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RayP(MI)

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Was in a hurry to get that year long pile of hay and droppings out of the sheep pasture and out on the hayfield while weather is still tolerable. Friday I backed into a post with the loader tractor damaging the plumbing on the auxilliary hydraulic tank. Took me all Saturday morning to get it replumbed. Only took a $2 pipe nipple, but getting the broken stub out if back of tractor without damaging threads was a task.

Today the floor of the spreader buckled catching about 3 or 4 of the cross bars on the apron and breaking the idler sprocket bracket at front of apron. I can weld it back. The floor can get a new piece of plywood. Only a two foot span needs replacing. But can I slip it in without having to open up apron? Then there is those bent cross bars... can I straighten them withouta fight?

Gotta feeling Monday isn't going to be a good day.
 
Should'a done what I did today Ray. We took off as soon as chores were done,drove up through Entrican,Lakeview,through Altona to Stanwood,went up Northland to Reed City then took county roads through Osceola County. Went up through Cadillac,had dinner in Kalkaska and took 66 home. Color was great.
When we passed your corner Kim said we should stop in. Right now you're making me real glad I kept going. I didn't have my coveralls with me. LOL

As far as straightening those paddles,you can lay a 4x6 block under each end and beat them in to submission with a sledge hammer,but the way your day's going,I wouldn't. You'll need a whole new floor before it's all over.
 
Thanks for the sledge hammer suggestion... if I can keep myself from using it on the whole old decrepit machine. Then there's the problem of getting them over the top where I can get at them. I don't much want to open that apron chain up if I can avoid it.
 
I got in the same situation yesterday with the double chain elevator. I was unloading corn and I don't know if an ear got under the chain when it went over the top or what,but it broke a link coming back down underneath at the top. I had to wire it together to get it back down to the bottom and back up where I could get to it.
Lucky for me,that one didn't have manure on it like yours does.
 
Yeah, thanks for reminding me - got about a third of a load that will probably have to be unloaded the hard way.
 
Princes Auto in Canada sell easy outs for broken pipe.Drive them in & use an impact.problem solved. Check HF or PA in Sarnia Ontario
 

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