Patent ID: 8584827

Claim:
An apparatus for moving and lifting a wheeled grain auger swing hopper secured to a swing upper auger tube which is pivotally attached to a main auger tube, having upper and lower ends, the main auger tube having an elongated first and second supports, having inner and outer ends, which extend outwardly therefrom, with the first support having spaced-apart first and second sheaves mounted thereon and with the second support having spaced-apart third and fourth sheaves mounted thereon; comprising, an upstanding frame having first and second ends, an upper end, a lower end, a first side and a second side; said upper end of said upstanding frame being secured to said swing auger tube; an elongated first axle rotatably mounted at said first end of said upstanding frame which extends outwardly from said first side of said upstanding frame towards the swing hopper; a first wheel mounted on said first axle for rotation therewith; an elongated second axle mounted at said second end of said upstanding frame which extends outwardly from said first side of said upstanding frame towards the swing hopper; a second wheel rotatably mounted on said second axle; a remotely controlled reversible motor mounted on said upstanding frame which selectively drives said first axle or said first wheel in a first direction and an opposite second direction; said second wheel being operatively interconnected to said first axle or said first wheel whereby said second wheel will be rotated with said first wheel; an elongated third axle rotatably mounted at said first end of said upstanding frame which is parallel to said first axle; said reversible motor also driving said third axle; a spool mounted on said third axle for rotation therewith; an elongated cable having first and second ends; said first end of said cable being wrapped around said spool; said cable extending upwardly from said spool, thence around the first sheave, thence around the second sheave, thence around the third sheave, thence around the fourth sheave, thence downwardly to the swing hopper; said second end of said cable being connected to the swing hopper; said motor being capable of pivotally moving the swing hopper to a position adjacent the main auger tube of the grain auger so that when in that position, the rotation of said spool, by said motor in the first direction causing the cable to be wound upon said spool to lift the swing hopper to a transport position above the ground and so that when the swing hopper is in the transport position, the rotation of said motor in the second direction causes the cable to be unwound from said spool to lower the swing hopper to the ground.