The Official Farming Thread...

[concretegrazer]

You don’t want it. Unless it’s for a show piece. I’m with you now.

Yup. They're a collector's item. Good idea on paper that flopped in the field.

 

[concretegrazer]

Glad I caught this one.

 

[Steve]

Yup. They're a collector's item. Good idea on paper that flopped in the field.

What didn't work so well? Too much power for a 1466 chassis? Too high fuel consumption?

 

[concretegrazer]

What didn't work so well? Too much power for a 1466 chassis? Too high fuel consumption?

It didn't hold up well & lacked torque. Couldn't have burned more fuel than a Deere 466

 

[jakethesnake]

Had two 1486

What didn't work so well? Too much power for a 1466 chassis? Too high fuel consumption?

the motor

 

[jakethesnake]

Had two 1486 they were really good. Still have one. They were our big tractor when I was young. Plowed n all that with em

 

[jakethesnake]

Glad I caught this one.

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I have one lookin like that on my baler

 

[concretegrazer]

I have one lookin like that on my baler

Right hand side starter roller here.

 

[jakethesnake]

Right hand side starter roller here.

Mines on a new holland. It’s on the left. First roller. I’d call it the starter roll. I think I can get mine off relatively easy.

 

[concretegrazer]

New one on.

 

[jakethesnake]

Is the center of that bearing hex like the shaft there concrete grazer. If so they usually slip right on off. I love the hex shafts

 

[jakethesnake]

I need to pull my baler in the shop this winter. She needs some love. I think I can ease through my last cutting with her. There’s some stuff that would certainly be easier to fix in a warm shop than when it’s 7 billion degrees out and I’m trying to bale

 

[concretegrazer]

Is the center of that bearing hex like the shaft there concrete grazer. If so they usually slip right on off. I love the hex shafts

All of them are hex on a Deere I'm told. I've changed 5 bearings on mine now. 3 on the starter roller that needed it & the ones in the stagger roller. Had one one the mounting bolts break on it & decided to change them since it was out.

Not to shabby for 30k+ bales I think.

 

[concretegrazer]

Ready to eat again.



If only I had something to feed it.

 

[deedskelly]

Must be JD baler bearing week, had to put the bearings on,I call the belt traction roller Monday. Must have been a bad made bearing my 568 only had 3870 bales when the bearing failed. Boys at JD told me they never had heard of one failing with less than 6000 bales.

 

[concretegrazer]

Must be JD baler bearing week, had to put the bearings on,I call the belt traction roller Monday. Must have been a bad made bearing my 568 only had 3870 bales when the bearing failed. Boys at JD told me they never had heard of one failing with less than 6000 bales.

Where do you run your tension?
Where do you keep the baler & how often do you wash it?

I'm not fond of Deere's 5' balers. They use the same bearings & weight of rollers as the 4'. The bearings fail quicker & the rolls break.

 

[ajschainsaws]

Where do you run your tension?
Where do you keep the baler & how often do you wash it?

I'm not fond of Deere's 5' balers. They use the same bearings & weight of rollers as the 4'. The bearings fail quicker & the rolls break.

Same here agree there not strong enough on the 5ft balers contractors aren’t
Happy with them there are better 5ft balers out there that are cheaper new

 

[deedskelly]

Concretegrazer, I have the pressure set so the gauge is a ways from the red,the bales are set so they are about two inches short. I started doing that with my old Vermeer to save the bearings. The guys down here suggested blowing the baler out with a leaf blower, as far as washing it off just the end of season with a garden hose. Guys any helpful hints appreciated! This is my first Deere baler.

 

[Mastermind]

All I have is a little 5x4 New Idea baler. The bales ain't really heavy enough to ever wear out a bearing.

 

[jakethesnake]

I never wash mine ever. I’ll blow it off but def wouldn’t wash it up and put in shed. If I washed it with water I’d go right out to the field and bale. Not saying it’s wrong just that I don’t like my baler to get wet ever