Re: Baler

Posted by Jim.UT on March 31, 2004 at 11:49:53 from (64.122.18.247):

In Reply to: Baler posted by Ben UK on March 31, 2004 at 11:34:55:

I pulled an old Ford 542 out of a field after sitting for several years. The owner said I could have it free so I decided to try to fix it up.

What I found was the plunger rollers were pretty trashed. Also in the bale chamber there were hard steel runners bolted to the inside. The rollers ran on these rails. One of the side rails had broken off one of it's mounting studs. The rail had bowed inward about 1/4 inch or less and that 1/4" of space had filled up with dirt, chaff, etc. That 1/4" of deflection in that rail caused the plunger drag exessively in that spot to the point it was very difficult to turn the flywheel by hand through that spot. It was like making an hourglass shape in the bale chamber and trying to squeeze the plunger through it. It took me awhile to figure out what was happening in that spot.

I also replaced the crank arm bearing. The packing forks seem to be ok as does the pickup assembly (other than needing a bunch of new teeth @ $10 each....New Holland dealer price).

You might want to pay attention to rust/rot in the bale chamber, especially if it was ever left with an old bale in there. If the metal has gotten really thin maybe it's not worth messing with.

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