Spout autorotate for a grain cart
AssigneeBrandt Agricultural Products Ltd.
InventorsMitch Stilborn, Greg Thomson
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AssigneeBrandt Agricultural Products Ltd.
InventorsMitch Stilborn, Greg Thomson
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A grain cart is provided that automatically rotates a spout of an auger assembly out of the way of a storage hopper when the auger assembly is folded into a transport position. The grain cart can include a storage hopper and an auger assembly to discharge particulate material from the storage hopper out of the grain cart. The auger assembly has a lower auger section and an upper auger section. A discharge assembly is pivotally attached to a discharge end of the upper auger section. To put the auger assembly in the transport assembly, the upper auger section is pivoted adjacent to the lower auger section. A cross-over electrical connection electrically connects a fold electrical connection and a pivot electrical connection, to cause the discharge assembly and spout to be pivoted towards a front of a grain cart when the auger assembly is folded into the transport position.
A grain cart comprising:
A method of modifying a grain cart to automatically rotate a spout towards a front of the grain cart when an auger assembly is being folded into a transport position, the method comprising:
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