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Electric motor for corn elevator

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Illinois Farmal

07-10-2006 19:44:17




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I'm trying to find out what size electric motor would be appropriate for a 24 foot corn elevator. I plan on using it for ear corn this fall. It originally had an electric motor on it but it was gone when I got it. It could also be used with a PTO but I would have to get the entire shaft for it. Which would be the least expensive option? Thanks.




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JMS/MN

07-11-2006 12:42:23




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 Re: Electric motor for corn elevator in reply to Illinois Farmall, 07-10-2006 19:44:17  
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I think either a 2 or 3 hp would work well for that load. Here's a modification I made to run an auger either with pto or electric- belt fits either source, pulleys are sized to create identical speed at the gearbox.



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john d

07-11-2006 05:46:03




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 Re: Electric motor for corn elevator in reply to Illinois Farmall, 07-10-2006 19:44:17  
As someone else already said in his post, it depends partly on how fast you want to run it. Also on how heavy you intend to load it and the angle at which it's set.

We used to handle shelled corn into our drying system with a 50' elevator. I think we had a 5 hp electric on it, and that was plenty of power.

If you plan on moving that elevator to a location where there is no electricity, it's handy to be able to power it with a garden tractor. Install a double pulley on the motor. The second pulley can receive power from the garden tractor, leaving the electric motor as an intermediate shaft to spin, but do no work.

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J Schwiebert

07-11-2006 05:19:02




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 Re: Electric motor for corn elevator in reply to Illinois Farmall, 07-10-2006 19:44:17  
The man that used to farm here ran his auger with a hydraulic motor. That might also be an option. It would depend on what type of hydraulic system is on the tractor(s) that you are going to transport the loads with. Just another option.



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Leroy

07-11-2006 04:31:02




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 Re: Electric motor for corn elevator in reply to Illinois Farmall, 07-10-2006 19:44:17  
We have a 1 horse on our 28' and do not need that much power, when it was used at other farm that did not have electric there used a 3 horse gas engine, also plenty of power. earlier electric was a 1/2 HP and also handled it. and depending on how you have to set things for PTO you might have to run a 20' (20 Foot) pto shaft to get clearance for the tractor to run the elevator, in our situation we could not have even done that as the motor-engine was right against the other crib wall with the wagon setting only 3' from the other crib, we later started running a grain drag to feed the elevator from the hopper wagon just to make it easier to get the wagon set, just no place to have even been able to set a garden tractor to power the elevator

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RickL

07-11-2006 03:37:49




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 Re: Electric motor for corn elevator in reply to Illinois Farmall, 07-10-2006 19:44:17  
I have a used 5hp mototr if that would help you,came off some grain bin sites couples seasons back that i moved and has just been in shed ever since. I also have a complete elevator for sale also if that could be used also. Hyd lift



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Chick

07-11-2006 00:55:43




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 Re: Electric motor for corn elevator in reply to Illinois Farmall, 07-10-2006 19:44:17  
There was a chart on the internet, that matched conveyors to electric motor hp. I know I found it through Yahoo!, but I don't remember exactly what I typed in the search engine. I do remember that for my application, a 1800rpm motor was needed.



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paul

07-10-2006 20:42:52




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 Re: Electric motor for corn elevator in reply to Illinois Farmall, 07-10-2006 19:44:17  
How wide, & how fast do you want to turn it?

'Round here you can buy an old elevator for $35 and just take the pto stuff off it & use that. But gas will cost more than electricity over the course of using it many years.

I see 3-7hp electric motors on 35+ foot big elevators that fill corn cribs.

You might get by with 2hp, but more is often better. Anything over 1.5hp is 220v you know.

--->Paul

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