New Refit Kit For Conventional Balers

New Refit Kit For Conventional Balers HAY & FORAGE HARVESTING Balers (6) 7-5-27 "Experience is a great teacher," says Ivan Gabrysh about the lessons he's learned running a baler repair service in Hague, Sask. He's developed a refit kit for conventional square balers that, he says, solves many of the problems on balers which farmers have brought to him for fixing. The kit consists of a single-spring press that's designed to produce more evenly-compressed bales and do less damage to the bale chamber. The kit also includes a special designed floating meter wheel that Gabrysh says stops balers from producing bales of varying lengths. Both components of the kit can be purchased separately. "Older balers have a spring on each side and new balers have an upright hydraulic press. Both systems are built too solid with no give. As a result, the bale chamber bends or breaks, or other working parts fail. Our one-spring press has enough up and down movement to reduce stress on the baler while producing more even bales. Because it's flexible, it requires less adjustment as moisture content, windrow size, or hay consistency changes. Once it's set, bales will stay the same size," says Gabrysh. The one-spring press fits most balers, new or old, and sells for $284. It installs by simply unbolting or cutting away the old spring or hydraulic-operated press. Gabrysh has also developed a metering wheel that replaces the existing wheel and shaft. He says the reason bales generally vary in length by as much as 6 to 8 in. is because the teeth on metering wheels are too long and rounded on the ends. "When bales are loose, the teeth sink in all the way. When bales are tight, the teeth walk on top of the bale. This alters the rotation of the wheel as it turns on the shaft, making the bale shorter or longer," he explains. The new meter wheel has shorter, sharp teeth designed to go in at the same depth at all times. The wheel is mounted on a floating shaft rather than a rigid one so that when bales are tight and the wheel does ride slightly higher, it won't bend the shaft as on conventional balers. "Most balers produce bales that vary as much as 6 to 8 in. in length. Our wheel reduces the variation to just 2 to 3 in. Bales can never be the exact same size because the size of the windrow varies, as does the consistency," says Gabrysh. The metering wheel sells for $166. Gabrysh is looking for dealers for the kit, which comes with full instructions. For more information, contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ivan Gabrysh, Hague Baler Service, Highway 11, Box 612, Hague, Sask. SOK 1XO (ph 306 225-2227).

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