All,
My Case loader has temporarily bit the dirt, or should I say the dirt has
bit-back.... I'm having a fit trying to locate a piece of thick wall 3/4"
OD round stock, 1-1/2" to 3" long with at least one true end. I'd prefer to
use something with a 3/8" ID, as a 3/8" bolt will be used to secure it to the
end of a shaft, but I have a bunch of hardened 3/8 id x 1/2 and 5/8 sleeves,
so pretty much anything with a hole 3/8 or larger in the center will do. The
pulley assembly I need to use slides onto the existing shaft nearly 2 full
inches but needs an extra 1 5/8" to support the outer end for safety and
peace of mind.
The pulley assy probably weighs 4 pounds and turns between 800 and 1200
revs so I just want to make sure it's supported end to end. There's no
significant load on the belt or the driven pulley, but these mechanicals are
virtually inaccessible, and I don't ever want to take this thing apart
again.... I've been to the local tractor supply and feed/seed and implement
companies, the longest 3/4" od bushings they carry are only an inch and all
the bushing suppliers I found on google want minumum purchases of, say 100
pieces....
I'm not in an immediate rush and will keep looking locally. But, if
anyone has such an animal, please drop me an email off list.
Thanks
Mark Childers
Pine Grove Ranch on the edge of the Great Dismal Swamp, where 'skeeters
continue to maintain air superiority.
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