Bale-Powered Inoculator

Bale-Powered Inoculator BALERS Enos Beiler lets his bales power the inoculant applicator on his baler He eliminated the need for a 12-volt battery and an on/off switch Thanks to a belt drive the applicator runs at the same speed as the bales that move through the bale chute “I bought a Gandy box applicator but all the other parts I needed were scraps I had salvaged off of other projects ” says Beiler “I did have to special order a belt to fit the drive pulleys ” Beiler mounted the applicator on two vertical steel legs above the bale-making chamber A third leg is angled back from the applicator tank to the bale chamber to counter pressure from the belt drive A star wheel from a previously used applicator mounts near the rear of the bale chute Beiler added a pulley to it and bolted a 2 by 2-in angle iron as a vertical leg just ahead of the star wheel Two pulleys at the top of the leg raise the drive belt above the knotter and other baler mechanisms to a drive pulley on the applicator The upper pulley directs the belt to the applicator from the star wheel and can be mounted in any of 3 holes The lower pulley redirects the returning belt It is mounted in a slot so Beiler can adjust it for belt tension “The star wheel drive means the applicator stops when hay is not moving through the bale chamber ” says Beiler “I’m not wasting inoculant when turning or not picking up hay because I forgot to hit the shut-off switch ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Enos Beiler 4508 W Rohr Rd Montezuma Ind 47862 ph 765 245-2399

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