1999 - Volume #23, Issue #1, Page #35
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Tack Powered Belt Lacer For Deere 435 Round Balers
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It consists of a 4-ton bottle jack mounted in a heavy-duty steel frame. The jack, which fits on the jack stand on the baler hitch, moves a center bar holding a commercial belt lacer up and down. When the jack is pumped up, it pushes the teeth of the lacer into the broken or damaged belt, repairing it on the spot.
The whole operation takes as little as 15 minutes, compared with an hour or more if you have to take the belt back to the shop to work on it in your vise, Lesy notes.
The tool has become so popular with farmers in my area, I'm now making units to sell.
Fits all belts up to 7 in. wide with both newer and older-style lace; can be special-built to handle wider belts.
Sells for $175 (Canadian). (Maurice Lesy, Box 74, Deloraine, Manitoba, Canada R0M 0M0 ph 204 747-2063)
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