Caster Rebuild Kit For Case/IH Drills

Caster rebuild kit for Case/IH Drills PLANTING EQUIPMENT Accessories 13-1-28 If you've got a Case/IH grain drill, you'll want to take a look at this new rebuild kit for the front caster assembly. "The problem is that the two wheels on the caster assembly do not turn independently. Our changeover kit lets each wheel turn independently forward or backward, taking the strain off carrier bolts and spindles," says Gerald Johnson, of Johnson Mfg. Inc., also the manufacturer of Quik-Port drill transports and Quik Cap packer wheel steel re-caps. The new caster wheel kit can be installed without removing the caster carrier from the drill. You simply cut away the old axle and bearings, slide the new sleeve into the carrier, center it, and weld it into place. Then you simply insert both spindles (7,000-lb. hubs pressure packed with grease) into the sleeve and install the two mounting bolts. "One advantage of our rebuild kit is that we lengthened the spindles so the hubs are farther apart which makes it possible to reverse the wheels, putting the convex side of the wheels, along with the valve stems, toward the outside. This configuration eliminates problems with broken valve stems caused by dirt and clods between the wheels and yet doesn't increase the width of the wheel assembly," says Johnson. The rebuild kit sells for $245 without the V-shaped caster carrier. Complete kits, already welded to the caster carrier and ready to bolt into place, sell for $290. For more information, contact FARM SHOW Followup, Johnson Mfg., Inc., Box 76, Kulm, N. Dak. 58456 (ph 800 874-5600 or 701647-2300).

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