{"id":289,"date":"2026-07-17T06:39:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T06:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/?p=289"},"modified":"2026-07-17T06:39:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T06:39:48","slug":"289","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/?p=289","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/claascombine3-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/claascombine3-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/claascombine3-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/claascombine3-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/claascombine3-416x555.jpeg 416w, https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/claascombine3.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" data-id=\"291\" src=\"https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/claascombine2-1024x769.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/claascombine2-1024x769.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/claascombine2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/claascombine2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/claascombine2-1536x1153.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/claascombine2-416x312.jpeg 416w, https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/claascombine2.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"292\" src=\"https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/claascombine1-769x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/claascombine1-769x1024.jpeg 769w, https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/claascombine1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/claascombine1-768x1023.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/claascombine1-1153x1536.jpeg 1153w, https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/claascombine1-416x554.jpeg 416w, https:\/\/metacraftengineering.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/claascombine1.jpeg 1537w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recent breakdown call-out on this Claas 630 Combine. Bracket for the reel drive motor snapped. Called at 15:30, there and gone by 17:00. Cleaned it up, split, prepped and welded with 7018 at 90 amps allowing plenty of cooling time between each pass to avoid any distortion of the housing holding the bearing assembly. Ready for the client to return at midnight to continue getting the grain in with little to no downtime.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent breakdown call-out on this Claas 630 Combine. Bracket for the reel drive motor snapped. Called at 15:30, there and gone by 17:00. Cleaned it up, split, prepped and welded with 7018 at 90 amps allowing plenty of cooling time between each pass to avoid any distortion of the housing holding the bearing assembly. 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