Hey Bob Rooks I'll keep my eyes open I have started ordering parts from CG.
Who is CG?
I'm going to see if a friend can machine the driveshaft out, if he can I'll probably get it cheaper and a whole lot faster.
By the time your friend cuts one from 4140 steel and mills the splines I doubt that it will be cheaper than OEM, but it's worth a shot. Tell him to keep the drawings, he may have some future customers
I did remove the rock guards because in my opinion they did more harm then good for most of what I do. The rock guards seem to hold rocks in, instead of keeping them out.
The OEM rock guards should not be called rock guards, they are superfluous sheet metal IMHO.
What I was doing this time, I don't know if the guards would have helped or not???? I believe this rock came from the top side???
Real rock guards that are close to the rollers is the only thing that really works. One of the inherent misgivings of tracked machines is that they will carry soil and rocks on the backside of the tracks and dump them right on top of the swing frames where they fall through and land on track links. Most all dozers since the late 50's have sheet metal covers on the swing frames and trunnions.
I believe any time we decide to play with tracked machines things are going to get pricy sooner or later.
Yep!:thumbsup::laughing: