Replacing very old bearings

Deere Mark · Apr 18, 2017

Have an old farm elevator/conveyor (probably from 1950 or earlier) used mostly for hay and straw bales. Started to replace the tires (4 X 8) and may need to replace these bearings (roller bearings on a 1.000 inch axle shaft). One of them has lost the roller end retainer. The two identical halves of the tire rim sandwich over the bearing assembly. I have not yet taken them to a local bearing shop. Am I likely to find an exact replacement?
Might have been easier to get a complete axle with hubs. I could still do that.

Mike(NEOhio) · Apr 18, 2017

You should be able to find that style bearing. Clean one up and look for a number on it. Then try a bearing supply or locateballbearings.com

donjr · Apr 18, 2017

That's a pretty common bearing used on a lot of JD machinery. They should have plenty of them...

Deere Mark · Apr 18, 2017

Thanks for your help. I will try a bearing house tomorrow. No numbers at all on the bearing.

RickB · Apr 19, 2017

Theres probably a number on the cage end.

Leroy · Apr 19, 2017

Some sizes of that type are no longer readily avaible any place. They were popular years ago (100) and hard to find. I have an Amish friend that makes them to size needed. Also the race that is used with them.

Replacing very old bearings

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