Devcon Maintenance and Repair Solutions - Sintemar

Field Application Reports
Products:
Application Date:
Customer:
Industry:
Location 124
Rubber Roll Repair
Flexane ® Belt Repair Kit
June 2003
Circle C Equipment
Agriculture
Problem:
Farmers use rubber rolls to flatten hay in order to speed up the drying process of the hay. Occasionally
rocks will tear apart sections of these rolls reducing their effectiveness to dry the hay. Resurfacing the roll
with new rubber has an estimated cost of $1,500, besides enormous “downtime” as the farmer must send
the roll to the shop to be resurfaced. This “do-it-yourself” system would allow the farmer to repair the roll
the same day.
Solution:
Devcon’s Flexane Belt Repair Kit is a complete “do-it-yourself” system that a farmer can repair the rolls
themselves. All repair areas were sandblasted or abraded using a wire brush. Next, Cleaner Blend 300
was applied to the metal roll to thoroughly clean all contaminants. FL-10 is used to prime the metal roll
while FL-20 is used to prime areas that will come in contact with the existing rubber surface. Flexane 80
Putty is then applied to the roll core building up to the existing roll. Grooves are then made in the Flexane
80 prior to setting up to match the existing rubber roll. Farmers now repair their rubber rolls in 24 hours!
Devcon’s repair cost per roll is $100. While sending them out for repair averages $1,500. A major cost
savings for the farmer.