Grain Carts For Sale in Canada

About Grain Carts

Grain carts, sometimes referred to as “grain auger wagons,” are tractor-towed carts designed to work side-by-side with a combine, carrying away as many as 70,500 or more litres (2,000 bushels) of grain (most commonly corn) at a time so the combine doesn’t need to stop harvesting in order to unload. They may be equipped with tyres for general use or flotation tyres or tracks that are better-suited for operating in soft field conditions with minimal ground disturbance.

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Kinze 1305 Dual Auger Grain Cart

Although they serve the same basic purpose as a gravity wagon, which is to transport the crop, grain carts have auger systems that enable them to unload grain directly into a grain truck, whereas gravity wagons have an unloading door on their undersides and, as their name implies, use gravity to aid in offloading their cargo.

Key Benefits

The key advantage of using one or more grain carts during the harvesting process is that the tractor and cart can stay right alongside the combine and take on grain directly from the combine’s grain tank. Then, once the grain cart is full, the tractor can head over to a truck, trailer, or storage unit, unload the grain from the cart, and then head back over to the combine before its grain tank fills up again.

For larger operations, using multiple grain carts with the proper team synchronisation allows a combine to stay in almost constant motion, considerably improving harvest efficiency and saving growers both time and money.

Features & Capacity

Aside from the basic features all grain carts share, including hoppers, augers, and wheels or tracks, mechanical and electronic technological advancements in the market tend to set these units apart. Examples include computer balancing, directional downspouts, dual augers, electronic tarp systems, front-located and adjustable augers, hydraulic doors, integrated weighing systems, remote downspout control, and even cameras and sensors to monitor the unloading process.

Capacity is also a big differentiator, as some grain carts may only be able to hold around 7,000 or 8,000 L. Compare that to the 88,000-L (2,500-bu) capacity of the Brent Avalanche Model 2596, a massive track-equipped grain cart with an empty weight of 17,100 kilograms (37,680 pounds) that requires a four-wheel-drive tractor rated for 500 or more horsepower (373 kilowatts) to pull it.

Popular Grain Cart Examples

One example of a popular wheel grain cart is the J&M 875-18, which is part of the manufacturer’s larger 875 lineup. It weighs 4,173 kg (9,200 lbs) and has a steel, 31,000-L (875-bu) hopper with and one vertical auger that’s 46 centimetres (18 inches) in diameter. According J&M, it has an unload time of roughly two minutes, depending on crop moisture content.

The Kinze 1305 is a dual-auger grain cart with a maximum capacity of 51,100 or 52,100 L (1,450 or 1,500 bu), depending on whether it’s equipped with tyres or tracks. It also has a 26,400-litres-per-minute (750-bushel-per-minute) unload speed, thanks to its 61-cm (24-in.) vertical auger and 56-cm (22-in.) horizontal auger.

Find The Right Grain Cart

You will find thousands of new and used grain carts for sale on MarketBook.ca from such popular brands as Brent, Demco, E-Z Trail, J&M, Killbros, Kinze, Parker, and Unverferth, to name a name a few.