farmall 560 hydraulic handle

mkirsch · Feb 18, 2015

What's the handle made from?

One handle has been broken and welded before, but the other handle broke now.

KevinBfromIllinois · Feb 18, 2015

That's a great question, my guess has always been its a pot metal but not sure what that is either.

Phil Tibbetts · Feb 18, 2015

If it is light weight it is probably cast aluminum. If heavy like steel it may be malleable iron or cast steel. A good pic would help. If you can remove any paint in a good size area you should be able to tell if it is aluminum or steel. I'm not familiar with that particular item but that is my guess from what I have seen similar item made from.

kub6040 · Feb 18, 2015

I believe them to be cast aluminum

DR. EVIL · Feb 19, 2015

They for sure are not iron or steel. If one was
already welded they must be an aluminium alloy.
There are some special rods available that can be
used with a gas torch to braze zinc diecastings but
results vary greatly.

I think I'd check a couple salvage yards for
replacement levers.

mkirsch · Feb 19, 2015

Unfortunately, this is better than what I could find.

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