Idle Roller Conversion Helps Get Bales Started
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I had a lot of trouble starting bales with my Vermeer 604J round baler. I solved the problem by converting the baler's upper idle roller into a working roller. It puts increased friction on the belts to help turn the bale over and get it started," says Roy Killingsworth, Collinsville, Okla.
Killingsworth had a machine shop make a steel shaft with a bearing at each end. He then mounted the shaft inside the upper roller and added a sprocket. He bought a new roller chain that was 3 ft. longer than the original one and rerouted it around the new sprocket.
"It was quite a job but it was well worth the effort," says Killingsworth. "The two existing rollers couldn't always apply enough friction against the belts to get the bale started, especially in prairie hay. The converted roller works exactly like the other rollers but applies almost as much friction as both of them together. I paid $20 apiece for the two bearings and $55 for the steel shaft. My total cost was less than $200."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Roy Killingsworth, 15224 N. 137 E. Ave., Collinsville, Okla. 74021 (ph 918 371-3514).
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Idle Roller Conversion Helps Get Bales Started HAY & FORAGE HARVESTING Balers (6) 19-4-29 I had a lot of trouble starting bales with my Vermeer 604J round baler. I solved the problem by converting the baler's upper idle roller into a working roller. It puts increased friction on the belts to help turn the bale over and get it started," says Roy Killingsworth, Collinsville, Okla.
Killingsworth had a machine shop make a steel shaft with a bearing at each end. He then mounted the shaft inside the upper roller and added a sprocket. He bought a new roller chain that was 3 ft. longer than the original one and rerouted it around the new sprocket.
"It was quite a job but it was well worth the effort," says Killingsworth. "The two existing rollers couldn't always apply enough friction against the belts to get the bale started, especially in prairie hay. The converted roller works exactly like the other rollers but applies almost as much friction as both of them together. I paid $20 apiece for the two bearings and $55 for the steel shaft. My total cost was less than $200."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Roy Killingsworth, 15224 N. 137 E. Ave., Collinsville, Okla. 74021 (ph 918 371-3514).
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