Hi all,
Having a few minor issues with one of our rakes and our baler, hoping the experts here can help out:
Rake: We bought a Deere 670 rake last year, just got a few bearings replaced and am setting up to use it now.
Is the gearbox on the left side supposed to take and lubricant? it seems to me it should be filled to some
level with gear oil, but there's no drain, fill, or level plug that I can see. Not one that screws or bolts
off at any rate, just a pressed-in plug that looks like a wheel bearing cap.
Rake Question #2: One of the bearing sets in the roller bar ends has a bit of slop in it. I ordered some
Timken bearing and cups from our supplier at work, since I've always been a little underwhelmed with the
offshore bearings Deere supplies for their spare parts, and have a new seal and snap ring from Deere. I
haven't torn into it yet, and just want to make sure I have everything good to go before I end up missing
something and end up with a broken rake for an entire week. Is it just a matter of popping out the seal,
taking out a snap ring, and sucking out the old bearings and cups?
Baler: The bale weight/density gauge on our 435 baler has never worked (on the baler itself, not the monitor).
I've never been overly concerned with it, but occasionally I've felt it would be nice to see what it's saying.
the needle just stays resting at the lowest position. Could this be just a case of a new gauge, or does the
hydraulic line leading to it have to be bled first, and if so, could air in the line be the problem in the
first place?
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Having a few minor issues with one of our rakes and our baler, hoping the experts here can help out:
Rake: We bought a Deere 670 rake last year, just got a few bearings replaced and am setting up to use it now.
Is the gearbox on the left side supposed to take and lubricant? it seems to me it should be filled to some
level with gear oil, but there's no drain, fill, or level plug that I can see. Not one that screws or bolts
off at any rate, just a pressed-in plug that looks like a wheel bearing cap.
Rake Question #2: One of the bearing sets in the roller bar ends has a bit of slop in it. I ordered some
Timken bearing and cups from our supplier at work, since I've always been a little underwhelmed with the
offshore bearings Deere supplies for their spare parts, and have a new seal and snap ring from Deere. I
haven't torn into it yet, and just want to make sure I have everything good to go before I end up missing
something and end up with a broken rake for an entire week. Is it just a matter of popping out the seal,
taking out a snap ring, and sucking out the old bearings and cups?
Baler: The bale weight/density gauge on our 435 baler has never worked (on the baler itself, not the monitor).
I've never been overly concerned with it, but occasionally I've felt it would be nice to see what it's saying.
the needle just stays resting at the lowest position. Could this be just a case of a new gauge, or does the
hydraulic line leading to it have to be bled first, and if so, could air in the line be the problem in the
first place?
Any help is greatly appreciated!