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Rotating "Cup Scrapers" Clean Off Packer Wheels
"My rotating 'cup scrapers' work great to keep mud from building up on the packer wheels on my Deere air seeder," says Gerard Devloo, Somerset, Man.
Made from 1/8-in. thick sheet metal, the 7-in. dia., cup-shaped scraper bolts onto the packer wheel mounting arm at about a 45 degree angle. The scraper i
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Rotating Cup Scrapers Clean Off Packer Wheels AIR SEEDERS Air Seeders 42B My rotating ĉcup scrapers work great to keep mud from building up on the packer wheels on my Deere air seeder says Gerard Devloo Somerset Man
Made from 1/8-in thick sheet metal the 7-in dia cup-shaped scraper bolts onto the packer wheel mounting arm at about a 45 degree angle The scraper is offset 1 in from the center of the packer wheel A bearing in the center of the scraper allows it to rotate As dirt accumulates on the rotating packer wheel it s exposed to the scraper which causes the scraper to rotate
The distance between the scraper and the wheel is adjusted by changing the position of the mounting bolt in a slot already on the packer wheel mounting arm
I used them on about 3 000 acres last spring with no problems says Devloo I came up with the idea because my air seeder wasn t originally equipped with scrapers I tried experimenting with different types of scrapers to solve the problem but nothing worked as good as these
The contour of the cup is the key It allows the scraper to clean mud off both the center of the packer wheel and its outside edges I tried using a straight scraper blade but a straight blade can t follow the contour of the packer wheel like a curved one can Also stationary blades wear out quicker and are more likely to plug up with mud After 3 000 acres my cup scrapers show hardly any wear at all
The 7-in dia cup is ideal for the 4-in wide packer wheels on my Deere air seeder but I think the same idea could be adapted to any size packer wheel that needs a scraper on it
Devloo pressed the scrapers out of flat 8-in dia metal discs in his shop He presses the discs down into a metal bowl When the 8-in dia metal disc is pressed down into the bowl it becomes a cup-shaped 7-in dia disc notes Devloo
Devloo says he s willing to build cup scrapers for others provided they make their own mounting brackets
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Gerard Devloo P O Box 223 Somerset Man Canada R0G 2L0 ph 204 744-2773; bdevloo@inethome ca
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