[Land-speed] Slo-speed Land Farm Tractor] Need a "special" piece of scrap...

[ifixmgs at cox.net]

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.