Anybody use a small fan on their baler to keep the hay/dust of the knife/cutting area? I thought about getting a fan from Wally world and connect to a battery which would be located in one of the storage binds on the side. Thanks
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I would be worried about the fan motor filling with that fine dust and starting a fire. If you can get a fan with a sealed motor then maybe but I think if you just clean it off at the end of the day you will be fine.
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G'day common enough to se them fitted to the big square balers so much so that some even come with them from factory now, have never seen one fitted to a small one though.
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Most just carry a leaf blower with them and clean 2 or 3 times a day !
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Do a google search for HECO baler knotter fans
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Dang! That's somethin'... Are you talkin' about those 3x3 square balers? I'd feel kinda silly doin' that on my little square baler!
I just puff out my cheeks a few times every day.
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Leaf blowers work well for in the field for removing the chaff!
Do have googles handy!!!!
Do have googles handy!!!!
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I thought big square balers used pressured air (with a compressor) to really blow the hay/straw particles away. I have been thinking of something like that for my small square baler. You could place the outlets exactly where you want them. Gotta check out HECO website now.