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Originally Posted by inspectorudy
George you either have a witch or a lathe at home because you turned things into other things! I'm assuming it is a lathe although my wife can turn me into bad things with just her voice. I too have a lot of steep hills and that may be an option if I meet a friendly machinist. I was thinking of cutting off a little of the ram stroke rod and threading it a little more towards the cylinder. That would be something that A I can do at home. Would there be a problem with anything if I did that? Also, on my 1862 front axle the steering arm is not at 90 degrees to the wheel when straight. It is about twenty degrees toward the front when the wheel is going straight ahead. In the instructions for the PS kit for the 82 series it says to make sure that the arm is in line with the axle when the wheel is forward. I also found a supplier today here in Atlanta. I went to Garinger's first and the guy sent me to American Hose where they had EVERYTHING I will ever need plus hard lines and all of the fittings needed to finish the job. They are about half the price of Garinger's.
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Over the years I have picked up a few machines for my machine shop.
Most of it is old like me, and run by flat belt.
If a fellow is to have fun ya need equipment to keep the vintage things running because you just can’t buy parts, you have to make them.
‘Prolly the pix will explain more that words here on my modified bracket.
I'm thinking the cub cyl. is smaller in diameter and the rod is longer than the Deere, that would clear the tire as the rod, not the Cyl. would be alongside the tire.
And that would put it about right for a 82 series steering arm. ya don't want to shorten the cyl rod till you check out the stroke.
You can see where I put the rod mounting hole in relation to the original hole, in the widened bracket.
Don’t forget to check clearance when the whole axle pivots as it would encounter a bump.
My Heim joint comes real close to the mule drive when it comes up on the left side.
It takes a bit to get it all correct, but that is 1/2 of the fun!
Now as far as a Witch, I used to know a practicing one that on a full moon she—well that is another story for another day
