I don't recall saying this process was easy but maybe you were directing that elsewhere. I for one have extreme pucker factor on haying because it is so time sensitive. I guess much of farming is but if you drop 40ac of hay only to have your tractor blow up during raking, you have SERIOUS problems.
I am a machine shop owner and know all too well about how a simple job that can run really smooth and easy, can quickly turn into a nightmare if the spindle explodes during the job. Hay farming is even more critical because you stand to lose your entire crop if things don't work right.
However, I do have a pretty vast mechanical and electrical background and try to monitor bearings and wear items carefully so as you catch them before they become a red light item. I am working on our haybine right now and my friend mentioned that a sprocket I am going to replace can probably go a bit longer. I could shave with it. I had to explain that if that mower fails in the field, this job just got 10x harder. Much easier to source that part now, replace it, and get my job done for SURE.
The good thing is if I really get in a bind, I am not above racing back to the shop to custom make a sprocket or shaft to get me going. Not quite that easy if the tractor breaks though.
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