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| Our Hesston inline balers had bearing trouble on the belt type bale thrower. The bearings ran really hot and would not last a few months. The inner race would crack all the around so the lock collar and fractured inner race was separated from the bearing. It seems constant tension from a large belt can really cause bearing trouble. Everyone that runs these bale throwers has nothing but trouble with bearings that break and also spin/destroy the $$$$ belt roller/drive shafts.
I found Rexnord/McGill bearings (MB-25-1-1/4) that I believe have a few thousandths slightly looser internal tolerance and do not "bind" when they heat up. Maybe they are better steel, I don't know. They are very high quality and the other equally important thing is to use full synthetic grease that can operate at 475 degrees. Our bearings run cool as a cucumber and never fail now. You should visit a major bearing supply store. Here is a catalog that shows some of the bearings/specs available:
https://www.rexnord.com/contentitems/techlibrary/documents/bearings/...
https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/mobil-1-synthetic-grease-13.4-oz... | |
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Claas bearings keep getting hot???
