Agriculture Mechanics CDE Team Activity Exercise- Round Baler

Agriculture Mechanics CDE Team Activity Exercise- Round Baler

Agriculture Mechanics CDE Team Activity Exercise- Round Baler

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Your team will be expected to complete a number of activities today. They include the following:

  1. Create a maintenance and repair quote for the baler provided
  2. Assemble and adjust a roller chain using the model provided
  3. Answer short answer questions

You will have 40 minutes to complete the activity. You will be given verbal warnings of 10 minutes and 5 minutes remaining.

You will be expected to turn in the following for evaluation:

  1. Completed maintenance and repair quote
  2. Assembled roller chain board
  3. Completed short answer questions

Review the Scoring Rubrics to determine how your activities will be evaluated.

Follow all safety precautions (Safety Glasses, PPEs), appropriate safe practices of handling tools.

Team Activity -Large Round Baler

Scenario:

A farmer has 300 acres of hay and 90 cows, located in a separate dry lot. You’ve been average 3T of hay per acre, and this baler produced 1200lb bales. The farmer is getting ready to harvest his summer mixed grass hay crop. Prior to starting he is going to preform general maintenance and repairs that didn’t get done last year. The farmer also needs to determine if he has enough storage for the bales he will produce.

Objective:

Skills/Repairs:It is your group’s job to determine what problems need to be fixed and develop a parts & price list for operation during the entire 2018 hay season.

Trouble Shooting/Manual Work: Assemble and adjust the chain and sprockets according to specifications provided
Calculations: Use the information from the scenario to answer the production questions given regarding hay production, transportation, and storage

Instructions:

Skills/Repairs

  • Bearing A needs replaced. Using the devices provided, determine which bearing is the correct replacement.
  • Does the roller chain (tagged B) need to be replaced? If so how many links do you need and what is the price of the new chain and a master link?
  • Check for missing and broken teeth in rows A & B. How many teeth need to be replaced? What is the cost for the replacement teeth?
  • Determine if the switch is in working condition or not using the multi-meter
  • Based on the scenario, estimate the amount of netwrap needed for one year’s hay
    (not including waste)
  • Enter each needed item in the provided replacement parts/supplies sheet, then total the estimated cost for baler repairs and netwrap for 2018

Trouble Shooting/Manual Work

  • The chain needs to be installed on the baler. Used the diagram to properly install the chain on the demonstration board.
  • Properly put the chain on the device
  • The driver runs clockwise
  • Use the master link to connect the chain
  • Properly tighten the chain using the idler for tension

Calculations

  • Your fields produced 3T of hay per acre each season. How many 1200 lb bales should you expect to bale each season?
  • How many rolls of net wrap will you need to bale for the season? There are 9700 linear feet in a roll of net wrap and costs $275. The bales are 4ft x 6ft and have a 72 inch diameter and you will wrap each bale 2.5 times.
  • You have a 34 foot inline trailer, where bales are stacked single wide, face to face. How many bales can you haul at one time?
  • You have a 42’ wide x 60’ long Quonset building to stack your hay for the winter. Our loader will only stack bales 3 high and we will use the stacking pattern provided. What is the maximum number of bales you can fit in your building? How many tons of hay will fit in the building?

Team Activity -Large Round Baler

Team Name: ______Team Number: ______

Skills/repairs

What is the part number of the correct bearing? ______

Does the Roller chain need replaced? Yes or No ______% wear elongation

Is the slip clutch properly adjusted? Yes or No ______inches spring spacing

Is the switch in working order? Yes or No ______ohms

Replacement Parts/Supplies Sheet for 2018 hay season (only replace parts needed, if not needed, put quantity 0)

Part Description / Part number / Price / Quantity / Total
Bearing
Baler teeth
Roller chain
Master link
Slip clutch
Switch
Netwrap
Total Cost:

Calculations

Number of bales produced?

How many bales fit on the inline trailer?

How many bales can you fit in your building? ______How many tons will fit in the building?______

Roller Chain Installation

  • Chain is properly placed
  • Master link is properly installed
  • Retaining clip placed on chain
  • Proper tension placed on chain
  • Shop safety

Team Activity Scoring Guide

Points Possible / Points Awarded
I. / Skills/repairs
a. / Correct bearing identified / 10
b. / Roller chain replacement and elongation / 10
c. / Slip clutch adjustment and measurement / 10
d. / Switch replacement and ohms / 10
e. / Replacement parts sheet / (2 points/blank) / 30
Sub-total / 40
II / Skills test
a. / Chain is properly placed / 8
b. / Master link is properly installed / 9
c. / Retaining clip placed on chain / 9
d. / Proper tension placed on chain / 9
Sub-total / 35
III / Calculations
a. / Number of bales produced? / (+ 10%) / 8
b. / How many bales fit on the inline trailer? / (+ 10%) / 6
c. / How many bales can you fit in your building? / (+ 10%) / 8
d / How many tons will fit in the building? / (+ 10%) / 8
Sub-total / 30
IV / Work Habits, Safety, etc.
a. / PPEs / 5
b. / Use of Tools / 5
c. / Teamwork / 5
Sub-total / 15
TOTAL / 120

Team Activity -Large Round Baler

Supplies Needed:

  • Baler
  • Baler manual
  • Parts list with prices
  • Bearings
  • Caliper/Micrometer
  • Chain
  • Masterlink
  • Switch
  • Volt meter
  • Sprocket Assembly Board
  • Wrenches
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