The series of photographs below document the first fitting of our new STP-600-70 packer for Vaderstad Carriers of any generation.
The existing packers were opening up and filling with soil and the centre section had pulled off the bearing rubbers.
We have been asked for many years to develop a more cost effective replacement packer and we were grateful to have the opportunity to fit to the first machine at our site in Lincolnshire.
Customers photos showed some damage to the rubbers on the bearings
LHS of Centre Gang
RHS Roller with bearing
Machine arrived from Essex to us on 5th June
Both centre bearing hangers were bent
Both centre bearing hangers were bent
Three of the 6 bearing hangers were heated and straightened. The centre section was 50mm out of alignment.
Centre scraper rail was also bent
Frame with no rollers
Three banks of 600mm diameter rollers fabricated
Painting the Packers
New scraper blade test fitting before cutting and bending the Hardox450 blades
Fitting of rollers ready for making new scraper blades
Fitting of rollers ready for making new scraper blades
New bearings fitted with extension plates to push roller 25mm away from frame
The machine will be completed this week and heading back down to Essex the first week of July.
We will now be offering this as a bolt on system for any Vaderstad Carrier – please get in contact with us today to discuss.
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