Broke Again
- wilder11354
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- Joined: Sat. Jan. 29, 2011 10:48 pm
- Location: Montrose, Pa.
- Hand Fed Coal Boiler: Harman SF260 Boiler
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Hitzer 50-93
- Coal Size/Type: nut or pea, anthracite
- Other Heating: crown oil boiler, backup.if needed
When I rebuilt this baler 2 winters past the knotters were ok-good shape, changed knife arm in one knotter frame, because it was brazed(repaired) at sometime in past, with a good used knife arm. Well past sunday the knotter frame casting where knife arm mount pin goes in lost a piece of casting.So... that halts haying. hunted around found a newer style knotter frame(complete), but to use it I had to buy a lift arm shaft adapter sleeve to go inside newer knotter where it slides on shaft. This saturday after work and sunday morning it will be reassembled and shimmed(knotters) to hopefully be up and running again.
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- Location: Central Maine
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: DS Machine 1300 with hopper
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Rats! Hate those delays! It's not like Mother Nature promises tomorrow will be as good for haying as today.wilder11354 wrote:So... that halts haying.
I read a good book by a family farmer a few years back, and what struck me the most was how much of his work involved being a mechanic.
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Yep farming does require mechanical skills, or a lot of money!
I get a good amount of repairs from local farmers, they would rather pay me than have to buy all tools I have just to do the work.
Good luck with haying I am hauling round bales tomorrow.
Dan.
I get a good amount of repairs from local farmers, they would rather pay me than have to buy all tools I have just to do the work.
Good luck with haying I am hauling round bales tomorrow.
Dan.