The guy who owned the baler before me seemed to be afraid he was going to spend a dime he didn't need to. Apparently he caught the PTO shaft with a tractor tire and bent the *&^% out of everything. He replaced some parts but not others and pretty much made a mess out the whole thing. I found a used PTO shaft and replaced it from the flywheel forward. Apparently I needed to go a bit further. The flywheel has nearly a 1/4" of back and forth play - which is why it went through 8 shear bolts in 140 bales.
It appears all I need to do is pull the flywheel and insert some bushings. How heavy is the fly wheel? It appears fairly simple to remove or am I fooling myself?
It appears all I need to do is pull the flywheel and insert some bushings. How heavy is the fly wheel? It appears fairly simple to remove or am I fooling myself?