[Farmall] obsolete parts

[John Hall]

Well, at least you KNOW what it will take to get the job done, 
unfortunately you also realize the type of shop that has the equipment 
and skills you need isn't going to be very cheap.

Here is what I had in mind, didn't see the size you need though. Maybe 
try the manufacturer. Don't know if Martin or Dodge or some other 
transmission component manufacturer carries the size you need. How about 
contacting Motion Industries. Those guys can be pretty clever when need be.

John


On 9/9/2017 7:09 PM, Ivan wrote:
> John ,   it is a spline coupler that goes between the wheel gear boxes
> ,then each side is driven by a hydraulic motors.   5/8 bore x 2 " long
> 12 teeth . odd size . You're right , not that hard to machine with right
> tools.    Our shops around here are more steel fabrication with
> brake,shear, cnc plasma burner maybe a cnc mill . I tell them where I
> got my schooling with Navy experience  and job offers become the subject
> .  A edm would make it easy along with a cnc mill to cut the electrode .
> The coupler body could be made from a piece of dom tubeing .   Could be
> done on a lathe with a simple indexing jig and single tool bit . Slow
> but doable . Edm would be slick , and I have a schematic for a homeade
> one . My lathe is a well used south bend @ 1924 or so . Mill is one of
> those chinese mill drills  as is my rotary table . I could probably make
> a crude rendition of one . My first thought was to get a local shop to
> make me a broach on a cnc mill and harden it (drill rod) then broach it
> on a press . Probably wouldnt work too well unless I could get someone
> with a tool grinder or surface grinder and index head to sharpen it .
>    Where I went to school they had one and if my old teacher was still
> there I know he would get a senior to do it as a shop project . Back
> then the shop was all manual tools but well equiped .   I could try
> calling and talking to his replacement to see if he would have someone
> that could do it . But schools around here are near impossable to get
> into unless you get on the approved list . I do have the clearances .  Ivan
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