[AT] sharp turns with a baler

[charlie hill]

Dean, there is more to that story!  Did you tell your dad you were running 
90?
And either way what did he have to say?
grins

Charlie

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From: Dean VP
Sent: Friday, June 30, 2017 8:24 AM
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Subject: Re: [AT] sharp turns with a baler

Dean Vinson,

I know all about twisting off drives shafts at high speeds.  But not related
to Balers.  I twisted the driveshaft off on my Dad's 57 Pontiac at 90 MPH.
I can assure you there was a serious need to change underwear and seat
covers in short order.  Not a pretty site.  I thought I had blown the motor
and it was dragging on the ground.  But after I coasted on to the shoulder I
heard the motor idling away.  Opened the door to get out and stepped on the
muffler.  A real mess under the car.  I was very lucky the back broken part
of the driveshaft hadn't caught on the concrete highway.   Might not be
telling this story if it had.

Dean VP
Snohomish, WA 98290

It's better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.

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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Dean Vinson
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John, good deal, that's nice satisfying work to get something like that
figured out and fixed.

Ralph, yikes, that broken spinning shaft could have made for a bad day
indeed.   Glad you got it shut down before anything else happened.

Dean Vinson
Saint Paris, Ohio


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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Ralph Goff
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On 6/29/2017 6:46 AM, John Hall wrote:
> Just an update to a question last year. The 276 New Holland baler I
> picked up last year did not like much turning with the PTO running, I
> had to throw it out of gear in some fields to turn around. Turns out
> the piece on the baler that the drive shaft bolts to had severely worn
> bushings. This is the piece that has the pawls mounted in it so when
> the PTO stops, the baler can coast to a stop. I dressed up the pawls a
> bit too, as they were not engaging as clean as they should. Now I can
> turn as short as the driveshaft itself will allow while spinning.
>
> John Hall
>
>
I broke one on the 847 NH round  baler last year while  turning. No noise to
warn me, just suddenly the short front shaft  is whipping around  still
connected to the tractor pto. Miracle no damage was done other  than  the u
joint itself being  broken. I don't know how or why it  happened. I follow
the manual's instructions at maintaining proper hitch length and grease the
u joints regularly. I try to avoid sharp turns when possible.

Ralph in Sask.
>


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