGE BIN

摘要

A chute is provided for a grain storage bin to permit access of a grain auger to a center of the grain storage bin for center unloading the bin. The chute includes a pair of spaced apart side members arranged to receive the auger therebetween. A cover member between the side members extends longitudinally from an open end of the chute supported in alignment with the door opening o f the bin to a free end supported above the center of the bin floor. A perforated aeration tube can be mounted on the chute for directing air from a fan through the do or opening to the center of the bin. The aeration tube and the chute are pivota l together between a working position extending across the bin and a raised position spaced upwardly from the bin floor for cleaning the bin floor. The aeration tube can be used independently of the chute by pivotally mounting one end of the tube at an opening in the bin wall.