Patent ID: 7195440

Claim:
A system for transporting silage within a silo, said system comprising: an auger assembly comprising first, second, and third augers having longitudinal axes adapted to be positioned essentially parallel to one another, said first and third augers having essentially the same flighting and rotating in a first direction, and said second auger being positioned between said first and third augers and having flighting opposite from said first and third augers and rotating in an opposite direction from said first and third augers, wherein said first, second, and third augers cooperate to transport silage during one of a silo loading or unloading process; and a diverter assembly positioned above said first, second, and third augers, wherein said diverter assembly is positioned over said first and said second augers so that said silage entering said storage container from above is directed between said second and said third augers thereby allowing said second and said third augers to spread said silage.