Flat roller repair advice

[theboytheboy]

Has anyone got any tips on the best way to deal with a roller that is leaking from the middle of the two drums/barrels?

Is it even worth trying to dismantle and fix?

If filling with concrete what have people found the best/easiest/cheapest method? I guess cut a big hole in the end of each drum and get busy mixing up concrete, any specific mix to use?

Has anyone just used sand on its own?

Thanks

 

[davidroberts30]

If its leaking between the 2 barrels then split it and weld
If its leaking from the tube then cut the tube out and replace or fill with concrete/scrap

 

[startinghandle]

Dismantle it then come back with verdict
Could it be frost damage?

 

[Dman2]

One of my ex neighbours, drilled a hole and filled his up with chippings ( assume from the local highways tipping ground up the road)
Ended up with a roller that was to heavy, eventually the chippings started to leak out and ground through the shaft in the middle

 

[Dman2]

One of my ex neighbours, drilled a hole and filled his up with chippings ( assume from the local highways tipping ground up the road)
Ended up with a roller that was to heavy, eventually the chippings started to leak out and ground through the shaft in the middle

 

[Sharpy]

One of my ex neighbours, drilled a hole and filled his up with chippings ( assume from the local highways tipping ground up the road)
Ended up with a roller that was to heavy, eventually the chippings started to leak out and ground through the shaft in the middle

A neighbour did similar, wrecked it as well, a bugger to pull too as the scalpings were always running up the back of the drum, it sounded like a cement mixer full of gravel going up the field.

 

[TripleSix]

Concrete/stone will make it vastly heavier than water ballast....

 

[TechWise]

Don't decide anything too drastic until you've taken it apart for a look. Ours was leaking water out the middle and it turned out the tube up the middle had come away from the end plate. Quick weld around it and it was good as new. Half hour job

 

[NasherXL]

Split my leaking grays roller down and cut a section out each and and filled with concrete a few years ago. Makes a cracking job but ended up snapping the centre shaft as the drums are really top heavy for the rest of the frame etc. Needs to be a 4x4 in front pulling it now as well,even on the flat so unfortunately no more sunny spring afternoons out rolling with the fergy or super major.

 

[Lofty1984]

Cut a square on out on the end of each drum to fill with concrete worked great untill the shaft bent the bearings collapsed and the hitch pulled off ?

 

[AJR75]

Suspect it'll be frost damage- for some reason they always seem to go in the centre and not on the outsides.

Split it apart and re weld. Would suggest not to fill with concrete as this will end in woe eventually with broken shafts or frames/ bearings.

There really isn't that much to them.

 

[organicguy]

Just re built a Grays double set. Had re welded a couple of ends previously. On e roller the centre tube in the centre was completely worn out due to a bent shaft, we suspect from when we lent to a neighbour to roll ploughing. We cut out, ground out the old tubes and replaced. Was a night mare welding back in due to limited space. I kept getting slag holes. Another time I would send to local engineer who has a bigger mig than me(and more skill). We also cut new oak bearings!
All running now and good to see me out!

 

[Quaddog]

I had this problem years ago. Roller was so badly worn that I filled it with concrete. I dismantled it and then tipped the two barrels on end and shovelled concrete through two little plates which were on the ends. It made a really good heavy roller (concrete being heavier than water or oil). No grease nipples or anything on it but it lasted another ten years or so.

 

[Dman2]

Wish my roller just had a leak

Almost ended up in beck

Been on its way for a bit, only about 10cms holding it together

 

[michael N123]

Mines full of concrete

 

[ED.D]

Have got a set of rollers that are very much like triggers broom.
bought cheap and had more substantial frames put around them (6”x4” box) so they could be pulled in tandem, only to find they leaked so filled them with sand, then due to the weight increase ripped the ends out of the barrels as it was only 3mm thick.
sent them away to have the ends strengthened and roller bearing put on them. Now have to employ a contractor to use them since getting rid of the “big tractor”.
that said they do an awesome job, if they don’t push a stone into the ground they tend to crush it.