Posted by L.Fure on December 08, 2015 at 07:16:56 from (68.169.253.43):
In Reply to: Funny Shop Mishaps posted by Married2Allis on December 08, 2015 at 05:06:26:
Years ago I was at a neighbors shop to help change out a set of snapping rollers in a JD mounted corn picker. We had to change the shafts while doing this. Probably because the ones on the used set we were putting on were worn out. To do this we had to heat the ends of the snapping roll in a coal fired forge. When it was red hot I carried the roll into the shop and clamped it into a large bench vice, then Bob would grab hold of the shaft with a channel lock pliers and work the shaft out. We got the first roll done with no problems. When we got the second one red hot I took it to the vice and clamped it in and Bob grabbed the shaft like he had done the first roll we did. He just gave the shaft a little wiggle, and POW, there was a big bang like a shotgun going off. When the smoke cleared there was Bob standing in a batters position hanging onto the pliers and shaft. His eyes were as big as pie plates. I guess I had the same look on my face, because he asked me if I was alright. I asked him the same thing. Other than having grease splattered on our faces we weren't hurt, just surprised. What had happened was this second snapping roll had the bolts installed at the top of the roll. These were used when the corn stalks were still a little green and the bolt heads were installed to help grip the stalks. With these in the roll was sealed shut and pressure built up in the roll when we heated it. It released when Bob loosened the shaft a little. The looks on our faces after it went off where priceless.
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