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Thu Jul 25 05:22:32 PDT 2019

 Don't remember if it has been brought up recently but Cecils post reminded me of this.  You have to be very careful with pillow bloic bearings when replacing the bearing itself.  Aisian bearings generally have the grease hole in a different location than our standard blocks and therefore can't normally be lubed once installed.  I have used a die grinder  in an emergency to provide a pathway but not what I like to do.David    On Thursday, July 25, 2019, 08:15:05 AM EDT, Cecil Bearden <crbearden at copper.net> wrote:  

Just a note FYI, there are pillow blocks that use a flat OD bearing as they are not self aligning pillow blocks.  Self align blocks are higher priced..   The bearing holder in the case of a PTO shaft is really a trunnion mount if we want to be technically accurate.
 Cecil

 On 7/24/2019 11:41 PM, Mark Greer wrote:

207KRR is not a pillow block insert bearing. It has a cylindrical OD where a pillow block insert has a spherical OD.

  On Wed, Jul 24, 2019 at 10:59 PM <bradloomis at charter.net> wrote:

Fafnir was a biggie at one time. Installed a lot of replacement pillow blocks in fans a lifetime ago. I guess there isn’t a 6 in grunge. You can always mic the OD, ID and width in MM and look up that way. And of course Google is our friend! Is that in a pillow  block? Shows as an insert bearing

https://www.123bearing.com/housed-bearing-207-KRR-AH03-INA.php?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpJTqgYjP4wIVEsZkCh1cwQLIEAQYASABEgKuivD_BwE

Brad

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The name/numbers are “fafnir” “207krr”.   As I understand it Fafnir(which I have never heard of of before) is now Timken and that number seemed available at several online outlets but only NAPA could get it locally.   We used to have a Bearings Distributors locally but they closed up.  We have a Graingers locally but the web site said they don’t have it.

If I need something for haymaking that is almost always right, quality, and in stock I go to Messicks but they ain’t cheap and then there is the shipping delay and costs.  Plus I haven’t lost time if the one at NAPA isn’t right.   The bearing at Messicks can still ship out tomorrow.

Spencer Yost

 On Jul 24, 2019, at 9:22 PM, <bradloomis at charter.net> <bradloomis at charter.net> wrote:

Appears to be a 6207 shielded, both sides I would assume. No zerk. McMaster.com if someone is away from a store. I’d get sealed both sides but shielded is OK as well. Very common size in 15HP electric motors on the fan end. We had a drawer full of bearings at the wine factory. 

Brad

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Spencer, I don't want to brag, but I think I have one or 2 of those in my bearing stash.   Back in the 90's when Bailey's had a lot of cheap bearings I ordered about $2000 worth of bearings to have in case something broke.  Now the problem is just finding them....  
 Cecil

On 7/24/2019 6:03 PM, Spencer Yost wrote:

Well, the curse of old equipment struck me. The carrier bearing of the PTO shaft on the mower conditioner locked up.  Amazing how a little bearing can make that kinda of a racket and pretty much stop an entire 50hp diesel tractor.  Only got about 1.5 acres mowed before this happened. 

Managed to get the carrier off the mower, managed to get the rusty snap ring out, managed to press out the bearing,  and found to my surprise it something the Napa carries. They’ll  have it in the local store tomorrow by lunch.   49$; and while Messicks is $45 and there would be shipping and a delay. 

 This model was manufactured from 1968-1972.  Judging by the paint it is original equipment, so I guess 47 to 51 years of service is acceptable :-)

Hopefully I won’t run out of sunshine.

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Spencer Yost

 On Jul 22, 2019, at 11:35 PM, Gunnells, Brad R <brad-gunnells at uiowa.edu> wrote:

That's a forecast that will make a man smile if he's trying to bale.  😊

Brad

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I’m no haying professional but I’d say I have a spell of weather suitable for  cutting and baling with my old tractors ....

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 Spencer Yost

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