It depends on what it is.... The old square shafts were often made by Spicer, and they'll often have a heavy steel shield on them... and they were TOP quality shafts.
Most replacement parts for those things today that dealers cary are made by Weasler, and are of about 1/4 the quality of Spicer components. If this was on something like a NH machine, I'd honestly look at buying the parts from NH and see if it comes with Spicer markings on it. I can tell you that I've used a couple old spicer shafts interchangeably as spares on my rock rake for several years now and I've yet to break the red shaft..... The weaslers snap yolks and chew cross kits for fun.
Anyhow, that said.... there was a 12, 14, 35, 44, and 55 series shaft. Most likely you're dealing with a 14 or 35 I would think. The others were used in extremly light or heavy applications.If it's anything other than a square bar shaft, then it's metric. That could be a Bondolini & Pavesi (3 sided) or WalterSchied (teardrop or 2 sided).... Both very good shafts as well. To make a long story short, whatever you have, you measure the distance across the cross from cap end to cap end or snap ring to snap ring if it's an outer ring type retainer. Jot that down and then measure the cup diameter. That should be all you need to know. Just remember that if it's a square shaft, those measurements are standard. IF it's metric, those measurements are metric, given in millimeters. Rod
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