[Syrupmakers] Looking for gears to mechanize my vertical mill with my tractor.

[Mike Rock]

Somewhere there is a youtube video of a garden tractor running all by 
its lonesome, doing good work, no paycheck.  Can't remember how he 
steered it but it did not wander around on its own.
I'll look for it.  The gear route costs money!

On 1/4/2016 12:21 PM, Claude Richbourg wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I have a Chattanooga no. 12 vertical mill and it is using a sweep pole 
> to turn it with a riding mower. What I want to do is set this up to 
> use my Tractor's PTO shaft to turn it and do it all by myself. Plus, 
> it is hard to draft my teen agers to ride the mower around in circles, 
> without a small pay check. Sigh.
>
> Anyway, does anyone know of any large metal gears that I can buy? I am 
> thinking I need a 20 inch for the top of the mill and about an 8-9 
> inch for other side. These two gears will be connected with a size 80 
> roller chain.
>
> I can find the other parts I need to build this type of set up and I 
> only need the gears plus the chain. I have not found any that is not 
> super expensive, so any tips will be welcome.
>
> Take care and Happy New Year to all,
>
> Claude
>
>
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