Extra Caster Wheel Added To Self-Proplled Swather

Extra Caster Wheel Added To Self-Proplled Swather SWATHERS Swathers 21-5-9 "Our International 175 self-propelled 16-ft. swather originally had only one rear caster wheel, and it was offset which often caused the swather to drag to one side. We moved the existing caster wheel farther out to one side of the swather and added an-other caster wheel on the other side. Now the swather pulls much more evenly," says J.B. Peters, Wymark, Sask. "My father-in-law bought the used 18-ft. swather for opening fields. It always dragged to the side, especially if the ground was wet. To mount the extra caster wheel we used channel iron to extend the frame behind the engine about 12 in. back. Then we unbolted the existing caster wheel arm, pulled it out of the frame, and bolted it back on in its new location. We bought another caster wheel for $10 at a surplus parts store. We welded on steel tubing to lengthen the wheel arm and installed bearings on it that we salvaged from the cylinder off an old Deere 65 pull-type combine. We also mounted a wheel weight on the new caster wheel to match the existing wheel. "Both caster wheels follow just outside the tracks made by the front wheels. We've used it for about three years and are very happy with it." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, J.B. Peters, Box 9, St. 5, RR 1, Wymark, Sask., Canada S0N 2Y0 (ph 306 773-6907) or Isaac A. Fehr, RR 1, Wymark, Sask, Canada S0N 2Y0 (ph 306 773-6854).

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