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experiment Redbeard: The pipe is 1" in diameter. I've tried cutting a 1" washer and bending (as you described) and it worked. But I think the metal is a bit thick and difficult to work with. I'm going to try cutting some thinner stuff with a slightly larger diameter as the it was clear that...

Picture The shaft / pipe is OK, just surface rust. But the "blades" of the auger are rusted completly off in some areas, just rusty in others. The worst rust is near the fertilizer "chutes" that would lead down. The center part is pretty much OK. Rusty, but workable. I'll try to post a pic.

Had an idea that I tried tonight, and I think it will work. Bought a 1" flat washer and cut on one side. Put it into my vice and bent it into an auger type shape, and I think this would do the trick. Put a dozen or so on either side of the shaft and weld them split end to split end. The...

Hello there! New to the forum so I thought I would introduce myself. Live in Lagrange, KY and have a farm about 30 minutes from here. 80 acres of fun stuff. About 70 wooded which is for hunting, the other 10 is open pasture / tillable that I plant for food crops, etc. I've got a little 30...

New to the forum and need advice. I've just purchased a Massey Ferguson #39 two row corn planter. The fertilizer box is in OK shape, but the auger at the bottom has quite a bit of rust. Any ideas on how to fashion new auger blades to weld to the shaft?