Posted by Bryce Frazier on June 07, 2015 at 19:49:43 from (67.142.182.20):
WARNING! YOU ARE ABOUT TO READ ABOUT A "FARMER FIX"!! PLEASE READ WITH CAUTION!
So, as you all know, there was this large hole in my Farmall where the Hydraulic pump SHOULD have been:
Sooo, I was not about to spend $50 on one of these little guys, NOR did I feeling like waiting over a week for it to get here, so, I got creative...
Took a piece of 1/2 inch plate steel (from old stuff in the scrap pile), cut it down to 5 inches long, and 1 3/4 wide. Then ground the ends down so that they would properly fit in the slots (show above), then put it in place.
Well, that was all fine and dandy, but it clearly would not stay there, so, I opted to put a radiator hose clamp around each end to hold the "new" drive shaft in place in the lugs!! :)
I know some of you may will be disappointed in me for not buying the correct part, but on the other hand, I encourage you to see the resourcefulness in today's adventure... Imagine if this had been an emergency, or I NEEDED to get back in the field. I CAN do this! :)
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