[MCatSHF]

Hello All

I guess that I've had far too many "Oh Crap" moments were I've stomped on the differential lock pedal. The stud that it mounts on broke the other day. JD wants $56.68 for a new 1. It looks to me that it is 1 solid piece. It must have been turned out of a piece of 0.875" hex. Too much metal to hog out to make a new 1 out of a piece of hex.

Why can't I just make 1 out of a bolt??? I cut the threaded part off of the hex & drilled & tapped for a 1/2" NC.

I turned the head off of the bolt as it was in the way. Ready to cut the groove for the clip.

I'm kind of leery about using these little grooving inserts. 1 wrong move & there goes a $20.00 insert. Well 1/3 of it as it has 3 cutting edges.

Done. I'm going to have to learn to relax a bit & stay calm in my old age,... & not stomp on the pedal quite so hard the next time that I get in a jam.

 

[primer]

I wish I had a lathe. I should really look into getting one someday.

 

[Hillbillyreefer]

I wish I had a lathe. I should really look into getting one someday.

You will wonder how you ever lived without one.

Between online machinist sites and YouTube turning out simple parts is possible even with no training.

 

[SaskyFarmer]

That's awesome. How long did it take you to make it?

 

[SWFarmService]

I got a 6" swing lathe. Dont have to look hard to find resonable used ones, been looking for an older Bridgeport mill but that has proven to be a challenge. Good to see some farmers out there useing thier shops to fix things rather than heated storage!

 

[aussie farmer]

That's a top job , we quite often do similar usually to save the time of ordering and delivery though.
One thing I will say is john deere use the right metal for the right application and it will be interesting if the metal in your bolt will do as many years as the original.

 

[Andrew_D]

You will wonder how you ever lived without one.

Between online machinist sites and YouTube turning out simple parts is possible even with no training.

x1

Use mine a fair bit.

Andrew

 

[8850jd]

I could be right there, and I am a lot cheaper then $56!!!! Bahahahah

 

[MCatSHF]

Hello SaskyFarmer
Oh, I don't know, 15 mins. maybe. I rarely time myself. I haven't been making any chips lately, so I wanted the job to last a while, savouring every minute of it.
After a long busy season, I kind of like to relax a bit. Feeding my cattle every day (& everything else that needs doing) is enough work for the dead of winter. But I guess after a while of resting up, I start to stir crazy & have to go to the shop & create something. Doesn't have to be a big project, even something as small as this pedal stud gives me a sense of accomplishment & the satisfaction that I produced something useful. Just like the artist has to paint, the musician has to compose a song, the poet has to write,...

 

[MCatSHF]

One thing I will say is john deere use the right metal for the right application and it will be interesting if the metal in your bolt will do as many years as the original.

Hello Aussie farmer
& yet JD's stud broke.
I thought a bout that & was going to use a grade 8 bolt but didn't have 1 at hand. I think that the grade 5 will be strong enough though. Time will tell. I'll keep you posted.

 

[Don Boles]

56.68
For a stud.
I wish I could get that much.

 

[MCatSHF]

56.68
For a stud.
I wish I could get that much.

Hello Don Boles
Too funny!

 

[SWFarmService]

I wouldn't worry about "right type of metal" that is like a 5/8? Bolt and only has a foot of leverage, that bolt will last just as long or longer, it is very strange it broke in the first place

Just got to ask if you drive with that heavy foot! Haha

 

[Transaxial]

Done. I'm going to have to learn to relax a bit & stay calm in my old age,... & not stomp on the pedal quite so hard the next time that I get in a jam. Quote


Funny how that trail of logic flows when YOU are the guy that has to fix AND pay for the things that get screwed up!!!


Good job on the repair! Looks pretty strong to me. Maybe the grade 5 bolt will be less brittle that "high quality JD steel" and will last better?? I love my little lathe too and to be able to repair and build little things that give one a sense of satisfaction, and some pretty nice $ savings to boot

 

[ptrevor]

I got mine from tractortool store, and it was much cheaper, I guess. I don't remember the exact price but anyway...