Augers??

[The Lunchbox]

Hi everyone, we are looking for a new auger, and we are considering a new westfield swing away. we have an 11 year old 80' westfield swing auger and its about done for. what would you recommend??

[magnum 7240]

your looking for a new one we got a 62' i think 62-10 or some thing like that with a swing on it its a very nice and well build auger and can fill a bin a lot faster then are old one

[70ds]

They have a Buhler where my Dad works. It seems like a really good auger. We have a bunch of Fetrls at the coop where I work. They are trash. They breakdown a lot and parts availability can be a problem.

[The Lunchbox]

I think we're going the westfield route. but i wanted your guy's opinions.

[johndeere9430]

We have a 13"x70' buhler. Great auger never had a problem. I would check out Sakundiak too. heard they have a new 14" "swing max" auger.

[steiger9330]

Nov 23, 2011 20:33:36 GMT -5 70ds said:

They have a Buhler where my Dad works. It seems like a really good auger. We have a bunch of Fetrls at the coop where I work. They are trash. They breakdown a lot and parts availability can be a problem.

Didn't buhler buy out feterl?

[putsie]

Never been a fan of the Buhler's myself other than maybe their price. That being said I haven't been around the newer models. I'm mostly remembering the Farm King labeled era. I think there's a Westeel branded auger out there that's just a rebadged/painted Buhler-Farm King as well.

From my own experience I'd suggest looking into Sakundiak if you have a dealer down there for them. Seem to be a little heavier duty with better bearings, chains, fliting, etc... Westfield I'm sure is still as good an auger as they ever have been too. Sure seems to be a lot around in some areas (not my own though).

[Southern]

Around here Westfield is the brand of choice. Nearly every farm has them or did at one point. They are very popular in my area.

[CRFarms]

Guys around here run either Mayrath's or Westfield's mostly, though there ain't much of grain. The farmer I work for has an 8x56 Westfield and it is an extremely good/hard-working piece.

[ManitobanFarmerKid]

I'd say Westfield, we've had our 62-10 swing auger for the last 8 years and haven't had one problem. It helps that they're made under an hour away me and there are dealers everywhere.

[austin7930]

Nov 23, 2011 22:56:05 GMT -5 steiger9330 said:

Nov 23, 2011 20:33:36 GMT -5 70ds said:

They have a Buhler where my Dad works. It seems like a really good auger. We have a bunch of Fetrls at the coop where I work. They are trash. They breakdown a lot and parts availability can be a problem.

Didn't buhler buy out feterl?

yup, at a farm show i told the buhler farm rep that they look like repainted feterls, and he pointed at the decal that said "Feterl"

we just bought a 13' westfield this fall, man can it eat corn, we also have a 04' 10" x 72' mayrath, its a good auger too, but we already went thru both gear boxes that run the swing out. The westfield is built WAY more HD.