i want to make one. Im gonna use a hydraulic motor and the plan is to use # 55 or 62. steel detachable chain, like they use in manure spreaders. the question is what is the sprocket and where do ou find them.?? keep in mind i live in ramona ca. where they think im a farmer cause i have 2 acres.. also no farmy type stores... thanks jon
hay pellet conveyor?
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Might try AgriSupply for sprockets and chain:SPROCKETS - Agri Supply
DanD78
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I assume you are wanting to build a hay bale elevator? I ordered sprockets form the Roth Manufacuuring. The chain came from Sloan Express. I made mine electric using a right angle worm drive 15:1 ration and a 1750 motor.
I used light gauge 1" square tubing for the frame. I can take some pictures if you need.
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I used light gauge 1" square tubing for the frame. I can take some pictures if you need.
Loyal - Roth Manufacturing - Hay Bale-Elevator Systems
Sloan Express | America's Ag Parts Supplier
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shoup looks like the right sprockets. i feed hay pellets and i also have about a 3 ton bin/silo the top hole is @ 10 feet up. i can get the pellets in there by puttin' 6 bags in the bucket and having the wife lift me up.. kind of an exercise in trust! the plan so far is 10 inch green water pipe pully on each end chain inside, with halfmoon plates @ every 2 feet. get a hydraulic motor tho spin it and some kind of hopper..... or i could get a grain auger that is nonexistant here in so cal jon
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I'm sorry for miss understanding what your are wanting to build. I feed square bales and when you taked about the detachable chain I thought you were building a bale elevator. No hay pellets fed in our area.
Dan
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You are looking at several issues here. First, you will be creating friction between the lift buckets and the plastic tube. Even if you have some clearance, the pellets will still rub on the side walls.
If the top of the silo is 10', then you will have to lift about 14-15' so the output will gravity feed into the silo. At 2' spacing in the tube, you will have about 6 to 7 buckets lifting at any one time. weight on each bucket will be between 25 to 30 lbs each, resulting in a vetical lifting weight of about 175 to 210 lbs, not including the weight of chain and buckets.
An option is to get an electric lifting hoist mounted on a swing post and use the 500 to 1000 lb bags with the dump valve on the bottom.
My pellet supplier supplies me with 1000 lb bags of pellets which I move with my tractor. I dump it into my feed bin when ever I need.
Silo's wouldn't work for me because I feed three different types of pellets to my horses.
Just my 2 cents worth
If the top of the silo is 10', then you will have to lift about 14-15' so the output will gravity feed into the silo. At 2' spacing in the tube, you will have about 6 to 7 buckets lifting at any one time. weight on each bucket will be between 25 to 30 lbs each, resulting in a vetical lifting weight of about 175 to 210 lbs, not including the weight of chain and buckets.
An option is to get an electric lifting hoist mounted on a swing post and use the 500 to 1000 lb bags with the dump valve on the bottom.
My pellet supplier supplies me with 1000 lb bags of pellets which I move with my tractor. I dump it into my feed bin when ever I need.
Silo's wouldn't work for me because I feed three different types of pellets to my horses.
Just my 2 cents worth
Buy a top of the line shop vac and park the top hat assembly in the silo hood. Use the large hose extension to get into the feed bags. You are basically turning a silo into a shop vac container. Needs to be REASONABLY air tight, but you get the idea. This goes really fast, too. An auger or lift elevator takes a while. I presume your "silo" is a closed wall type instead of an open weave corn bin.
Heck I can suck 8 penny nails up 12' with mine. (except they were not supposed to be there...). I do not believe the suction will damage the hay cubes. It sure doesn't harm wood chips or corn kernels.
I may experiment with my Toro vac leaf sucker this afternoon to see if it powders the cubes. Mine will suck a brick up and pass it thru in 4 -5 pieces. Maybe it will work for the hay cubes, too. Oops. This deal may pull 10' vertical. May need to use a 6" hose instead of the normal 12".
Heck I can suck 8 penny nails up 12' with mine. (except they were not supposed to be there...). I do not believe the suction will damage the hay cubes. It sure doesn't harm wood chips or corn kernels.
I may experiment with my Toro vac leaf sucker this afternoon to see if it powders the cubes. Mine will suck a brick up and pass it thru in 4 -5 pieces. Maybe it will work for the hay cubes, too. Oops. This deal may pull 10' vertical. May need to use a 6" hose instead of the normal 12".
i could have the dealer bring 5 tons at a time just cant afford that much at a time and the silo only holds @3tons i think.. min. delivery is 5 ton. for the lift i was going to use something that looked like a paper plate cut in half. so only a little at a time would go up im going to use the water pipe so it has the plastic as some lube for the chain to slide on. the pellets here are 1/2 inch x 1-2 inches long.. i might try the shop vac idea. it might take forever but thats what the kids are for(chores).. jon