| Show helpful articles for the farmer and st stock kraiser oc ra iser prepared for the renders of tins this paper by professors at the utah agricultural colle college collee e CARE OF FARM MACHINERY L ly by A 11 II powell assistant probes Prof csor or of farm les utah agricultural collego there Is no farm anywhere that we have observed that does not show some bonne evid evidence once of the improper care and neglect ot of tho farm machinery la in the follow lug manner the bearings and wearing earIng ii parts ot of machines are worn out while tho the rest of the machine Is practically now working parts that cannot bo be lubricated such ns the ru mower oer and binder knife and the cutter cutler bar shoes are allowed loed nl to become so rusty rits ty that the th e bilics of these parts are sharpened ened machines having wood parts are anro left out unprotected from the file weather the wood absorb inz ins moisture from the storms causing it to warp and expand then trying drying out in tho the summer which causes it to tb shrink crack and loosen thereby causing a great deal of trouble the bolts that tire are for the purpose of holding parts together become loose and anro permitted to remain ax x on the machines where bearings bearl nga are found to be badly worn as aa often found on the spring toothed harrow wheels and div harrow bearings we find thia condition due largely to ae elect on ther the thi the operator ope baor to properly lubricate these parts and not enough eare care having been taken to keep the oil and grease free from dirt and sand or sand may find its way antly into the end of the bearings if they are not n ot properly protected prot eted A swall single grata grain of so sand rod cannot do much harm until it gets geta between two working surfaces Bur faces then it Is I 1 broken into lit to possibly a hundred hun tired pieces and each piece harln having a sharp cutting edge to cut and wear the metal it coms comes in contact with prom from this it if should be very ery easy to see how important it Is that all bearings be kept as clean us is possible and supplied with a sufficient quantity of clean anLe A great deal of acar and tear orn en the ibo bearings may be prevented by making abnot a boot or covering of thin leather or old felt hat by cutting trips strips e the proper width emil wrapping them hem around the end of the bearings ieiri ns nd illg tying with wire or lacing the rids ids where this con can be dynof the should bo be equipped with a impression grease cup and a liberal of grease supplied this wll carry a large amount of the dirt and sand out of the bearing i find and keep it coated with a clean lubricant it if this be carefully done with all the parts that wear rapidly those these parts ft ill then lost last longer than the rest of the mathine machine the machines having sliding parts that cannot be lubricated such as the shoes on the cutter bar and the knife bar of a mower or shoes on the grain drill or corn planter ill not operate smoothly and successfully when these parta pails are rusty and the rust usually penetrate ates a to such a depth that it shortens the life of nil of these parts yet all nil this may be prevented by melting some acme tallow or greas crease and with a paint brush or a piece of rag tied 1 14 a stick coal coating ng all these abrl bright jit as soon BOW as the work mork with thit int particular machine has lias been lieen completed it may seem difficult to put forth the necessary effort to do those these attle jobs but volien ft hen once dene and you observe the results that are obtained bained yaa you will ovill find vie tie time to have been profitably spent I 1 on machines having wood parts a great deal of trouble and expense way may be avoided by giving oil all the wood a sooil good coit coat of paint this hc be done ashile the wood Is clean and try dry tho paint should be n made by raisin maxin linsted oil an and white lead until you obtain tiff li ala of about the eaino saine consad consa con teney ency as 03 crear cream then to each quart add one kill gill of t turpentine will make a good white paint so if ony color Is desire i it coloring compound may inny he from tiny drug crI aint store and add tit td to tho the mixture this ibis part of the repair work has been neglected we wa flail find the alie wood parts on the machines boac alnes to be in very bad as a during the viet ctet and stormy weather the wood will absorb moisture unil and expand often banin at the same saiu time then as it become dried drle out it will tacit and a id split binl become wy brittle often causin it to td break in two tit at ille weak points such as tho bolt holes or whore hare other pieces on to it one of tho the inset common troubles I 1 Is the looden ng of bolts nuts tind ind braces while this may seem to so simple as not to he be des trvin of guv here we wish to call your attention to the facts ng as they really are there thera are no agricultural implements in use u but ahot eniar sit av some oma signs of the neglect of this part of it the tha repair unit the results are as follows fol lowe very every bolt Is intended inton led to ie curry ont its iti proper shire share of the load loaa or stress and nd when it has baa become it fall fail to carry its load joni eon con some other bolt or pirt must it title other part aben im bens ing subjected subject od to t ea overload that it win was not bot de to carry will bansen lion ha of falls completely t ti carry this additional strain placed upon it by the loosen loosening ing of some other part parl A L bot bolt should alwais fit snugly into the hole bole and it if per permitted mittel to remain hose azose it will year the hole so that ll it becomes be Lornes inucci mua larger than the bult bill this condition cou dillon malkes makes it almost imps sible bible to keep the bolt annl since the bolt Is only capable ot of sostain rig n its maximum load hen kept tight it should beadil readily be seeh seen how important jt it Is that all baits ile be kept tight often the cutter haron the llie mower 11 mill ll bo be out of bf because of 0 tho file loosening of some borne of 0 tho the braces thos will cause the pitman bearnes bearn ps to hind bind run hot and ear ety ery rapidly and twill will interfere with the successful opera ti no the machine the alignment of the cutter bagwill bar will bo be taken up in a later inter article |
