He Turned A Stationary Baler Into A Can Crusher

He Turned A Stationary Baler Into A Can Crusher AG WORLD Crushing aluminum cans is a quick and easy job for Bob Mayes Paradise Montana who made a giant can crusher out of an old IH stationary hay baler He likes to haul it on a trailer to shows and fairs where he demonstrates how it works     “It’s powered by a 1 1/2 to 2 hp IH single cyl gas engine which mounts on a sliding frame that moves back and forth by turning a crank I just start the engine and turn the crank to tighten a belt that gets everything going ” says Mayes “A 3-ft long metal pipe about 12 ft up in the air comes down to crush the can People clap and cheer every time I crush a can which is about every 50 seconds ”    He bought the stationary baler several years ago with some parts missing “I couldn’t find the missing parts I needed so I never rebuilt it I finally decided to make a can crusher out of it and asked my friend Clifford Stephens to help me ” says Mayes The baler was originally equipped with a big steel plunger or “compactor arm” designed to pull hay into the bale chamber and then pack it down Mayes removed the packing assembly at the end of the arm and replaced it with the can-crushing pipe It’s welded to 4 long metal rods that bolt onto a metal plate which bolts onto the compactor arm The engine belt-drives a shaft that belt-drives a pair of big “teeth wheels” at the top of the baler which causes the plunger arm to move slowly up and down Mayes welded a 3 by 4-in steel plate onto one end of the pipe and it actually crushes the can “Kids laugh and clap their hands every time I crush a can ” says Mayes Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Bob Mayes P O Box 20 Paradise Mont 59856 ph 406 826-5918

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