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Sioux Center, Iowa | Some of the bars on our R23 are starting to get loose. Bearings assemblies are original and I'm told "old style". Vermeer gets $70 each for an update kit which is a bigger bearing and holder. IH rakes used the same "old style" assembly and are available for $70 each. I'd prefer to replace just the bearing and not the "assembly". Anybody done this and have a bearing number or source for an aftermarket option? 24 bearings total |
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N.C. Oregon | powellequipment.com.
You know if the bars on an #16 IH 5 bar should have 2" of camber in them? |
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| I have 2 R23's...I changed bearing styles about 7 years ago.....I used to bale commercially and the bearing that came on the R23 would not last....I saw the bearings on an r 24 got some from deere...All I did to change the out was buy a 4inch 3/4 fine thread bolt....I would remove one tine and put in new style bearing and then i would place tine on new style bearings, if they fit flat I bolted them up. If they did not fit flat I used a vice to bend them till they did fit flat....Found some way off, figured that was why it was knocking bearings out so quick.....I have changed 3 Bearings since and you don't spend 30 minutes greasing it...Look at bearings at the top of page on R2300 where it says Twin Rakes on link I'm posting......
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South central KS | Just put on new bearings on my R 23 worth the money you dont half to change all at once just both bearing on each end of bar you may need to grind out the bearing hole a little |
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Sioux Center, Iowa | I don't know. Maybe someone else knows for sure. Might be a result of the rake turning too fast? I have a Grimm windrow fluffer that the bars will start to bulge out permanently over 6mph. Would think your teeth would have a 2" difference in ground clearance that way though, not? |
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Chilliwack BC | We have a Deere 700 which is made by Vermeer. I press the old bearing off the bolt and buy new ones at a shop in town and press them on. Deere parts says they want $37 for the assembly(in the middle). Last I checked a few years ago I paid about $3.50 per bearing(on the right). I included a picture to compare if your style is the same. It is a common bearing they have in stock.
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Parsons Kansas | That's the same thing I do only I get my bearings from Baum Hydraulic in Nebraska. Darren |
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Vermeer R23 rake bar bearing shortcuts?
