Handy Repair Tips For Vermeer Super F 205 Round Baler

Handy Repair Tips For Vermeer Super F 205 Round Baler BALERS David Prause China Spring Texas: “My 1982 Vermeer Super F 205 round baler has a lot of chains on it including a big 10-ft long #80 chain that drives the main roller and belts The baler came with an automatic oiler but dirt often got into the oil “To solve the problem I replaced the baler’s oiler with a 1-quart plastic oil bottle mounted on a metal bracket filled it with used oil and punched a small hole in the lid While baling I turned the bottle upside down and a drop of oil comes out every second or two “The baler’s sealed bearings used to heat up so I replaced them with greaseable bearings and give them a shot of grease every hour or two I use a laser light monitor to check the bearings’ temperature Now I have to replace the bearings only about once every 5 years “I had trouble finding bearings and driveshaft U-joints for my 1985 General Motors K-30 1-ton front wheel drive pickup because GM doesn’t make the parts any more Then I discovered Inland Truck Parts and Service of Ft Worth Texas ph 800 700-2557 They supply a wide variety of drive system parts for GM pickups that are no longer available from the company “My shop has a 10-ft high ceiling and whenever there’s a lot of equipment inside there’s no room for a big floor fan to blow smoke away as I’m welding To solve the problem I buy small 20-in box fans and hang them from the rafters ”

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