farmboyhull
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first of all, i'm on dial up. i looked a little bit, but it's pretty painful... sorry if this is already out there.
i've got a used inland snowblower. this is my first season with it and my second storm.
the "spindle" on teh blower that the pto shaft connects to is odd. I feel like I'm a pretty smart guy, but I just don't get this.
the "spindle" has a slot in it, with a piece of metal that has been welded into it. the metal sticks up past the surface of the cylinder, and then the "sleeve" of the pto shaft can slide over it. My assumption is that the sleeve with this keyed cylinder were originally like that and that is how power is transferred to the blower. but why is it welded on with a tiny little weld? the piece is now gone because i lost it.
there is a pin that goes through the same sleeve and cylinder, and i would assume that the pin isn't helping to transfer power, but it's there just to keep the sleeve from sliding forward and back.
the question(s) is:
1. do i need to weld on a new piece, or can a pin supply the power?
2. what grade pins do you all use? I have two places I can use a pin, and this one doesn't really seem like it's supposed to be some sort of shear pin.
thanks very much.
David
i've got a used inland snowblower. this is my first season with it and my second storm.
the "spindle" on teh blower that the pto shaft connects to is odd. I feel like I'm a pretty smart guy, but I just don't get this.
the "spindle" has a slot in it, with a piece of metal that has been welded into it. the metal sticks up past the surface of the cylinder, and then the "sleeve" of the pto shaft can slide over it. My assumption is that the sleeve with this keyed cylinder were originally like that and that is how power is transferred to the blower. but why is it welded on with a tiny little weld? the piece is now gone because i lost it.
there is a pin that goes through the same sleeve and cylinder, and i would assume that the pin isn't helping to transfer power, but it's there just to keep the sleeve from sliding forward and back.
the question(s) is:
1. do i need to weld on a new piece, or can a pin supply the power?
2. what grade pins do you all use? I have two places I can use a pin, and this one doesn't really seem like it's supposed to be some sort of shear pin.
thanks very much.
David