[AT] haybine roller repair

[szabelski at wildblue.net]

You would need to determine what the actual roller material is, rubber, rubber compound, etc. That would determine what the best material to use is. Some repair materials will only form a good bond with certain materials. Some require a primer application first.

I know of a material that we used to use to seal military cables, it comes in two forms, one is a two part mix and one is a roll that is melted to form the bond. I’ve used it to fix things like tire cracks and even plug a large hole in a tire tread. It’s expensive, but I got it for free, so no big deal for me. I don’t think it’s available commercially, but I’ll take a look and see if it is.

Carl


----- Original Message -----
From: John Hall <jtchall at nc.rr.com>
To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sun, 03 May 2020 22:16:04 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [AT] haybine roller repair

Anyone here ever successfully repaired any rubber covered 
rollers--specifically ones on a hay conditioner? Seeing some cracks, 
loose areas, and even a chunk or two missing out of the ones on my New 
Holland haybine. The machine isn't worth sending them off to have 
recovered. Looking for any repair methods that actually work that I can 
do here. I've had things such as FlexSeal, bed liner paint, vulcanizing 
cement suggested. Wonder if the vulcanizing cement would be the best, 
especially on sealing up some cracks. McMaster carries some urethane 
casting compounds, wonder how that would work?

If you have any ideas, toss them out there.

Thanks,
John Hall


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