Sigh....no cultivating today

Farmall43

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Finished cultivating my late corn yesterday. Brought home the H to switch the sweeps around so they would throw dirt on the rows better to cover weeds completely on late corn. While I was doing a walk around and greasing it I noticed that the vertical shaft for the steering was broken....again. I repaired it about 2001 I guess the last time it broke. I beveled the shaft and drilled it as well. I drilled it at 5/8 and fitted a 6" rod in it. Then I heated it and welded with nickel rod. It lasted 15 yrs. I know that my grandfather had broken and welded it at least 4 times prior to my last repair. Not sure what to do with it now. I do not believe that any repair will be permanent at this point. I will probably fix it again just to get thru the cultivating season. But I guess I need to find a good used one. Maybe even get lucky and find a NOS?

I am open to suggestions if anyone has any for a permanent suggestion for repair. Or if anyone knows of a good salvage yard around Mason MI.

Thanks All!!!

Matt
 
If that is the shaft that goes from the steering gear to the wheels, they are available new, maybe even here.
 
As common as an "H" IH is I would not even think about welding it. Just buy a used one and be done. They are not that hard to replace and there are many around to be bought used.
 
Matt, It would be a bit of a drive for you, maybe an hour, but Ashley Salvage, a few miles east of me just bought 3-4 H'S and are setting there. They sell parts off them cheap until they are boned out then scrap them.
 
I know they break but in over 40 years at IH dealer I only replaced one. That was on a Super H and it was not broken but rather it had twisted. I used it for many many years as a door stop.
 

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