Posted by JD Seller on October 12, 2014 at 09:40:05 from (208.126.198.123):
In Reply to: had a big fire posted by wvfarmboy54 on October 12, 2014 at 09:26:54:
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.
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