Manure spreader

larbear · Nov 26, 2020

I have, which was my Dad's New Idea manure spreader, model 202. I'm wondering if anyone knows where you might get apron chain links for it?

LonM · Nov 26, 2020

What type of chain is it? The spreaders that I am familiar with can have pintle chain, steel detachable chain, t-bar chain, or a twisted round bar link. All are still available. I had a welding shop in Iowa make a new apron chain for our 329 New Holland spreader. It has cross channels welded to pintle chain.

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LonM · Nov 26, 2020

The welding shop was Excel Machine Manufacturing of Inwood Iowa. I am very pleased with the quality of their work.

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Alvin 41 · Nov 26, 2020

If it's 67H chain I've got several apron's from 16' forage wagons that would work with longer slats , and they are free --in S WI.

MoMike2 · Nov 27, 2020

Most likely 67 or 67H chain. Measure a link and then go online and find detachable link chain and then compare your measurements. Should be able to find a 10' roll easily, single straight links, not so much.

DeltaSteve · Nov 27, 2020

Farmchains .com But you have to buy a full roll.Sometimes implement dealers will have partial rolls in the back room.

larbear · Nov 27, 2020

Thanks for the input. I've been to the local equipment dealer, they had links quite close in size. I welded them to the cross bars and cut what wasn't of use, seems the inside radius of the chain link might not be the same. It runs while those links are straight but when they come to the rear end the chain links don't swivel quite right. It ends up skipping a link before the cog grabs again, fine and dandy twice the third time there is enough slack or kilter it will come off the front cog, not good. I'm going to take those cross bars out and make them rotate. Thanks for the response and the chain numbers. The chain is interesting. It's the slide together type. I rousted around here over and over, went to the bush and found what is closest to it on the old binder. It's been parked there probably more than 50 years. I took chain off the drive wheel, said a bit of a prayer with it.

DeltaSteve · Nov 27, 2020

The chain must be the exact size of the old one. "close" wont cut it. You have experienced this the hard way.If you dont get the exact right size,the problems will continue,possibly doing more damage than just jumping off the sprocket.

John G. Williams · Nov 27, 2020

I recently bought chain for my old IH manure spreader from Applied Industrial Technologies.They have hundreds of different chain styles and sizes. I had to buy 10 feet of chain but as far as I know when it comes to having all types of chain for all kinds of uses they are the only game in town.

larbear · Nov 28, 2020

Binder chain links I put in were the culprit. They are a quarter inch shorter than the original. I put some both sides to make sure they are the same length. It seems to be working ok.

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