Portable Belt Splicer

Portable Belt Splicer FARM SHOP Maintenance 12-3-3 A farmer-invented portable belt splicer makes it easy to repair broken belts in the field. In most cases, you don't even have to remove the belt from the baler. Charles Wehling, Broken Bow, Neb., says the "Lever Lacer" works with belts up to 10 in. wide. "Without this lacer, you have to take the belt out of the machine and back to the shop vise to repair with a vise lacer. Often, because shop vises don't squeeze the lacer tight enough, you have use a narrow plate and re-squeeze the splice an inch or so at a time on both sides. With one motion, our portable lacer squeezes the laces tight enough to clinch the teeth," says Wehling, adding that "Other portable lacers that have been on the market are much more expensive and complicated than the Lever Lacer." Wehling has sold the Lever Lacer locally for three years and nationally for the past year through the Morrison Belt Co., (Rt.1, Box 564, Anthony, Kan. 67003 ph 800 835-2024). Wehling also sells the Lever Lacer direct. It works in conjunction with conventional vise lacers ranging in size from 4 to 10 in. wide. For more information, contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Charles Wehling, Rt. 1, Box 35, Broken Bow, Neb. 68822 (ph 308 872-5515).

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