Patent ID: 8272493

Claim:
A drive attachment unit for a swing hopper, said swing hopper being connected to a swing auger and said swing hopper having preexisting mounting holes for a rotational wheel, said drive attachment unit comprising: a mounting bracket having a plurality of openings therethrough, said openings adapted to align with preexisting mounting holes of a swing hopper for being connected thereto; a drive motor supported by said mounting bracket, said drive motor having a drive shaft extending therefrom which is operatively rotated by said drive motor; a wheel connected to said drive shaft, said wheel having a coupler assembly to rotationally couple and uncouple said wheel from said drive shaft to provide motor-driven power to said wheel via being coupled to said drive shaft or allow free-rotation of said wheel about said drive shaft via being uncoupled from said drive shaft, said coupler assembly being comprised of a coupler rotationally coupled to said wheel, wherein said drive shaft extends through said coupler and wherein said coupler has an opening extending through; and a control unit in communication with said drive motor, said control unit adapted to control an operation of said drive motor.