Can you help me identify....

[whistlepig]

Manuals are easy to find. EBAY among other places..... Parts manual is same story. Disc blades and spools are generics. You can get them most any place that sells farm equipment/parts. (Agri-Supply sells 'em cheap and ships direct to your door) Bearings (boxings in this case) are a bit harder to come by.

Where you may find that disc to be a real load is when/if you ever try to tackle plowed ground. In un-worked ground, you'll be just fine.

Thanks for the info on manuals and parts. Two of the disks have a chunk missing but the rest are sharp and round. It's good to know that replacement disks are easily found. If this is a Ferguson it's pretty old. I went over this disk this morning and tightened loose bolts. Hard to believe but none were frozen. Can you give me a little more detail on how the axle bearings are made? They appear to be castings. Hard to tell with all the crud on them.

 

[whistlepig]

I got rained in today. The (4) rear bearing housings had one grease fitting missing on each one and the holes were plugged with gunk. I split the housings and it appears the bearings are made out of some sort of fiber. It's not metal. The bearings appear to be in good shape for not being greased in a very long time.

 

[Farmwithjunk]

I got rained in today. The (4) rear bearing housings had one grease fitting missing on each one and the holes were plugged with gunk. I split the housings and it appears the bearings are made out of some sort of fiber. It's not metal. The bearings appear to be in good shape for not being greased in a very long time.

OK... a little more info. That disc, when produced as a "Ferguson" model was given a different model designation. (BO-22 I believe) But is still essentially the same exact disc as a model #25.

The bearings were known as boxings or grey iron bearings. At one point, they were "metal to metal", with a fair amount of clearance between parts, that would be filled with grease. They had the ability to continue in service even with significant wear. Back in the day, seals were not such that they would live long in conditions such as a disc would operate in. These bearings didn't need seals, nor were they dramatically effected by dirt and grit like a ball bearing would have been. Just keep forcing more grease in as the wear increased clearance....

Once worn excessively, it was common practice to "shim" the bearings with leather, ect, to decrease clearance. Some manufacturers even used wooden inserts as cheap replaceable bearings.

So long as the clearance isn't too excessive, just clean 'em up, re-fill with grease, and continue to use.