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

[Jim Gooch]

You may check tractor supply or Mills fleet farm for new sprockets. Most of
the old used ones are so worn that they slip. Just a thought.

Thanks,
Jim Gooch


On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 5:12 PM, john catoe <catoefarms at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I saw one hook up using an old pto post hole digger gearbox. John
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Jan 4, 2016, at 5:29 PM, Dave & Connie Emerson <dcemerson at tds.net>
> wrote:
>
> 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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