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GRAIN AUGER SAFETY AND PURPOSE A grain auger is a tube containing a solid shaft in the center with flighting on it. Flighting is a spiral of flat steel that is welded onto the center shaft. As the center shaft turns in a clockwise direction, the flighting pulls the grain in and pushes it up the shaft. Augers of various sizes, lengths and rotational speeds are used with a variety of farm implements. Several augers may be used to move harvested, threshed grain from the grain pans of the combine up and into the grain-holding tank. When the tank is […]