Wish that had not happened!

[gwstang]

TSC should have something close to working. If you want to drive to VA, you can borrow my turnbuckles -- they are just hanging on the wall looking lonely after I put on the telescoping stabilizers.

Hey, thanks. A might far for a day trip...lol. I stopped by TSC and there wasn't anything...but horse feed...clothes...garden stuff, you know the drill.

As soon as the thermometer gets off of 99F, I'll go down to the barn and put it in the shop press. Probably get it close enough to use 'till some stabilizers show up next month. :cool2:

 

[Fawken]

Yep. TSC has stuff like that. Take the bent one with you. As a temp fix I have used just a length of chain with a bolt through it.

Posted as you were typing they didn't have it. That surprises me since ours have enough stuff to rebuild the whole linkage......

 

[kevinj]

Here she is





Boy, if I was just 40 years younger...I would just grab it and twist 'er back into shape.

That is minor damage. Straighten it out and put it back on.

 

[Jimbrown]

I agree put in a vice whack it with a big hammer get on with things.

 

[varmint]

It's probably malleable steel, so you shouldn't even need heat, but if it doesn't want to just bend, heat it up. Put the turnbuckle into a big vise, and use a lever thru the eye bolt to get controlled leverage. Should be fine.

 

[gwstang]

Thanks guys. I used the shop press to get it straightened where it operates smoothly again. Hope no more booboos happen anytime soon. :ashamed:

 

[Baby Grand]

It's probably malleable steel, so you shouldn't even need heat, but if it doesn't want to just bend, heat it up. Put the turnbuckle into a big vise, and use a lever thru the eye bolt to get controlled leverage. Should be fine.

^ Good advice!
Unscrew the bent piece from the rest of the assembly to isolate the repair forces.
You don't want to bend up the straight one in the process of fixing the bent one.
Don't ask.
If you have a length of pipe that will fit over the threaded end, it should be fairly easy to straighten out.
The threaded section still looks fairly straight, so your repair should work well, once it's back on the tractor.

 

[Tomtint]

Glad you got it back to working condition. A couple years ago my father did the same thing to his, we ended up cutting the bent threaded shaft out of the loop and welding a new bolt that we cut the head off of, into the loop.

 

[dragoneggs]

The stabilizer bars have been a huge improvement on our B2320 and the B5100. They replace the check chains / sway turnbuckles, not the turnbuckle lifting links. Mark Hodge, of Stabilworks, made both and I highly recommend him, if he's still in business.

Oh yeah Mark is still in business as of a few weeks ago. Just received mine for my BX. Great customer service!

 

[skyhook]

Had I seen this thread earlier, I could have used my "mind bend" technique for ya.