Fan Belt on Ford 601 Corn Picker

[@scottviers3794]

Ya gotta love a corn picker! Nice fix Jacob.

[@alastairmccormick397]

Oh the joys of having machinery! It takes a lot of skill to measure a vee belt and get it right only using a bit of twine especially when there is a twist in it. Well done sir

[@boehmfarm4276]

I tried to measure long, but I would be happy with and inch longer belt.

[@rogerwilson9361]

Jacob wow brother that was an easy fix nice video and didn't think was going on as easy as it did.

[@PlanetMojo]

Working on machinery in the winter is a real treat. The cold metal makes my hands stiff for hours.

[@boehmfarm4276]

Its even worse when the machine can not make it back to the shed.

[@prestonkerr4421]

Congratulations on 17000! I remember when I was here at 2000.

[@boehmfarm4276]

Thanks for watching! I'm going for 20000 by Valentine's day.

[@gregorythompson2251]

Love me some corn pickers. Thanks

[@scruffy6151]

Back to work it is now fixed. I am glad it was a easy fix.

[@pocketchange1951]

👍👌🇨🇦❤

[@Farmboy-fs5xw]

Nice job hopefully harvest is coming along for you

[@boehmfarm4276]

The only thing I can count on is the rain coming and always too much.

[@Sam6610]

Well done on 17,000 subs

[@boehmfarm4276]

Thank you

[@davidwatt7663]

Jacob, it could just be my hearing but the fan bearing sounded dry. Nice video , nothing like a cheap home fix.👍

[@boehmfarm4276]

Yeah..... they don't sound the best.

[@SoybeanFarmer3300]

nice job figuring out how to get the belt on without to much disassembly.

[@FarmingFixingFabricating]

Hey bud nice repair.Typically you should tighten a eccentric locking the opposite direction than what the bearing is turning.Thumbs up from me by the way

[@boehmfarm4276]

I tightened it with direction of turn didn't I ? I figured on righty tighty loosy lefty.

[@FarmingFixingFabricating]

@@boehmfarm4276they should be tightened the opposite way that the bearing is going to turn during operation. The idea is that centrifical force we keep it tight. That's how they are designed most of the time I tighten then wrong anyhow.

[@ratrodbubba]

@@boehmfarm4276 i was always told If you have tightened the lock collar in the direction the shaft rotates, then a sluggish bearing will tighten itself even more, against the lock collar. If you've tightened it the wrong way, excessive drag could loosen the bearing in the lock and allow it to spin on the shaft and ruin before you noticed it.

[@coreytrout3857]

Pickers seem to have their own special kind of problems when you have to repair them, how much do you have left to harvest?

[@boehmfarm4276]

More than half.

[@coreytrout3857]

@@boehmfarm4276 I wish you the best it's tough when the weather is against you

[@America-First2024]

😊👍🏻

[@alancooper5386]

asking before viewing, but have u finished ur harvest, our is under the snow, 3rd year in a row we will have a spring harvest, ur lucky down in the usa u don't have climate change as it seems to be happening up here.

[@boehmfarm4276]

Not close to finished.

[@noahschoenike2412]

Why is the belt crossed

[@boehmfarm4276]

The fan needs to spin the opposite direction of the drive pulley.

[@MrMagnum7220]

Does that wear the belt down?

[@MrMagnum7220]

Does that wear the belt down?

[@boehmfarm4276]

Not noticeably.

[@BarnyardEngineering]

The ol' picker needed a set of belts, eh?

[@boehmfarm4276]

It did not need any until I was too lazy to tighten this one.

[@Conor.f35]

1

[@alancooper5386]

did u hear the news, yes every man-women and child is requested to send mr trump $1,000 to help pay for the wall. hope u have sent in your $1000

[@boehmfarm4276]

I dont want to be in California paying for other peoples phone bills....

[@alancooper5386]

@@boehmfarm4276 u need to just forget about that, just send your Thousand $$$ to the Government so they can start building the new wall.