Transport attachment for grain augers

Claim 1

In combination, a grain auger conveyor means comprising an elongated tubular housing having upper and lower ends, a spiral flighting means rotatably mounted in said tubular housing, a wheeled carriage means supporting said tubular housing intermediate said upper and lower ends, and having a frame means secured thereto and first and second spaced-apart wheels secured to said frame means, said wheels being in continual ground engagement, means on said wheeled carriage means for changing the angle of inclination of said tubular housing with respect to the ground so that said upper end may be selectively raised and lowered, a tubular member selectively movably embracing said tubular housing between the lower end of said housing and said wheeled carriage means, a support member secured to said tubular member and extending downwardly therefrom, a single caster wheel member secured to said support member for selective ground engagement, said tubular member being movable between lower and upper positions on said housing, said caster wheel being in engagement with the ground to support the lower end of said tubular member out of engagement when said tubular member is in its said lower position, said caster wheel being out of ground engagement when said tubular member is in its said upper position, said first and second wheels engaging the ground when said tubular member is in its lower and upper positions, said tubular housing being supported only by its lower end and said wheeled carriage means when said tubular member is in its upper position, said tubular housing being supported only by said caster wheel and said wheeled carriage means when said tubular member is in its said lower position.