Baler Roller Coated With Non-Slip Liner

Baler Roller Coated With Non-Slip Liner BALERS Balers 33-6-36 L. Putnam Foley, Bulger, Penn.: "I had problems with hay plugging up in my 1992 New Holland 848 round baler due to worn rollers. I was able to get the bale started, but the rollers were so slippery the hay wouldn't keep going through and soon started plugging up. I had to stop often and pull out the hay. "I didn't want to spend the money on a new baler so we had to try something else. My grandson coated the rollers with a nonslip liner, the kind used on truck beds, and it has totally solved the problem. The coating is starting to wear out now so we plan to apply another coat before next summer. The baler's bottom roller is made of steel and the top one rubber. Only the steel roller was worn but my grandson painted both rollers anyway. I don't know if the bed liner had any effect on the rubber roller. I didn't start having this problem until recently because in the past we made mostly silage bales, and the wet hay went through the rollers without slipping."

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