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wvfarmboy54

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listen to what i have to say it mat save something u need. 2 weeks ago i have a big fire lost all 3 big tractors balor moco planter no till drill along with coupel big ford motors about 175k i bales a few bales of second cutting hay around 2pm backed balor in the shead as i allways have long about 5 it got hat and started a fire all went up in 10 min dont put any round baler away just afyer use leave it outdont buld a big bulding buld smaller ones dont put all your big tractors togather get your equipment insured and last cleandust out of balers daley i realise it was just my turn BUT BE CAREFULL WITH NROUND BALERS NO MADDER WAT FLAVER IT COULDNBE YOUR TURN NEXT
 
I am sorry for your fire loss. I hope you have enough insurance to help you recover from it.

There are usually a couple of baler fires around here each fall. It usually is a bad bearing that gets hot an lights the baler on fire. Some times it can be the wiring harness but usually it is a bearing.

We blow the dirt/chaff off daily with compressed air. IF we are not at home we use a leaf blower to clean the balers off.

We also check all the bearing at least once each day, when the baler has been running/baling for awhile, with an inferred thermometer. You will pickup a bad bear getting warm long before you can feel it or hear it this way.

Local farmer had a bearing go out of his round baler on the last bale of corn stalks. He carried the bale over to where he had some bales already lined up. When he dumped the bale out of the baler it burst into flames. It was a windy day. The bale caught the other bales on fire. Then they caught a silage bag on fire that was next to them. So they lost a bunch of corn stalk bales and had to re-bag a whole silage bag. Quite a mess. Not as costly as your loss but still not any fun.
 
I won't put anything in the sheds just after it has been used - even the car or pickup. It usually means a trip back outside after dark, but it is worth it. I also won't warm anything up in the shed. Get it started, get it in gear, and get it out of there.
 
I spent some time on the local VFD and went to several fires where a lot of stuff parked together went up. Better to spread things out a little.

Had a close call myself with a bearing going out on round baler earlier this year. I smelled it when I turned the baler downwind. Dumped the entire contents of my drinking water jug on it. Material around it already starting to smolder.
 
Its good advice, and I appreciate him posting it, even if it doesn't meet your grammatical standards. Different folks have talents in different areas, lets try to be a little more tolerant.
 

You are right Mike. I don't really think about it but I do park my old 8N tractor in the same barn that houses my '66 restored mustang and lots of tools etc. Good advise from the original poster!
 
I agree 100%. Thanks for saying what needed to be said.

Poor fella. I was just talking to someone about storing fresh bales inside of a barn a week or two ago. The general consensus was "no". This confirms it as far as I'm concerned.

Mark
 
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Some people are very intelligent and talented at verbalizing but spelling isn't their forte. Other folks are the other way around.

Quite a few years ago dad had a neighbor custom combine his beans. A rain shower came up late one evening so dad told the combine owner he could park his machine in dad's new machine shed. He drove it in there and shut it off, but I could smell something smouldering. The owner said "it always smells that way at the end of the day" and walked away from it. There was no fire but we were a little uneasy for awhile. Jim
 
I had a customer a few years ago that lost a bale wagon and half a load of hay due to fire. His NH bale thrower had a bad bearing and was lighting the bales on fire as it threw them on the wagon. Fortunately he was able to unhook the wagon so he didn't lose the baler and tractor.
 
Sorry for your loss, This is why I also leave my equipment outside for at least one night after running hard. One never really knows what or if something may be hot. I do have one of those hand held thermometers with the red dot, I like to go around and try to check the temp of all the bearings I can see, it does help to see if something is getting warmer than normal.
 
Yes but if you want people to comprehend and take you seriously, you have to at least TRY to make it not look like something a kid rubbed into his smartphone with his nose.

All anyone wants is a little effort. TRY. You will amaze yourself with how well you can write and spell if you put a little effort into it. As much as you tell yourself how stupid you are, you are not stupid.
 
We would always leave our combine out after working it all day. My dad would always like to hang around, walk around the machine, take his hand and feel around the bearings and shafts. We would also try to blow all the dust off the engine if possible. I have seen soybean "fuzz" smoking and smoldering on the exhaust manifold.

sorry for your loss, we lost our farm shop and a new pickup in 1976. We were able to move the tractors and one truck due to neighbors going home after a late night party. They came in our unlocked house and woke us up.

Gene
 
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