Outrigger2
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had a small fire on the big square baler, it was put out real fast. brake was left on the flywheel.
Angus/Brangus":ioo4iv9o said:What's the cause of most of these fires? Bearings going out that create intense heat or mainly hay that's too wet? I got me a new round baler and I moisture test the hay prior to baling but would like to be heads up on anything else that could cause a fire.
I think the best stratagy is have plenty of fire extinguisher resources available, dump the bale and start hosing everything down. Mine's the same way, takes a long time to disconnect. :shock: Its good to have someone helping, but if you're like me, always alone working at baling hay.sidney411":wsa9bohe said:I had a bearing go out last year on me. It was bright cherry red and smouldring. I was baling at night to try to get it done and I thought at first it was the reflection of the monitor light on the back window - but it didn't go away when the light went out. Luckily I was close enough to the house to get to the water hose. I had never thought about it before then but I still am worried that if I did have a bad fire I wouldn't be able to pull the pin on the baler without jacking it up first. How do you unhook the baler fast without jacking it up????
Heard a neighboring commnity VFD toned out today for a combine fire.Bez+":2r3j48x7 said:Next "fire" season will be coming soon - combines.
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