gsganzer
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- Denton, TX
- Tractor
- L3800 w/FEL and BH77, BX 2200 w/FEL and MMM
Thought I'd share an issue I ran into today, hopefully I can save someone else the hassle.
Make sure the bolts that attach the poly hopper (or metal hopper if that applies to yours) have nylock nuts, lock washers or threadlock. Otherwise, they very easily come loose and the bolt drops down into the impeller. In addition, the hopper then misaligns with the outlet/impellor and the combination of the two tears some things up. In addition, if you happen to have a full hopper and you're by yourself, you'll have the fun task of unloading it.
I can't believe anyone would assemble something without either using threadlocker (for things you don't want to come apart easily) or anti-seize (for things you'll want to come apart easily).
Make sure the bolts that attach the poly hopper (or metal hopper if that applies to yours) have nylock nuts, lock washers or threadlock. Otherwise, they very easily come loose and the bolt drops down into the impeller. In addition, the hopper then misaligns with the outlet/impellor and the combination of the two tears some things up. In addition, if you happen to have a full hopper and you're by yourself, you'll have the fun task of unloading it.
I can't believe anyone would assemble something without either using threadlocker (for things you don't want to come apart easily) or anti-seize (for things you'll want to come apart easily).
