Re: 3rd and final cut (pic)

Posted by Don-Wi on August 26, 2006 at 21:07:53 from (152.163.100.74):

In Reply to: Re: 3rd and final cut (pic) posted by Leon R on August 26, 2006 at 11:21:33:

For the belts, you have to drop the jack shaft if it's the sickle drive, but it it's the main drive it isn't quite so bad and you *SHOULD* be able to get it between the pulley and the frame. With single belts, I can get them all on with out dropping the jackshaft. The main drive belt is a 64" double banded B belt, and the other is a 50" double A belt. The B can be had form other sources, but the double banded A can only be had from the dealer. I was going to go with the double B form my supplier, but the Agco dealer said it wouldn't hurt one way or the other with the belts so I went with the 2 pair of singles. The belts from AGCO will run well right around $120. The singles from our supplier (Bachall Rubber products) ran right about $30-35, and they're Good Year so it's a good quality belt.

I would just buy a 10' roll of chain and keep the rest on hand. We've got a roll of 40, 50, and 60 in the shop right now just in case. I try to inspect the chain on all the equipment before I use it every year. For the length of the chain and the tensioner, I ussually take the spring off so I can swing the tensioner up while I put the chain on. Once the chain is together I put the spring back on and only run the tensioner on top.

One word of caution if you do change sprockets, you'll need to take some out if you go to a smaller sprocket, or add if you go bigger. Last summer I was cutting a swamp, the belts were slipping because the stuff was THICK. I tried going back to the smaller sprocket but I never took out any links. Long story short, the chain was long enough to wrap around the sprocket and catch itself. It spun the sprocket on the end of the roller, jamming the woodruff key between the sprocket and shaft. The sprocket was junk-hence why I needed a new one- The key slot was damaged and so was the rest of the shaft.

I do have the resources to weld it up and fix it, but the labor involved wasn't worth it so I just ground it so the 21 tooth sprocket would fit again and just made it work.

Hope I can help save some headaches down the road...

Donovan from Wisconsin

• Dennis Bachall Rubber Products

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• Re: 3rd and final cut (pic) Leon R 21:43:08 08/26/06 (0)

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