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Post by smallchunk on Jun 29, 2017 8:33:31 GMT -6
Does anybody has a small cultipacker that just uses a block of wood for its bearings? How quickly do they wear out? I was looking to build one but found a decent one online that I might go pick up that just has wood on each side. I would prefer pillow bushings on each side, but if it isn't something that would need to be replaced yearly, I think I could live with it. I'm sick of running over rye with my lawnmower tires!
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Post by smallchunk on Jun 29, 2017 8:35:26 GMT -6
I should also mention that it is a four footer!
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Post by biglakebass on Jun 29, 2017 9:02:17 GMT -6
I built mine 10 years ago or so with pillow bearings.
Just keep em greased.
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Jun 29, 2017 9:05:50 GMT -6
I have a several pieces of equipment that still have wood block bearings. They hold up better than you would think!
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Post by kabic on Jun 29, 2017 9:06:09 GMT -6
Educate me, are wood bearings just a block of wood that has a hole drilled for the axle just over sized enough that the axle can turn in it while greased?
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Post by biglakebass on Jun 29, 2017 9:07:28 GMT -6
Mine had rotted out wood to start.
What kind of wood did they use?
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Post by smallchunk on Jun 29, 2017 9:18:54 GMT -6
I can't tell by the photo they posted, just noticed the wood. Kabic, you nailed it.
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Post by daydreamer on Jun 29, 2017 9:53:12 GMT -6
Here is one that we built probably 5-6 yrs ago. Has held up fine for us this far. Don't have much money into it I know that!  |
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Post by Foggy on Jun 29, 2017 10:22:33 GMT -6
Lots of wood bushings / bearings used in farm equipment in time gone by. Lots of old combines had some wood bearings....and they held up well. Useually they were split into two pieces and were made of good hardwood. Seemed to me like they were soaked in oil.....maybe with heat? Keep 'em greased and they will last a long time. Maybe outlast you in a cultipacker application.  |
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Post by Tooln on Jun 29, 2017 11:47:16 GMT -6
4 years ago I bought a packer at auction with wood bearings. It was a 10' unit, I'm guessing built in the 60's. The bearings were in really good shape, but I have no idea if they were original. Judging from the wear I'm guessing they were. I cut the packer in half and made 2, both got wood bearings. I made then from oak that I soaked in oil for a week. I wouldn't be afraid of getting one with wood bearings and actually prefer then on a packer. They will out last a ball bearing and require very little if any maintenance. Like Foggy said wood bearing were used on lots of farm eq. in days gone by also used in many industrial applications. Shit there are still some industrial application that use wood bearings to this day. I wouldn't even grease them, maybe some oil once in a blue moon.
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