I have the plunger out of my NH68 and tried to take the knife off of it - got one bolt out, no go with the other ones. I've been soaking them every day for a week with PB blaster and with some heat, one of the bolts came out.
Any sage advice for getting these counter sunk bolts out before I do something drastic - LOL!
Also while the plunger is out I'm replacing the wood slides, the crank bearing - but there is a tad of play in the brass bushings that hold the plunger head to the drive arm. While I've got the plunger out, I'm thinking about replacing the brass bushings too. Any sage advice for that repair before I tear into it?
I think if I get this plunger rebuilt, no more than we will ever bale, this part of the baler ought to last a very long time.
Once I'm finished with the plunger, I'm going to refresh the drive shaft u-joints and carrier bearing. Might put on new hay dog springs too.
I'm glad we are doing this work as a winter project vs racing to get hay done.
Bill
Any sage advice for getting these counter sunk bolts out before I do something drastic - LOL!
Also while the plunger is out I'm replacing the wood slides, the crank bearing - but there is a tad of play in the brass bushings that hold the plunger head to the drive arm. While I've got the plunger out, I'm thinking about replacing the brass bushings too. Any sage advice for that repair before I tear into it?
I think if I get this plunger rebuilt, no more than we will ever bale, this part of the baler ought to last a very long time.
Once I'm finished with the plunger, I'm going to refresh the drive shaft u-joints and carrier bearing. Might put on new hay dog springs too.
I'm glad we are doing this work as a winter project vs racing to get hay done.
Bill