Adirondack case guy
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I blew the nynon bushings and acompanying seals out of a front track idler on my Kubota KX41-3 trackhoe, and chewed it and the shaft up a bit.
Got a tip on an Amish machine shop and took the idler, shaft and forks down disassembled. Asked them to true up the center of the idler, about 2.75" ID, turn a steel filler bushing, and fit a brass bushing in center and make a new shaft. Also drill the idler for a greese jerk which it never had with the nylon bushings.
I picked it up today, and went in to settle up. This was the bill.
I payed the man, and asked if he had any need for some Case baler parts that I had in the back of my PU after removing them from my dads garage, over the weekend. He was a Case dealer and a well respected "baler man" He died 3 years back and my step mom wanted the part removed.
There were a couple of pto shafts front halves, complete with steel shields that he thought he could utilize and a couple paint buckets with new manure spreader links in them.
All said an done, I gave him a hundred and he gave me back fifty.
I'm not quite sure which sect he belongs to, as the shop is not elecrified with lights etc, All the small hand tools and many of the machine tools are air powered, by very big engine powered aircompressor, and he has several welders with self contained engines. Also a pretty nifty JD4010 with a front mtd forklift on all steel wheels.
Loren, the Acg.
Got a tip on an Amish machine shop and took the idler, shaft and forks down disassembled. Asked them to true up the center of the idler, about 2.75" ID, turn a steel filler bushing, and fit a brass bushing in center and make a new shaft. Also drill the idler for a greese jerk which it never had with the nylon bushings.
I picked it up today, and went in to settle up. This was the bill.
I payed the man, and asked if he had any need for some Case baler parts that I had in the back of my PU after removing them from my dads garage, over the weekend. He was a Case dealer and a well respected "baler man" He died 3 years back and my step mom wanted the part removed.
There were a couple of pto shafts front halves, complete with steel shields that he thought he could utilize and a couple paint buckets with new manure spreader links in them.
All said an done, I gave him a hundred and he gave me back fifty.
I'm not quite sure which sect he belongs to, as the shop is not elecrified with lights etc, All the small hand tools and many of the machine tools are air powered, by very big engine powered aircompressor, and he has several welders with self contained engines. Also a pretty nifty JD4010 with a front mtd forklift on all steel wheels.
Loren, the Acg.