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    oliver 18 combine parts?

    Unfortunately the belts running the concaves of some of those old combines are some of the few belts that aren't a standard cross-section. Usually it's the belt cross-section angle that varies: variable speed drives are often more like 30 to 35 degrees, while conventional v-belts are 40 degrees...
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    Latest Wacky Cobbling: Combine Shed

    Thanks! The tin just arrived yesterday (about 3 weeks later than it was supposed to). All the bracing is in, so hoping to get it finished this weekend. I've been off work for several weeks and we've had superb weather. But of course the steel was delayed right up until now when I'm back at work...
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    Help! Ford 20-16 Manure Spreader disaster

    It could be. I was assuming that the OP would be welding them together himself regardless. I'm guessing that the original gear is 1-1/2"to 2" thick or so? So whether it's three-to-four pieces cut from 1/2" or six-to-eight pieces form quarter inch, he'd still be welding them together himself. The...
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    Help! Ford 20-16 Manure Spreader disaster

    That could be. But you'd be surprised at how many fabrications shops now have decent plasma or laser tables, and how fast and (comparatively) inexpensively they can kick out parts. Including the place where I work, there are three fab shops with plasma or laser tables within a couple miles of...
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    Help! Ford 20-16 Manure Spreader disaster

    You definitely wouldn't want to change the diameter, just the number of teeth if requried. Changing the number of teeth to have, say, fewer (but chunkier) teeth will make a small difference on rotation per stroke of the pawl, but on an old spreader it wouldn't be enough to make any meaningful...
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    Help! Ford 20-16 Manure Spreader disaster

    I've made up a few ratchet gears like that, and think that I've come up with (in my opinion) a pretty good method for making them fairly cheaply. One was for an IH 175 manure spreader that had blown apart exactly like yours. I would have brazed it myself if I'd had all the pieces, but one of...
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    Old tire question.

    I'm a bit confused, and I think there may be some misunderstanding: You (OP) seem to be implying that you think tube replacement is still necessary. Are they leaking? You said they still hold air, so wondering why you want to replace the tubes? Just to clarify: Those of us that are suggesting...
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    Old Fanning Mills/Seed Cleaners - Any Tips to Prevent Sifting Screen from Clogging?

    How do folks. I have a surfeit of oats this year, as I often do, and am cleaning and bagging them to sell to the odd horse person who I also sell hay to. It's a slow way to get rich to be sure, but they might as well get used. I use an old Hance, 'Vac-A-Way' seed cleaner. Very similar to the...
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    BEES!

    This thread may have gone a smidge off topic and/or been beaten to death, but just one more note: In addition to spraying in the evening when they're all in the nest, also make sure you get liquid/conventional type of spray. It works superb - if you even get it near a wasp it will be...
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    BEES!

    I agree with above. You want (/need) to spray in the evening after they're all tucked in for the night. If you spray in the day, half (or more than half) of them are out and about, won't get touched by the spray, and will come back swarming you when you start to spray the nest.
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    Old tire question.

    I agree with C. Amick completelty. A good chance they're seized to the rims and you'd tear up the bead getting them off. I'd just run them until they fail. May be several years. But above all, keep the sun off them whenever you can. New tires may not be as tough rubber, but they're made with a...
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    Latest Wacky Cobbling: Combine Shed

    Had another few free hours, so got the last arch and the remaining 2x6's up. Just have to weld in a couple pieces of cross-bracing and it'll be ready for tin. I really wish I made it longer. It would have been minimal extra effort to go one or two more arches to make it 10 or 20 feet longer, but...
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    Poachers

    Calling the proper authorities is, of course, the proper and probably best thing to do. But just for your consideration: Do you have a set of chain or diamond harrows, the style with long points for aggressive tillage on one side and shorter points for shallower tillage on the other (i.e...
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    Deere Number 9 Sickle Bar Mower - Need picture of Clamp location

    We had a few #9's over the years (still have two for clipping the pasture, plus several other makes of sickle mower). The clamps do help control side sway and (perhaps more significantly) they keep the geometry of the mower correct when you lift. With any model of sickle mower, if it's setup...
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    Latest Wacky Cobbling: Combine Shed

    Had an hour free this morning between other engagements, so put up another arch. Slowly but surely...
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