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Can I make an axel tube for IH WF?

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MM_TX

10-31-2004 19:08:25




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I found a IH Wide Front late style with tie rods to back off a 400 for $400+$70 freight to go on my M. Before shipping they found axel tube cracked in the back all the way across. They will sell WF now for $300. They have a new IH tube they will send along for $200 no less. What do you think? I can get the pipe & bushings, cut & lay it out & take it to a welding shop to drill & weld. (I don't have a drill press & my welds are not professional) Looks like a bushing welded in the axel for the pivot pin bushing & pin to slide in and 2 bushings welded to the bottom of the tube for the stay rod to fit in. Does anyone know if these bushings are hardened steel or anything special?
Or should I just buy the new tube?

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JT

11-01-2004 09:35:14




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 Re: Can I make an axel tube for IH WF? in reply to MM_TX, 10-31-2004 19:08:25  
Me being the hard headed person I am, I probably would tell the old boy, we had a deal on a wide front end, not broken, I would tell him to send you all of the things to make it right for the agreed on price and you will do the fixing to save him labor.My .02 worth.



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Allan in NE

11-01-2004 09:43:43




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 Re: Can I make an axel tube for IH WF? in reply to JT, 11-01-2004 09:35:14  
Bingo!

We is a thinkin' alike!

Allan



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26Red

11-01-2004 09:13:01




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 Re: Can I make an axel tube for IH WF? in reply to MM_TX, 10-31-2004 19:08:25  
You could make the center axle tube yourself. Keep in mind it has a lot of holes to put in it, and it should be free of weld flash on the inner diameter(so you can slide the spindle "knees" into ieach end. The center pivot is nothing special, just some round tubing welded in with bronze bushings pressed into it.

If you like make stuff, go for it, other wise I would just buy the new center tube. (Been there done that!)

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scotty

11-01-2004 05:31:24




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 Re: Can I make an axel tube for IH WF? in reply to MM_TX, 10-31-2004 19:08:25  
MM, On my A and Super A they use a heavy steel pipe for the pivot with brass bushings pressed in each end with some grooves in the bushing for the grease. Cant imagine that it would be that difficult to fabricate!

scotty



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Bob, Nor. Mn

11-01-2004 01:51:27




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 Re: Can I make an axel tube for IH WF? in reply to MM_TX, 10-31-2004 19:08:25  
Easy fix, try stagger welding old pipe first to keep it from warping, can"t imagine pipe splitting all the way across, should be fine.



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