[AT] chain sprocket update

[charlie hill]

Greg,  when you get the MRI's done have copies of them sent to the Laser 
Spine Institute.
All I know about them is that a friend of mine had severe whip lash damage 
to the point
that she was getting addicted to pain meds.  The local ortho guys (and we 
have some good ones)
couldn't do much for her.  She went to LSI's place in Florida, had the 
"surgery" done and sent me a
text message about 3 the same afternoon from the Dog Track.   Problem 
solved.   Your insurance
will normally pay but not all of the bill.  That's all I know.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Greg Hass
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2016 12:57 AM
To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
Subject: Re: [AT] chain sprocket update

Sorry I have taken so long to respond, but things have not gone quite as
planned. About 3 months ago the Dr. told me my back was shot and nothing
could really be done. I have not jumped all the hoops to get into pain
management nor had an MRI but the Dr. said when things likes spurs on
the vertebrae show on a standard X-ray things are bad. Thus the things I
can do are limited and so are the hours I can work at once.More on a
different day. Back to the combine sprocket. I read all of the replies
to my post and appreciate all of them. I found hundreds of roller chain
sprockets but few flat chain or as someone pointed out, and I thank
them, its called detachable steel chain. Those that did have elevator
chain sprockets are for the newer machines and they use a first cousin
to a roller chain. I had trouble with some of the sites as I am not good
with computers and my wife was gone for a few days. The one that gave me
the most trouble was the IH site. I don't know way but it did. As near
as I can tell, the two part numbers, one old one updated are 168683C1
and 1811K; if I read right, both not available. One company looks like
they can cut one out but I have a feeling time and money would be a
problem. Today I finally felt good enough to take it apart, some with
wrenches some with flame. The sprocket is 6 tooth and a 7/8 shaft and
keyway with a shoulder on one side. The teeth are worn short and the
sides are worn thin which keeps throwing the chain. I then decided to
look at my parts combine which was hard to get at. I took my loader
tractor and went out by the combine and put the bucket down and
everything in the way had to hold on as it was going for a ride. With
the path cleared, I looked and the sprocket on it seemed ok so I loaded
up the torch and cut the top 18 inches off the parts elevator and it is
now in front of the shop. Tomorrow I think I will torch everything away
and leave the shaft and sprocket together and put them in as a unit. I
hope it goes together OK as the beans are almost ready and I do 26 acres
with this small machine. I also have to find some bearing for it as the
originals I don't think are available and the last one I bought when
they were available was $100 for a 7/8 bearing.
           Greg Hass
     P.S. I posted earlier about chain, which someone sent me to a site
where I think I could get it, but after seeing how bad the sprocket was,
I'm going to try that first.
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