[AT] IH #15 Hay Press

[Jim Becker]

There should be direction of rotation arrows on the flywheel(s).  The wrist pin should be traveling over the top of rotation on the compression stroke.  Those two statements should give you the same answer, which I can also rephrase as:  The top of the bull gears should be moving towards the chamber.  The flywheel should be rotating clockwise when viewed from the flywheel side (unless you have a dual flywheel version).

Unless the thing was hardly used, you should be able to see wear on the bull gear teeth which would make the direction obvious.

Jim Becker

From: Henry Miller 
Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2020 7:22 AM
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Subject: Re: [AT] IH #15 Hay Press

I don't know, but my knowledge of how a hay press works doesn't see anything obvious as to why it would matter. 


There is a possibility that the plunger angles will make the hay feed better in on direction, but most plungers run flat which rules this out. 


There is a possibility that some gear is threaded on (or a retained on by a nut that could loosen with the wrong direction). I would expect to see keys and pins/set screws though, which again rules this out. 


Some of the bearings might be worn in such a way that one direction things want to climb out of position. However you should re babbitt any bearing that is that bad. 


That is all I can come up with. An inspection should be able to rule them out fast. Keep us informed. I've always wanted a hay press in my collection. 

-- 

  Henry Miller

  hank at millerfarm.com




On Wed, Mar 25, 2020, at 06:57, Andy Glines wrote:

  I bought an International #15 hay press for my collection.  Unfortunately I found out that the plunger was badly stuck after getting it home.  My press had sat outside for and extended period and rust caused some rust problems.  Anywhere that two pieces of steel were bolted together the rust started to swell and forced the pieces apart.  This swelling forced the sides of the chamber inward trapping the plunger.  There are also wooden rails which run in steel guides.  Same trouble the steel pieces had swollen with rust and trapped the wooden rails.  With enough loosening of bolts, beating, & banging I got the plunger moving.  I want to belt my F-20 to the press so that I can get it limbered up.  Which way does the flywheel need to turn?  Does it matter?  I have turned it over by hand both ways and everything seems OK.  

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