Automatic Chain Oiler

Automatic Chain Oiler FARM SHOP Maintenance 13-1-9 A salvaged _automotive windshield washer pump lets Jerry Sheffer, Fletcher, Ohio, quickly and efficiently oil all head and internal drive chains on his combine while sitting in his seat in the cab. Sheffer mounted the washer pump's 1 gal. reservoir on the side of the combine, pop riveting the tank's original brackets to the sheet metal. Next, he installed the pump in front of the batteries, near the sides of the straw walkers. Then he installed a switch in the cab and ran electrical wires from it to the pump. He also ran an in-line fuse to the switch. To deliver the oil, Sheffer used 25 ft. of 3/8 in. clear plastic hose. He used plastic "T's" to split the hose as it comes out of the pump, running each length of hose along the outside of the combine to each particular chain. To operate the oiler, Sheffer simply slips a switch on the panel to pump oil through the hoses. "We get longer life out of chains now because we oil them more frequently and it takes much less time," says Sheffer. "Also, it's less dangerous because you're not up in the machine, against moving chains, squirting oil." Sheffer says his only cost was $10 for 25 ft. of hose. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Jerry Sheffer, 8844 N. St., Rt. 589, Fletcher, Ohio45326 (ph 513 368-3065).

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