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Jerry Danuser
03-28-2000 05:57:27
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Re: Dearborne/Danuser auger questions in reply to Leon Kasdorf, 03-20-2000 08:05:04
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For all you history buffs out there following the chat of Leon about his old Dearborn Danuser
Digger, let me share the following with you. We have been in touch with him, and I want you to
have the same information. His serial number 6609 was shipped from our factory on 2-22-49.
There are no parts available for this old of a unit. Because of our legal world today, I hope you
cannot find any replacement parts, as you would be making something operational that is
considered unsafe by today’s safety standards. You can bring it up to the current safety
standards.
The best thing to do is to convert the old long arm diggers to the standard three-point hitch
configuration. This is accomplished by simply drilling the gearbox ears out to 7/8" diameter and
installing our Part Number 9049 (list price $372.65) which includes a boom and yoke for three-
point hookup. You will need our Part Number 9051 for Category I pin package (list price
$34.74) OR a 9052 for Category II pin package (list price $55.96).
We recommend you do not use the old long arm diggers because the units are before a time of
safety guarding. The old units did not have input pinion guarding, output spindle guarding, or
driveline guarding. You can cure all those guarding issues by purchasing our Part Number 7577 (net price $183.00).
This is our conversion kit which includes a new pinion, input guard, complete guarded driveline
all the way from the gearbox to the tractor, and an Auger Adapter Guard for 2-3/8" diameter
center column augers. When you install our conversion kit, you will end up with a current model
digger for which you can get parts. Once again, there are no parts available for that old of a
digger unless you update it.
Make an investment in safety! The current list price of a Danuser Model F8 Digger is over
$1500.00. Let me tell you from experience, most accidents occur with entanglement on the driveline or
auger. This entanglement risk becomes greater when our shear bolts are replaced with bolts
longer than those we recommend. This improper replacement occurs most often on machines that
are loaned out to someone who has not read the owner’s manual. Never use a bolt which
exceeds 4" in length as a shear bolt!
For you other Danuser Digger owners, give us your old serial number. I would be happy to send
you a current manual at no charge.
Thanks for your time in reading this, and don’t hesitate to contact us at www.danuser.com.
Jerry Danuser, President
Danuser Machine Co., Inc.
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