2026 John Deere Ag PA15B Planetary Drive Auger 

2026 John Deere AG PA15B Planetary Drive Auger

Planetary Drive Augers

Our auger attachments easily get to the bottom of things. The heavy-duty motor drives the auger through a planetary-gear reduction. Reverse rotation allows quick back-out when you encounter obstructions.  Like all John Deere attachments, these augers are optimized to work with John Deere skid steers, compact track loaders, compact excavators, and compact wheel loaders, and are compatible with most competitive models.

Compact Equipment Attachments

Planetary Drive Augers are designed for

• increased durability and reliability with improved auger hydraulic motors and components
• increased efficiency and decreased stress with updated auger gearbox and gearbox housing
• reduced maintenance and increased uptime with improved operating features

Features May Include: 

Increase durability and reliability with improved auger hydraulic motors and components

Overview

• Enhancements made to John Deere augers better meet your expectations of durability and reliability by increasing performance and reducing downtime.

Benefits

• Hydraulic motors have a higher rated operating pressure.
• Large, durable motor shaft seal.
• Come standard with hex driveshafts that allow the bit to be driven by the shaft instead of a retaining pin.

Increase efficiency and decrease stress with updated auger gearbox and gearbox housing

Overview

• John Deere augers will enable you to increase efficiency while decreasing stress on your machine.

Benefits

• Heavy-duty gear design for long life and minimal maintenance.
• Planetary gearbox housing this brings the planetary gear set closer to the motor.
• Gearbox with updated input shaft is a more durable design.

Additional details

• Number of planetary gears in PA30B gearbox increased from three to five.
• Max torque rating for PA30B increased from 4166 lb-ft to 4500 lb-ft (due to new gear box design and increase in gear reduction).
• Required hydraulic oil-flow rate is:
  • 23–64 L/min (6–17 gpm) for PA15B.
  • 57–114 L/min (15–30 gpm) for PA30B.
• Required high-flow hydraulic oil-flow rate is 106–160 L/min (28–42 gpm) for PA40.

Reduce maintenance and increase uptime with improved operating features

Overview

• John Deere augers operate efficiently and require less maintenance to save you time.

Benefits

• Reverse rotation enables quick backout when obstructions are encountered. This also helps shed dirt from the auger when working in wet conditions.
• Spring-loaded, double-lipped seals guard against contamination.
• All moving components run in oil for constant lubrication.
• Sealed drive units with all moving components oil lubricated.