Old auger worth fixing up?

[nsmustang55ol]

Buddy of mine just dropped this off, he was helping his boss move and he said if no one takes this it’s staying. He brought it to me. Gearbox seems ok. Rotates smoothly. It could use some new hitch pins and missing a yoke on tractor end. I’m handy and can weld. I was thinking about cleaning it up and if it works ok, sticking a new bit on it because the bottom of this one is shot. And welding a new top link hole on it. I have some Heim joints laying around. What do y’all think. Worth the time?

 

[flyerdan]

If you can root through the scrap bin for materials to fix it up for just a little time and welding, that's a no-brainer. You'll have a usable implement for the cost of a replacement bit, which can be a good used one.

 

[nsmustang55ol]

***Update*** Got it broken down. Gearbox was full of water but luckily had enough oil in it where nothing rusted. Have the gearbox soaking in varsol while I go to work tonight. Looks like the bearings are all nice and tight. Just gonna replace the seals. Problably won’t even use gaskets, just silicone the gearbox back together.

I do have a question though. On the output shaft, it looks like that’s a sleeve of somesort, or the needle bearing on the gear side has to come off. Looks pressed on. Might need a bearing splitter?

 

[old and tired]

You can use corn head grease instead of replacing seals.... just a thought.

 

[nsmustang55ol]

You can use corn head grease instead of replacing seals.... just a thought.

What in the world is that

 

[AndyMA]

What in the world is that

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=corn+head+grease&i=lawngarden&adgrpid=1335908356577029&hvadid=83494560650115&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=100218&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvtargid=kwd-83495331235991%3Aloc-190&hydadcr=28665_14584306&tag=mh0b-20&ref=pd_sl_1desmli28b_e

 

[old and tired]

It's used in brush hog / shredder gear box mowers when seals go bad...

It doesn't leak out.

 

[WinterDeere]

I do have a question though. On the output shaft, it looks like that’s a sleeve of somesort, or the needle bearing on the gear side has to come off. Looks pressed on. Might need a bearing splitter?

Hard to say, from the photos. But yeah, looks like it's probably a sleeve.

I rebuild a lot of vintage machinery, and I'd probably drop that whole gearbox assembly into an electrolysis bath for a week, before even bothering to touch it. If you've got a spare trash can, some rebar or other scrap steel, and a battery charger, I can give you instructions to set up your own in just a few minutes.

What goes in rusty comes out clean, and it's usually the best bet for getting parts separated, if they've been rusted together. Not that it's magically removing all of the rust between parts, it's mostly a line-of-sight process, but it helps a lot.

 

[nsmustang55ol]

Hard to say, from the photos. But yeah, looks like it's probably a sleeve.

I rebuild a lot of vintage machinery, and I'd probably drop that whole gearbox assembly into an electrolysis bath for a week, before even bothering to touch it. If you've got a spare trash can, some rebar or other scrap steel, and a battery charger, I can give you instructions to set up your own in just a few minutes.

What goes in rusty comes out clean, and it's usually the best bet for getting parts separated, if they've been rusted together. Not that it's magically removing all of the rust between parts, it's mostly a line-of-sight process, but it helps a lot.

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I have all of that…what kind of charger

 

[slckeys]

Hard to say, from the photos. But yeah, looks like it's probably a sleeve.

I rebuild a lot of vintage machinery, and I'd probably drop that whole gearbox assembly into an electrolysis bath for a week, before even bothering to touch it. If you've got a spare trash can, some rebar or other scrap steel, and a battery charger, I can give you instructions to set up your own in just a few minutes.

What goes in rusty comes out clean, and it's usually the best bet for getting parts separated, if they've been rusted together. Not that it's magically removing all of the rust between parts, it's mostly a line-of-sight process, but it helps a lot.

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I'd be very interested in that contraption you have built for another project I'll be tackling later. And I second... What kind of charger is needed? Thanks.