Grain bin unload trough conveyor auger hanger assembly and method

A method of positioning a grain bin unload conveyor auger within a grain bin unload conveyor trough that has a pair of hanger support shelves extending longitudinally along the grain bin unload conveyor trough between an open exterior end and an interior end thereof, the grain bin unload conveyor auger including an auger shaft that has an auger hanger coupled thereto, the method comprising:

• positioning the auger hanger on the pair of hanger support shelves at the open exterior end of the grain bin unload conveyor trough to support the grain bin unload conveyor auger away from adjacent interior surfaces of the grain bin unload conveyor trough;
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• pushing the grain bin unload conveyor auger through the open exterior end of the grain bin unload conveyor trough to cause the auger hanger to continuously support the grain bin unload conveyor auger away from the adjacent interior surfaces of the grain bin unload conveyor trough as the auger hanger moves longitudinally along the pair of hanger support shelves from the open exterior end to a final operational position of the auger hanger between the open exterior end and the interior end of the grain bin unload conveyor trough.