Modification Solves Feeding Problem

Modification Solves Feeding Problem BALERS Balers 29-3-39 George Wissinger of Huntington, Ind., fixed a common problem with his 1963 New Holland 268 small square baler. "It's not unusual in that line of balers for the belt to slip on the pickup when you're in heavy hay or long stubble," he explains. "There's a simple solution to the problem. It took me an hour and a half after I got the parts." Wissinger removed the belt drive (V-belt and the V-belt pulley) from the pickup and replaced it with a 10 ft. chain and sprockets. He installed the two sprockets he bought at a parts store with two "Weld-a-Hubs." "I welded a 1 by 2-in. piece of scrap iron to the hub, and drilled a hole through this tab, and also the sprocket. Then I put in a 1 by 2 by 1/4-in. thick shear bolt for protection. If something happens to the pickup, it will shear the bolt. In 20 years, I've only sheared two bolts. It's a totally different performing machine once you make this change." Wissinger says the job was quick because he only had to weld one sprocket. The other sprocket is driven by the tab with the 1/4-in. bolt in it. "I've done three of these balers û mine and two others in the neighborhood. It works great for everyone," he says. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, George C. Wissinger, 3610 W. - 200 N., Huntington, Ind. 46750 (ph 260 356-8417).

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