Augers making loud noise??

kevthegaff

Lads auger between motor and last feeder is making aloud noise, theres a 12ft gap between last feeder and motor for extra feeders in the future. Would it be a stone? Ids are up the walls so anyone knoe how to fix it?

Nekarsulm

Orby auger with the chain drive gear boxes; or flexy auger in a poly pipe?

angusangus

kevthegaff wrote: »

Lads auger between motor and last feeder is making aloud noise, theres a 12ft gap between last feeder and motor for extra feeders in the future. Would it be a stone? Ids are up the walls so anyone knoe how to fix it?

If it's over 80db you should be wearing hearing protection! Maybe ring your local agriculture department this is a health and safety issue and they can send out a guy to measure the sound level
in the meantime I would suggest you get ear plugs and any animals in close proximity be moved

farmerjj

angusangus wrote: »

If it's over 80db you should be wearing hearing protection! Maybe ring your local agriculture department this is a health and safety issue and they can send out a guy to measure the sound level
in the meantime I would suggest you get ear plugs and any animals in close proximity be moved

So what's this gotta do with fixing the problem, or did you miss the total point of the op question?

td5man

kevthegaff wrote: »

Lads auger between motor and last feeder is making aloud noise, theres a 12ft gap between last feeder and motor for extra feeders in the future. Would it be a stone? Ids are up the walls so anyone knoe how to fix it?

If they're Orby it could be a bearing or chain seizing up.

kevthegaff

td5man wrote: »

If they're Orby it could be a bearing or chain seizing up.

No batch feeder motor looks okay, flexi steel auger, is it hard to get back on if I explore?

Nekarsulm

Only have the Orby ones here.
Is the "cut off" micro switch working properly? Would it have failed to stop the auger in time, and allowed the auger fill with feed between the last feeder and the motor? You might have to cut an inspection "window" in the auger tube to find out. Cut it at the proposed position of the last feeder nearest the motor. You can blank off this hole with a piece of tin and a few big jubilee clips afterwards.

RightTurnClyde

One of the augers here has a bend in it that makes a screeching noise when there's no meal running through it. Once the meal gets to that point the screech stops. You said it's between the motor and the last feeder so there's never meal there ? Maybe that's it.
Wouldn't be hot on opening it. Remember that coil is like a wound up spring. If you open it at the motor it could take the fingers off you. Careful with it.

angusangus

farmerjj wrote: »

So what's this gotta do with fixing the problem, or did you miss the total point of the op question?

If it's as noisy as the op suggests its a
Health and safety issue and needs to be addressed asap! And hearing protection until the problem is solved is essential! Any animals also that may be affected or aggrevated by the noise should be moved as it's an animal welfare issue! First step is get the noise level measured and area assessed

RightTurnClyde

angusangus wrote: »

If it's as noisy as the op suggests its a
Health and safety issue and needs to be addressed asap! And hearing protection until the problem is solved is essential! Any animals also that may be affected or aggrevated by the noise should be moved as it's an animal welfare issue! First step is get the noise level measured and area assessed

Do you work in the Civil Service by any chance?

td5man

Would it be possible to turn it back in case there is something stuck between the motor and the last feeder.

White Clover

angusangus wrote: »

If it's as noisy as the op suggests its a
Health and safety issue and needs to be addressed asap! And hearing protection until the problem is solved is essential! Any animals also that may be affected or aggrevated by the noise should be moved as it's an animal welfare issue! First step is get the noise level measured and area assessed

FFS the OP is looking for suggestions to prevent the screeching. It's not going to be screeching while he's working on it. If he can get it fixed before milking he won't have to get ear plugs for the cows or himself as it won't be screeching anymore.
Some use you would be trying to troubleshoot.

ganmo

angusangus wrote: »

If it's as noisy as the op suggests its a
Health and safety issue and needs to be addressed asap! And hearing protection until the problem is solved is essential! Any animals also that may be affected or aggrevated by the noise should be moved as it's an animal welfare issue! First step is get the noise level measured and area assessed

Ah here there's no need to go spending money on someone to measure how loud something is when op already considers its too loud

J.O. Farmer

White Clover wrote: »

FFS the OP is looking for suggestions to prevent the screeching. It's not going to be screeching while he's working on it. If he can get it fixed before milking he won't have to get ear plugs for the cows or himself as it won't be screeching anymore.
Some use you would be trying to troubleshoot.

Thanks for that. it's a fantastic image of the op putting in his own earplugs and then the cows earplugs so that the auger that sounds like there's something wrong with doesn't damage their hearing when its breaking down.

Snowfire

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td5man

White Clover wrote: »

FFS the OP is looking for suggestions to prevent the screeching. It's not going to be screeching while he's working on it. If he can get it fixed before milking he won't have to get ear plugs for the cows or himself as it won't be screeching anymore.
Some use you would be trying to troubleshoot.

Welcome to Boards ;-(

kowtow

angusangus wrote: »

I would suggest you get ear plugs and any animals in close proximity be moved

Why can't the Cows have ear plugs too? Why should they be inconvenienced by having to move?

I know there's a risk of a Cow losing a small pair of ear plugs but she could keep them clipped to the three point harnesses she ought to be wearing because of the step up to the cubicles.

Jb1989

angusangus wrote: »

If it's over 80db you should be wearing hearing protection! Maybe ring your local agriculture department this is a health and safety issue and they can send out a guy to measure the sound level
in the meantime I would suggest you get ear plugs and any animals in close proximity be moved

J.O. Farmer

Jb1989 wrote: »

Would those headphones be under 80db. We have to consider the cows hearing.

AntrimGlens

angusangus wrote: »

If it's over 80db you should be wearing hearing protection! Maybe ring your local agriculture department this is a health and safety issue and they can send out a guy to measure the sound level
in the meantime I would suggest you get ear plugs and any animals in close proximity be moved

Would you be Chemical Byrnes love child per chance?

Nekarsulm

AntrimGlens wrote: »

Would you be Chemical Byrnes love child per chance?

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whelan2

kevthegaff wrote: »

Lads auger between motor and last feeder is making aloud noise, theres a 12ft gap between last feeder and motor for extra feeders in the future. Would it be a stone? Ids are up the walls so anyone knoe how to fix it?

if they are still working I would leave them alone, nothing worse than filling the hoppers by hand

ABlur

I keep seeing the thread title as 'Angus making loud noises'!

kevthegaff

Opened the auger off the motor with the Bro, tricky but grand, some filings on the auger so maybe there was contact, sounds okay but ill see in the morning! If not health and safety could be giving me a buzz about torturous treatment to livestock, funny didn't stop cows from coming in. Tom morning could result in a deaf herd and herdsman:-)

J.O. Farmer

ABlur wrote: »

I keep seeing the thread title as 'Angus making loud noises'!

I wouldn't worry about it. Angus will have had someone measure the noise and arranged for proper hearing protection if it's too loud.

angusangus

Farm safety should never be taken lightly
I'm not here to lecture or debate
I'm disappointed with the frivolous attitude of some here

Nekarsulm

ROTFLMAO .........

frazzledhome

Nekarsulm wrote: »

ROTFLMAO .........

Shush, not so loud

ellewood

Hey I'm half cut (maybe 3/4 😂) and I read it as angus making noise I was going 2 say better have the feck er making noise than not....

kowtow

kevthegaff wrote: »

Opened the auger off the motor with the Bro, tricky but grand, some filings on the auger so maybe there was contact, sounds okay but ill see in the morning! If not health and safety could be giving me a buzz about torturous treatment to livestock, funny didn't stop cows from coming in. Tom morning could result in a deaf herd and herdsman:-)

I do think your cavalier attitude leaves you at risk of serious punishment though.

Which of the two crimes carries the longer sentence - being caught with noisy augurs or feeding nuts?