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There's nuthin detachible about detachible chain

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Brad Bachelor

04-26-2007 07:20:41




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I've been hammering and screwdriving a flat chain for about an hour trying to replace it on my 290 planter.

Any tips or tricks on getting flat chain apart? I know its supposed to just slide apart, but it sure ain't doing it!!

Thanks,
Brad




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Brad Bachelor

04-26-2007 11:09:24




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 Re: There's nuthin detachible about detachible cha in reply to Brad Bachelor, 04-26-2007 07:20:41  
Thanks for the replies. I was wondering if I wasn't holding my mouth right, but it sounds to me like I need to be less gentile.
Thanks again,
Brad



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Don-Wi

04-26-2007 09:48:40




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 Re: There's nuthin detachible about detachible cha in reply to Brad Bachelor, 04-26-2007 07:20:41  
If you've got something to pound against like a peice of rail road or a small anvil, it helps. Do like the others say and fold them towards each other and pick one to pound on. A worn out chain on a corn planter should almost slide apart by hand- It sure did on our 495A a couple years back when we finally replaced the main drive chains.

I've taken quite a few of those apart. Some can be a pain but you gotta hit it in the right spot.

Donovan from Wisconsin

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johns48jdb

04-26-2007 08:35:05




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 Re: There's nuthin detachible about detachible cha in reply to Brad Bachelor, 04-26-2007 07:20:41  
no tool required. just fold the chain over and line up the inter part of one link with the outer part of another link. support link with outer part of link in vise and use hammer to peck the other part out. see the slot in the outer link. thats where the inter part slides out. if you'll look a little bit you can probably find one link that is spread apart where the chain was put together to start with.

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Tx Jim

04-28-2007 04:21:19




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 Re: There's nuthin detachible about detachible cha in reply to johns48jdb, 04-26-2007 08:35:05  
John you're right about "no tool required" but a correct tool makes taking a new chain apart a lot easier. I still remember removing links from a new roll of chain as a partsman. Tx Jim



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RickB

04-27-2007 03:19:39




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 Re: There's nuthin detachible about detachible cha in reply to johns48jdb, 04-26-2007 08:35:05  
That's great except it's impossible to get about 90% of chains off the machine and to a vise without breaking the chain loop.



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Lincoln

04-26-2007 08:00:05




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 Re: There's nuthin detachible about detachible cha in reply to Brad Bachelor, 04-26-2007 07:20:41  
There is a tool for taking it apart. It sort of looks like a hammer with 3 or 4 pegs on it. You slide the chain between two of the pegs so you can bend to links toward each other and then slide then apart.



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