1026R question on snowblower

[Henri88]

It was brought to my attention by a TBN member that the new 1026R equip with the new snowblower have a cv joint on the short shaft, the one going to the blower. Could anyone confirm this for me. One picture shows the small shaft with the regular u-joint. The other picture shows the long shaft with the cv joint, for the one that are not familiar with cv joints and what they look like. Thanks!

 

[Labrat]

Hi Henri, I was just getting ready to pm you when I saw your post. I think I found the p/n for the front shaft AM138128.. Lists for around $400.00 Ouch.. That's about a hundred bucks more than the long one.

 

[Henri88]

Ouch is right! There is a company not far from here who makes drive-shaft, I will try to get the spec and see what they can do. Thanks for the info. :thumbsup:

 

[Henri88]

Just check on JD parts, $505.00 Can. Definitely not going that route. Labrat, do you remember if the CV was closer to the blower or to the tractor? There was no picture on JD parts so if anyone have a picture of the shaft with the CV it would really help. Merci!

 

[Labrat]

The CV is at the tractor side where it connects to the long shaft. Wow $505.00 Can. for some reason I was expecting it to be less than the mid shaft. If I have a chance saturday i'll stop by the dealer and shoot a pic of the setup they have.

 

[Henri88]

Thanks Labrat, with a pic and the spec from JD parts I'm kind of hoping they might be able to make one out of my original shaft and at a cheaper price.