All is not lost for the weekend, maybe. Go ahead and get your parts search going, but if you can size up that pin . . . that round stock you get at the hardware might work for the short term, but something stronger is more desirable. You might be able to find a long, partially threaded bolt of the right diameter and cut the head and threads off, size it for length and bevel the ends a little.
Are the shaft and drum so buggered up that it's not even worth trying a new key? When locked on they dont' turn against each other so they don't have to be smooth. A little beat up and ugly shouldn't hurt. The key, pardon my punnery, is the keyway. If it's good, I'd try it, at least for the show, and see how it works.
It always pays to be careful, but be extra careful with that brake moving the tractor on and off the trailer and around the show grounds.
There's a lot of parts As out there. A shaft, drum and pan hadn't ought to be hard to find. Classifieds here, maybe at ATIS, Red Power. Bates Eqpt. might have what you need as well.
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