Ford disk with wooden bearings

[bucktail]

So I bought an old mounted ford disk. It has wooden bearings. Some of them will probably need to be replaced at some point. I found a company called Woodex that makes replacements for some models. Does anyone know where on the disk I should look for the model #?. It's been painted JD green, so if the # was in paint or a decal, it won't be there. It there a better source for bearings I should be looking at?

 

[D2Cat]

Just get a piece of Oak and make your own!

 

[bucktail]

More trouble than it's worth. This is what I think I need:

http://woodexbearing.com/product/re...isc-harrows-cultipackers-other-farm-equipment

 

[Lil Foot]

It has wooden bearings.

Man, I thought I'd heard of everything- that's a new one on me.
If it were me, I'd be making up some plastic replacements.

 

[GWD]

I had wooden bearings in an old cultipacker that was thrown into a deal for some other equipment.

One bearing was cracked and broken in several pieces. So I went to the lumber store and bought a couple of 2" thick red oak slabs thinking that I'd just fab one up.

Well, after it was all apart, it looked to be a simple job to weld on a piece of pipe in place of the wooden bearing, tap a Zerk into it, and keep it well greased.

It has been about 15 years of use now and the shaft-in-pipe seems to be wearing very well.

It might be worth considering fixing it this way.

 

[bucktail]

Wooden bearings used to be common in farm equipment in low speed applications. When I was growing up, our '69 JD 95 combine had them in the straw walkers. The 95 was retired in the mid 90's, but they're still as tight as the day it left the factory. If replacing the wood isn't cost prohibitive, I'll probably go that route.

 

[BAP]

Wood bearings, especially if made out of White Oak, will outlast plastic. Some will even outlast metal bearings.

 

[billrigsby]

Sorry, I cannot offer any advice because I have to say this is the first I've heard of wooden bearings. But the more you think about it the more you say well yeah they had to exist right.

But I'm not familiar with JD green,
I think you mean Waste Management green?

Sorry, again yes all I can offer is sarcasm.

 

[Ike]

I have a pull disk that has wood bearings in it. I have owned it for about 30 years and I replaced the bearings when I got it with white oak. I drilled the hole and took the sq block and cut off the corners so it fit

 

[ItBmine]

I had an old Craftsman lawn tractor and the snow blower had wooden bushings that held the auger in place.

I remember when I ordered them sight unseen and went to pick them up. The woman at the counter said "you better sit down for this" and "that will be $80.00 please."

 

[bucktail]

Sorry, I cannot offer any advice because I have to say this is the first I've heard of wooden bearings. But the more you think about it the more you say well yeah they had to exist right.

But I'm not familiar with JD green,
I think you mean Waste Management green?

Sorry, again yes all I can offer is sarcasm.

No need to apologize. The wiring diagram you sent me was helpful in getting my charging system fixed, and will likely be more helpful once I have the time to dig into the less necessary systems and I'm interested in seeing how the snowblower install goes.

I don't play favorites with brands myself. I've probably had more seat time in green than I'll ever have in orange. Same with red. There are certain models I don't care for.

 

[Alphonse]

Wood bearings, especially if made out of White Oak, will outlast plastic. Some will even outlast metal bearings.

Actually, the top of the line species for a wood bearing is lignum vitae.
It is a naturally oily wood and also decay resistant, often used for submerged prop shafts.
Still available. Expensive.
The best American wood is rock maple, Acer saccharum, tight grained but easily absorbent of oil, doesn't split under shock and can take machining detail.
Woodex uses it.