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Handy Repair Tips For Vermeer Super F 205 Round Baler
David Prause, China Spring, Texas: “My 1982 Vermeer Super F 205 round baler has a lot of chains on it including a big 10-ft. long, #80 chain that drives the main roller and belts. The baler came with an automatic oiler, but dirt often got into the oil.
  “To solve the problem, I replaced the baler’s oiler with a 1-quart plastic oil bottle mounted on a metal bracket, filled it with used oil, and punched a small hole in the lid. While baling I turned the bottle upside down and a drop of oil comes out every second or two.
  “The baler’s sealed bearings used to heat up so I replaced them with greaseable bearings and give them a shot of grease every hour or two. I use a laser light monitor to check the bearings’ temperature. Now I have to replace the bearings only about once every 5 years.
  “I had trouble finding bearings and driveshaft U-joints for my 1985 General Motors K-30 1-ton, front wheel drive pickup because GM doesn’t make the parts any more. Then I discovered Inland Truck Parts and Service of Ft. Worth, Texas (ph 800 700-2557). They supply a wide variety of drive system parts for GM pickups that are no longer available from the company.
  “My shop has a 10-ft. high ceiling, and whenever there’s a lot of equipment inside there’s no room for a big floor fan to blow smoke away as I’m welding. To solve the problem I buy small 20-in. box fans and hang them from the rafters.”



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2016 - Volume #40, Issue #3