Bucket Has A Hole In It

Allan in NE · Jul 20, 2009

Wonder if it would be easier to pull that auger out to skin this thing?

Allan

oliver power · Jul 20, 2009

Hey! That's a Hank Williams Sr song.

Allan in NE · Jul 20, 2009

He had an old combine too? :>)

Allan

thurlow · Jul 20, 2009

Been there, done that......twice, on an L2; pulled the auger oncet.

Allan in NE · Jul 20, 2009

So,

You can skinny that new skin under the auger without leaving too many cuss marks?

I'm gonna use a 30" wide sheet of 16 ga. sheet clear across the whole length of the bottom.

Thanks,

Allan

Coloken · Jul 20, 2009

Allan, your not supposed to leave grain in the tank over winter outside.

thurlow · Jul 20, 2009

Been a long time ago; I think I (pop) riveted one side and used wooden wedges under the auger to pull it down in the center..........

Larry-Tx · Jul 20, 2009

Allan, can you get the curve rolled into the center first? It will lay down lots better,you going to pop rivit it in? If so use plenty so grain don't get between to lift it up.

fixerupper · Jul 20, 2009

Wow, it's so wide open and easy! Bend your 16 ga over a fencepost that's about the size of the auger flighting, slip it under the auger, and pop rivet away. If you use a cordless drill, by all means take the spare battery up there too. Once you're settled down there in the tank the battery WILL conk out. Might not hurt to bring the fencepost up on top of the combine in case some adjustments need to be made. People our age don't need to make too many trips back to the ground from inside the tank. Jim

fixerupper · Jul 20, 2009

Oh Allen, I forgot to warn you, after working all those late hours baling, don't fall asleep in the grain tank. You'll wake up with one heck of a leg cramp. BTDT. Jim

RodinNS · Jul 20, 2009

I'd be inclined to see just how bad the pulley was stuck...
I'd pull the auger if it was easy. Work around it if it's not.
That one pulls right out the left side when you get the pulley off, right?
The you can check the bearing when it's out...

Rod

jbp · Jul 20, 2009

Might want to consider some silly-cone around the edges to seal out water and grain. It worked on my K2 with same problem.
Joe

mazemeister · Jul 20, 2009

I did the same repair on a white 7300 last winter- except there's 2 cross augers. and they have baffles over them. I used I think 14" wide aluminum flashing- got a 50' roll- and self-tapping tek screws to attach. slid right under the auger. i'd expect if it saw serious usage the auger would wear through the aluminum faster than steel, but i'm only doing a dozen loads a year.

Ultradog MN · Jul 20, 2009

Fer sure I thought Allan was going to start picking and singing for us by the title of his post.
I couldn't find Hank Williams but I did find this one.
Dear Liza

Moline_guy · Jul 20, 2009

Like Thurlow said, roll the steel under the auger and wedge it down with some wood pieces and rivet it in, patched up the old JD 96 hoppers and platforms that way. Couldn't afford new steel back then so we just used the "skin" off an old water heater. Good luck with the harvest.

GA Dave · Jul 20, 2009

(quoted from post at 19:28:39 07/20/09) Fer sure I thought Allan was going to start picking and singing for us by the title of his post.
I couldn't find Hank Williams but I did find this one.
Dear Liza

ere ya go. David...............

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DW8I1xCyiQ

oliver power · Jul 21, 2009

Actually, the Hank William's song is called "My Bucket Has a Hole in it".

Vito · Jul 21, 2009

Your bucket and my wallet have the problem! LOL

Vito

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