A quick baler check over, revealed this!

[GAM]

I rebuilt the body work on my Mk10T Jones baler last year, also replaced the angle ram runners etc, and the baler went on and baled 2500 bales as sweet as a nut.
I was chatting to a friend, and he mentioned have you checked the clutch plates? I replied No, well on inspection they were just about to disintegrate! Two new clutch plates, hardy spicer and a clutch nose bearing ordered.

 

[yellowbelly]

You've had your money's worth out of them

 

[neilo]

Surely you could eek one more season out of them......

 

[Dry Rot]

"2500 bales as sweet as a nut".

If it ain't broke, don't fix it!

If that was mine and I replaced it, it would never work again!

 

[GAM]

"2500 bales as sweet as a nut".

If it ain't broke, don't fix it!

If that was mine and I replaced it, it would never work again!

Well lets hope thats not the case for me!

But I know exactly what you mean... stay safe

 

[Chae1]

"2500 bales as sweet as a nut".

If it ain't broke, don't fix it!

If that was mine and I replaced it, it would never work again!

Same as me.

 

[james ds]

I rebuilt the body work on my Mk10T Jones baler last year, also replaced the angle ram runners etc, and the baler went on and baled 2500 bales as sweet as a nut.
I was chatting to a friend, and he mentioned have you checked the clutch plates? I replied No, well on inspection they were just about to disintegrate! Two new clutch plates, hardy spicer and a clutch nose bearing ordered.

There could be years work left in them yet , how long are they like that , could be years.

 

[deleted user 837354]

"2500 bales as sweet as a nut".

If it ain't broke, don't fix it!

If that was mine and I replaced it, it would never work again!

Starts perfectly every time...

 

[deleted user 837354]

Surely you could eek one more season out of them......

Course, what else do you need a clutch for? Just tighten the nuts up...

 

[GeorgeK]

Neighbour said "I checked the gearbox oil on my hedge trimmer, good job I did because I don't think it had ever been changed". "Hedge trimmers have a gearbox?" I replied, before finding the drain plug on mine to release a small dollop of what looked like glitter glue

 

[Dry Rot]

Just to be pedantic, isn't that a brake rather than a clutch? I seem to remember I had to get the ferodo block to rebuild the one in my baler which was almost worn away (so clearly not needed anyway).

 

[Cowabunga]

Just to be pedantic, isn't that a brake rather than a clutch? I seem to remember I had to get the ferodo block to rebuild the one in my baler which was almost worn away (so clearly not needed anyway).

If it is the one on the knotter, it is a brake. If on the flywheel is is a clutch. Not sure whether Mk10 had a clutch on the flywheel but is might have.

The difference between a clutch and a brake is often difficult to distinguish and down to semantics. In an auto transmissin, for instance, clutches and brakes may be nearly identical and difficult to visually distinguish, but one essentially stops something from turning relatively while the other drives.

 

[hally]

Just weld it up and bash on?

 

[Gapples]

When I used to PDI IH440 balers quite a few years ago, the last job we had to do was slip the main flywheel clutch.
IH supplied the proper little metal pins you put down in-between the plates, twisted them half a turn to open the clutch.
You then stuck a fence post between the pitman & frame, set the baler away for 10 seconds or so to clean off any rust or paint.
This meant the clutch would work as required, if required, during the season.
It was recommended this be done before every season, but I doubt it ever happened unless we serviced them, I kept a set of the said pins in my tool box.

 

[Dave W]

When I used to PDI IH440 balers quite a few years ago, the last job we had to do was slip the main flywheel clutch.
IH supplied the proper little metal pins you put down in-between the plates, twisted them half a turn to open the clutch.
You then stuck a fence post between the pitman & frame, set the baler away for 10 seconds or so to clean off any rust or paint.
This meant the clutch would work as required, if required, during the season.
It was recommended this be done before every season, but I doubt it ever happened unless we served them, I kept a set of the said pins in my tool box.

I'd suggest 90% of slop clutches on farms aren't maintained correctly

 

[hally]

I'd suggest 90% of slop clutches on farms aren't maintained correctly

I think 10% working to be optimistic

 

[deleted user 837354]

I think 10% working to be optimistic

Well I'm sure I heard it go off once last season, so that'll do....

 

[Richy12]

Where would you get clutch plates like this for a jf 900 shaft?

Ours are bust

 

[Dry Rot]

If it is the one on the knotter, it is a brake. If on the flywheel is is a clutch. Not sure whether Mk10 had a clutch on the flywheel but is might have.

The difference between a clutch and a brake is often difficult to distinguish and down to semantics. In an auto transmissin, for instance, clutches and brakes may be nearly identical and difficult to visually distinguish, but one essentially stops something from turning relatively while the other drives.

Yes, I was thinking the brake (in the photo) is to dampen the movement of the ram. But obviously it might not be.

 

[SeanS]

Neighbour said "I checked the gearbox oil on my hedge trimmer, good job I did because I don't think it had ever been changed". "Hedge trimmers have a gearbox?" I replied, before finding the drain plug on mine to release a small dollop of what looked like glitter glue

Speaking of hedge trimmers, recently I intended to buy a cordless one, so I was looking for reviews... Would be nice to hear something from experience, not from marketing