People debate whether knowledge or experience is better. Wouldn't both be the best situation? Clearly Shane has both. He has the tote with all the parts including the metal bar and the wood block that fit the conveyer. The hole in the side of the conveyer is genius! The manufacturer should include it from the factory
It seems like everytime I watch your videos I learn something new what goes into potatoe harvesting! You and Shane are the best teachers, thank you both ❤
The two of you are the perfect couple! Shane is blessed to have you. Keep the videos coming, good stuff representing good hard working people in Auburn Maine.
One good thing about your videos is that you cover ALL the details. Excellent job of a simple task. My motto, do it right, it lasts, do it wrong, you will revisit the same issue again. You're doing well on capturing the correct camera angles so we don't miss anything. ❤
Hey Molly it works the same way on a tire machine the steel belts ran on the conveyor belt but we had to hot iron the splice so the camera and sensors wouldn’t read it I worked for Goodyear Tire and Rubber company for 36 years later y’all.❤️😎🇺🇸
You now I may never have to apply this knowledge, but this is more like a "How It's Made" video and this is freaking cool as shit... it like a heavy duty version of the grocery store conveyer belt and I never thought how about how you get a belt on a machine. enjoy the spread of content we get from yall!!
Hi Molly it’s nice to have your husband around that can do a lot of your maintenance work saves time and money… Great work.. Very interesting and thanks for sharing 😊
This is shades of belt repair for old style threshing machines. In those days there was no V belts, everything was flat belts. Flat belts had piano hinge lacing. I remember replacing those. It was a simpler crimp style lacing with a wire that went through it to connect the two parts. Your system is far more secure.
We used to use piano lacing all the time before we switched to alligator lacing. I still keep some around there are a couple applications on the farm that the alligator lacing won’t work so I still use piano lacing occasionally. Thanks for watching!
Done that many times,for flat belts on my grandaddy farms, he had a foot wide clamp that fit a vice that would clamp the teeth together all at one time . He would straighten a old wire clothes hanger out for a pin.He started that during the depression when you couldn't afford stuff
That was an awesome video, I have always wondered how those belts are serviced, farmers definitely have the most skills of anyone says thank you so much for sharing that, it was great to watch
Hey guys, interesting and entertaining video! It always amazes me all the different things that need to be maintained on a farm. Hope you guys have a great week!
Hey guys! Thanks for watching! I’m learning that if you want to be a farmer, you must be able to do every trade. I’m excited to see what I learn this year. Looking forward to your next tree house video!
@@BellsFarming I get it, farmers are the jack of all trades! We can't wait to get back to the treehouse...working through a bathroom reno at the moment which has been a slow process!
Brings back memories. I used to do this all the time . Our install tool was eight wide instead of 2 and I would take a chisel and crimp the ends so the rod couldn't move but good job thanks ❤
Another demonstration of the need to be a "Jack and Jill of All Trades" to be successful in this business. Years ago, we had a tool that fit into a vise to squeeze the lacings onto the "previous generation" of belt lacing, Of course, the prerequisite was getting the belt off the machine in the first place, not something that was always easy to do. Thanks for sharing!
Shane, that was one of the best sayings I've herd. I'm going to steal it if you don't mind. Great informative video Mrs. Molly. Keep up the great work.
101 educational job for all millwright apprenticeship learning, , that’s what I went to industrial arts apprenticeship in the millwrights in California,,, thanks, it can be hard to do , and it’s easy to get it off square, especially if the belt is crooked pulled or stretched on one side more than the other lol thanks BigAl California
Wow those are awesome looking lacing clips. Heavy Duty. The little gator clips I used on the Hammer mill for grinding feed on the farm. Where smaller. The belt was only 8 inches wide.
good day Bells farm, I saw the video, machines break easily if you can fix it yourself. At first I thought of a crocodile in the machine, but it is something completely different, I also saw Bessy, got a pat from the woman, have a nice day
Great video that really talks about and shows how to replace the alligator joints on a fast moving belt. Running at a faster spend probably wears everything faster; but, is commercially needed.
Good job well done. Being one who has many belt repairs under his belt. I'd like to recommend a good square and installing the lacing rod in before you do the hammering. But you got it down. P. S. The new belts are a pain in the ass the way you repair them. Or should I say replace them.
I occasionally use a framing square, it wasn’t where I left it so I grabbed the closest piece of straight metal I could find. Haven’t had to deal with any of these new fancy belts … yet
Thanks Tim. I’m going to start a playlist for- how to with Shane. He teaches me all these things. And I want to show people the whole picture of farming. Lots of repairs involved
We use that lacing on our machines, things to note, make sure you cut the belt square, and center the new lacing. We use solid SS pins, but our belts are running a much higher speed.
Thank you Molly and Shane that was great,I had to do this same job a few years ago,and like Shane I prepared everything tools etc beforehand,,glad Shane didn't hit his thumb with the hammer 😮,,see you both next time 😊 🇬🇧 👍
@@BellsFarming You're so welcome! I very much like your videos and learning more about you and Shane and all that goes on with your farm! I look forward to your videos! You and Shane have a great weekend!
If you didn't have those clamps for the cable you can just crimp the last lace a little with your side cutters that will hold the cable in place as well
You may have already got of them, but the rod that pushes the take-up should have a square nut on them that goes in the space on side of bearing. That way when you run the Ron back to loosen belt, the bearing goes with it.
I know what you speak of, I think those only work if you have nut on the threaded rod , not turning the threaded rod like I am here. I may be mistaken though.
Molly that is awesome i do that.. but mine are for my round baler. and on mine i have many belts, but still like yours they have to be done and they can be be such a pain in the butt... but good job you and Shane awesome work just as a couple should be,.... as a team.
Well I did learn something new, for us older folks, learning new things is better for the brain than crossword puzzles or Sudoko. I enjoy all your videos, and thank you for sharing the Bell Farms processes. Now how do get a logo hat to wear while I’m on the tractor? Much love to you and Shane from the Boos Road Ranch. (I’d be happy to send you one of our hats for trade). 😊
That sounds good! Let me see what I can do. We really don’t have merchandise yet. But I can probably work something out. Can you go to our wed site and send me an email, and we can exchange info!
Nice job at splicing your conveyor belt. With the risk of sounding like a safety Steve, unplugging or having a visible disconnect on an electrical circuit is a good idea. Thanks for sharing. 👍
That particular one lasts about a year and some change. I think I replace it every other year I’d say. Usually they last longer but that’s in a pretty gritty environment.
Great video! It on the surface seems fairly straightforward, but my experience is it looks easy because you have already faced the situation when it wasn’t easy, hence the hole in the sidewall. Gotta make a lot of things work on a farm, and the easier the better! I guess my question would be, how many times can you do repairs like that before you have to buy a whole new belt? After a time of cutting pieces off for the new seam you lose any extra pieces and it’s gets too tight to make the repair. Do you guys have a spare belt when that happens? Thanks for entertaining my question!
Can get away with quite a few times, usually 5or6 I’d say, I usually don’t keep spare belts, but if it’s too short I’ll order a belt when last set of lacing is getting worn, if I don’t do that I will splice in like a 2’ section of belt to get me by till a new one shows up
14:44 I had to drill a hole in an air handler to get a 1/4 20 screw into the linkage that fell apart for the outside air / return air dampers. Disassembly to do it wasn't possible from a one man genie lift.
Because I do not like doing things more than once I would have used some metal plate on top of the wooden plank rather than just the plank to avoid hopefully having to bend the prongs over after. Only an idea what do I know - never done that job before.
The wooden plank is used as a backer for hitting the staples down thru with the tool, then I flip the lacing over to finish flattening out the other end of the staples with the metal as a backer on the other side. However full disclosure I don’t think I’ve ever even looked at the direction s haha
Thanks. I’ve done it enough times I think I have to quickest easiest method I can come up with. May not be the “right” way but it works for me. Thanks for watching!
@@shanebell9589 I love watching y'all's videos. I learn a little bit with every one, even though I already have a good understanding of what you do. I garden, y'all farm. Lol. More people need to understand where their food comes from.
Good morning Molly & Shane I have been a mechanical nerd my whole life. I use to build pro stock racing cars with my brother in the early seventies so whenever y’all work on something like this, I nerd out…it’s embarrassing 😊. So on your farm is the crew that works on bagging the potatoes are they the same crew that works on harvesting? Are you able to keep your employees going all 12 months of the year or is there a down season like I’ve seen on other farming channels?
We are a “12 month farm” we call it. We keep probably 5-6 employees busy year round. Sweet corn harvest takes a few more hands so we usually try and hire college/ high school kids on summer break, and a few retired guys that like to still get out and do stuff.
I know the potatoes ant have sun light, learned that from your other videos. What happens to the potatoes that are in the machine? Like the ones we see in the washer behind you?
Those are only there for a day or 2, there’s no windows in the building so they are fine for a couple days, any longer tho and we will empty the line when we finish bagging if we know it’s gonna be a few days
Obviously everytime you cut the belt its getting a little bit smaller. How long before the belt is too short and needs to be replaced? I'm also wondering if Shane has ever hit his hand doing this.. seems like something you'd do eventually :D
Yeah, he has hit his hands many time over the years. But he is working on things constantly. When you look really close at Shane’s hands, there are more scars than virgin skin. The man has worked with his hands from his early teen years.
That particular lacing runs in a very gritty environment, so probably every other year. I’d say on average 6 lacing replacements a year occur on the farm all together.
