My tractor is killing me

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Well.... Ah hard rain fell, everywhere I turned on this project I hit problems, some of my own doing.

Here is the chopped off spindle, i needed to hold it in the chuck to work the bearing end so I stuck a 7/16-20 tap init and that's why I needed the nut.





Chopped off the other end, the bearing shoulder was bent so it was my intention to turn down and put a collar on there Locktite it then turn down to size again. if you notice I center drilled the end of the stub for a live center, the drill penetrated through to the hole drilled on the other side, that's the threaded hole to accept the locking bolt that holds the blade on, dam thing was drilled through in about 1-1/4'' i never realized it was so deep, this was my fault for not checking.





Ok.. all glued on while its setting i will make a start on the other end.




5/8 - 11 rod. its smimular in OD and fits nicely in the original shaft....... all looking ok.





Then the straw that broke the back.... i neded to drill and tap into the stub, there was not enough meat left for the drill to penertrate without ripping off the the thin wall i left. My fault really i never paid to much attention to dimensions, I know better.




Well nothing ventured nothing gained.... I will use the spindle tower I made, i am going to purchase a new complete factory made tower and i will buy a new spindle extra, so i halved repaired it.

Anthony.