baler fire

[bigbull338]

well the baler blew a bearing and went up in flames.the goodthing is they was able to unhook the tractor and get it out of the way.sure is a crappy way to end the season.no 1 was hurt unhooking the baler.we know where theres 2 balers thats barely been used at all both 3yrs old and less than 1300 bales.both balers are new hollands.

 

[True Grit Farms]

Sorry to hear that BB I can relate to your luck.

 

[ALACOWMAN]

It always amazes me that more dont go up in flames... All that dry matter, and moving metal parts...like torch strikers..why I put a rear view mirror aimed straight to the rear....

 

[bigbull338]

it was a shock esp since a bearing had been replaced 2 months ago.im hoping we can get a baler thats not so bad about blowing bearings.but thats not gonna happen.

 

[Nesikep]

dang that sucks.. sure makes me think twice about using a round baler, around here that could be a very bad thing

 

[Turkeybird]

What kind was it.?

 

[bigbull338]

it was a jd 567 baler.nesi this is the 1st round baler weve ever had to burn up.

 

[dun]

it was a jd 567 baler.nesi this is the 1st round baler weve ever had to burn up.

That sucks, the 567 is a great baler, and expensive

 

[ALACOWMAN]

Any of them can burn,bad bearing or not.. Pickup tooth spark hitting a rock. Bent tooth hitting a guide. Dry chains..

 

[True Grit Farms]

Any of them can burn,bad bearing or not.. Pickup tooth spark hitting a rock. Bent tooth hitting a guide. Dry chains..

I know a Vermeer will burn.

 

[kenny thomas]

Seen a Vermeer 5410 Rebel burn a couple weeks ago.

 

[ALACOWMAN]

Any of them can burn,bad bearing or not.. Pickup tooth spark hitting a rock. Bent tooth hitting a guide. Dry chains..

I know a Vermeer will burn.

looks like you tried to dump the bale and too...

 

[Jogeephus]

Hate to hear that.

 

[Atimm693]

Had a close call last year when a bale burned shortly after dumping it.

Never did figure out why.

 

[Silver]

That's an awful thing to have happen, sorry for your luck. I carry an infra red thermometer and point it at all my bearings a couple of times a day. Just takes a couple of minutes, but if I see a bearing start to run a little warmer than normal I know well in advance that something needs to be done.

 

[ALACOWMAN]

Did you get that from snap on tools??

 

[True Grit Farms]

Did you get that from snap on tools??

I got mine at Home Depot, seen them at Harbor Fright also.

 

[ALACOWMAN]

Thank's

 

[pricefarm]

That's an awful thing to have happen, sorry for your luck. I carry an infra red thermometer and point it at all my bearings a couple of times a day. Just takes a couple of minutes, but if I see a bearing start to run a little warmer than normal I know well in advance that something needs to be done.

So what temperature is normal for a bearing to run ?

 

[Silver]

That's an awful thing to have happen, sorry for your luck. I carry an infra red thermometer and point it at all my bearings a couple of times a day. Just takes a couple of minutes, but if I see a bearing start to run a little warmer than normal I know well in advance that something needs to be done.

So what temperature is normal for a bearing to run ?

Don't know what normal is, first thing is if one is running hotter that others doing the same job it's a red flag. I just get a feel for what normal is on the particular machine and watch for changes.