AUGER ASSEMBLY MOVING DEVICE

摘要

IMPROVEMENTS IN AUGER ASSEMBLY MOVING DEVICE Relatively heavy duty and large auger assemblies often used in present day farming are difficult to move and manoeuver around a farmyard or the like and it is not always convenient to hitch a tractor to such auger assemblies for relatively short distance moving. This invention includes a small electric or gasoline motor or engine which can be operatively connected to a small wheel which is mounted within a frame secured to the auger assembly framework and which engages the ground. Means are provided so that this small wheel can be rotated in either direction. A small castoring wheel assembly supports the rear end of the auger assembly and when the small wheel is operatively connected to the motor, the wheel may be rotated slowly thus enabling the auger assembly to be moved as desired. Directional control is by steering the rear end of the auger assembly manually. A further embodiment connects the motor and the main supporting ground engaging wheels directly. Alternatively the drive can be by means of a reversible orbital hydraulic motor connectors to the main supporting wheels.