Old Brillion Cultipacker/Seeder

[patladner]

I have an old Brillion Cultipacker/Seeder that my Dad had and it was probably made in the early 1950s. It is a 3-point hitch model and has sat for years on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. After my Dad passed away I had to get the farm back in shape. I bought a Simca rototiller for the tractor and tilled about 40 acres and planted seed with a 3 point hitch seeder.

The old Brillion's seed boxes were almost rusted away but the two cultipacker wheels were in place and in good shape. I greased the hubs thoroughly. However, after I finished cultipacking the entire tillage and was about 10 yards from the place to store the Brillion, the back roller hubs came apart but all the parts were all together. All of the rollers were in place. The only thing I need is the hubs with the bearings that fit through the hole of the arm that holds both rollers.

Does anyone know where I could get a copy of the manual with the parts breakdown pictures AND where can I get new or used hubs? I know this is a really dumb question but you never know. Of course it would be nice to be able to find the seeder boxes or find a place that could make them. I have all of the attaching hardware.

I am a new member and appreciate any help that any of you can provide.

Pat

 

[GreenWannabe]

You might contact Brillion directly, they may be able to provide you a manual, and they could probably direct you to a dealer to get parts from as well. Their website is here: Brillion Farm Equipment Online

 

[sixdogs]

You can get all of this stuff from Brillion and models for decades have remained virtually unchanged. You would be surprised that everything is still available. And the prices are not that bad.
I have rebuilt a number of these over the years and it is a piece of cake, except for difficulty in assembling the needle bearings in the hubs. Use grease to hold in place.