Okay, You Guys........

Any words of wisdom before I tie into the frey?

I've worked combine sheet metal before, but never a baler.

Allan

I've got to make one more opening for that forming cam to come thru then I can duplicate this one for the other side and nail 'er all together.

The tailgate should go a heck of a lot faster because it is wide open and just a matter of figurin' out the angles.

I've decided to got with the pop rivets as well as the welder because I don't want anything interupting the flow of the hay. So, will tack it all along the doorway on all four pieces, but will rivet on the outter edges where the bale never reaches.

Thanks,

Allan

I assume this is on the inside of the baler where the bale rubs against it. If you pop rivet the new steel in place it would seemto me that the rivet heads would be worn off first, letting the repair plates drop off.

If you weld them on, the steel sides are going to warp some unless you weld slowly.

I think I would vote for welding them in place.

Curious about how many links you have to take out of the chain.

KEH

The rolls are out of the machine now so I've got a lot of room to work.

My plan is to do just 4 full-sized plates; a forward and back on each side. On the tailgate, I know I can stay totally out of the bale wear area with the rivets.

But on this forward part, I'll have to rivet in around that forming cam fer sure, but the rest I think I can go to the outside of the wear area.

Dunno, I'm in uncharted waters here. :>)

Takin' out one bar and one link on each side of that bar. Will have to squeze 'er like the devil to get 'er back together, me thinks.

Allan

The rolls are out of the machine now so I've got a lot of room to work.

My plan is to do just 4 full-sized plates; a forward and back on each side. On the tailgate, I know I can stay totally out of the bale wear area with the rivets.

But on this forward part, I'll have to rivet in around that forming cam fer sure, but the rest I think I can go to the outside of the wear area.

Dunno, I'm in uncharted waters here. :>)

Takin' out one bar and one link on each side of that bar. Will have to squeze 'er like the devil to get 'er back together, me thinks.

Allan

Everyone is telling me to weld the stuff, but I'm not so sure that I'm buyin' into that idea.

I'm plannin' to stay clear away from the wear surface area, watch the rotational direction and nail 'er at the key points with pop rivets.

What's wrong with that? It is 20 gauge to 20 gauge; wouldn't the rivets work a heck of a lot better? Especially, if I keep the bite areas totally away from the bale?

I think the hardest part is gonna be makin' the first two templates.

Allan

I remember once last summer, ripped my arm on the side of highway trailer. Didn't think much of it and in the dark at the time. Went to the Eastern Market in Detroit, quite a shady part of town. 4:30 am the receiver met me, looked at my arm and said, " Good L@#D you look like the guys that spend the night here, look like this hour of the morning." I had blood smeared from my wrist to elbo.

TAKE CARE, I don't envy you.

Yep, she's gonna take some time to do and a good pair of leather gloves are in order, but what the heck, I've got the rollers out of 'er anyway. This is the perfect time to give it a new lease on life.

That way, I don't have to worry 'bout the old devil next summer. :>)

Allan

Yep, she's gonna take some time to do and a good pair of leather gloves are in order, but what the heck, I've got the rollers out of 'er anyway. This is the perfect time to give it a new lease on life.

That way, I don't have to worry 'bout the old devil next summer. :>)

Allan

Base metal is 20 gauge also and is tacked to a latticework of box iron. Took 35 years fer the wear to come through on it. :>)

Allan

You may have to weld any leading edges where the bale will turn into it. But only weld where there is a web brace to weld to. The metal that is on edge will keep it from warping at that point. Good luck Allan

Yep, that is exactly what I plan to do. Gonna follow the original sheets as close as possible and just lay in a new sheet right over the top of the old one.

Yep, it'll have to be 'tacked' in some certain spots, but I think I got 'er figured out in my mind how to tie 'er in there.

Hardest part is gonna be the cuttin' to fit.

See ya in 'bout a week. :>)

Allan