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

[Dave & Connie Emerson]

Hi Claude,

I think what you are looking for are not gears but sprockets and chain 
.  I have used the ones from an old Manure spreader for assorted 
projects over the years such as to drive the sawdust conveyor chain on 
my antique sawmill. Old spreaders can often be found abandoned in 
hedgerows and such on old farms if the fellows collecting scrap metal 
have not got them all in your area.  Worth a look see anyway.  Another 
place to look is in Tractor parts salvage yards if there are such in 
your area.

Good luck.

Dave

On 1/4/2016 1:21 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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