Dumb Drawbar question

[William Fissell]

Finally found an affordable wagon for the Jube. Jube has the drawbar mount under the diffy, but the pin is long gone. Rifled through the TSC web site but didn't see what looked right.

Any suggestions for the right part?

thanks in advance!

 

[souNdguy]

you can find the pin at online sources.. maybee even here.. i havn't checked.

or you can make one if you have the correct side round stock.. I made one on my 8n years back using a stub end of a pin the correct OD.. just cut it off and then used a largish hair pin to hold it up in.
originality police may get me.. but.. it works...

soundguy

 

[kathleen kanzler]

two different style pins. after market and Ford check under the dif and see which one you need Ford dealer has ford style this site and every one that dells swinging drawbar kits has the other style

 

[ericlb]

i got a top link pin of the right diameter and put it under my jube, it was a little hard to get the hairpin looking pin in the hole but i got it, its been under the jube for 10 years and has pulled over 2 tons several times as well as about 1 ton every day, no problems so far

 

[LeoinMI]

I had a local welding shop make me a pin for $20.00. Here"s a couple of pictures of what I had made. I already had the bracket.

 

[William Fissell]

I have the push and turn style, not the linchpin style.

 

[William Fissell]

Also, the jube lacks the drawbar hanger.... shoudl I care?

 

[TheOldHokie]

(quoted from post at 08:22:51 11/15/11) Finally found an affordable wagon for the Jube. Jube has the drawbar mount under the diffy, but the pin is long gone. Rifled through the TSC web site but didn't see what looked right.

Any suggestions for the right part?

thanks in advance!

Assuming you have the OEM drawbar mount the part number is 8N-804 - 1-1/8" diameter pin with a spring pin that retains it in the spring loaded push, twist, and lock socket under the axle.

Runs $32 online - I make repops that are virtually identical for $20.

TOH
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[souNdguy]

yer missing the point. even the turn style can use a pin that takes a hairpin.. just have to size it correctly.

it's tight but fits.

soundguy

 

[William Fissell]

TOH,

I'll be happy to send you an engraved portrait of
our seventh president, plus postage.

my email is my first initial followed by my last
name at gmail.com.

best,

Bill

 

[rich4]

Yes you need the drawbar hanger, the underneath is for pulling, the hanger holds the drawbar up to carry weight.

 

[TheOldHokie]

(quoted from post at 12:45:45 11/15/11) TOH,

I'll be happy to send you an engraved portrait of
our seventh president, plus postage.

my email is my first initial followed by my last
name at gmail.com.

best,

Bill

Thank you for your contribution to my art collection. Invoice on the way and here is what you will receive.

TOH

 

[souNdguy]

now that's the piece of art...

appears to have a hollow ground stub, and even a chamfer at the pin edge.

all attention to details....

beautifully done.

I know on occasion we have differing opinions on some things.. but I must say.. you are one skilled machinist... I *HOPE* to one day have a fraction of your talent and capability.

I'm still on the lookout for a good layhe/mill setup. missed one in the paper the other day.. but and biding my time.. it will come soon enough.

soundguy

 

[souNdguy]

gots a question for ya, please email me. need your opinion on a piece of equipment I have a hot/short chance to get. ( speak of the devil )

thanks

 

[TheOldHokie]

(quoted from post at 15:07:17 11/15/11)

all attention to details....

beautifully done.

soundguy

Thanks. Those are the sorts of details a journeyman considers SOP. Raw unfinished edges are a sure sign of inexperience or poor training. Square turned shoulders are almost always kissed at least lightly with a chamfering tool to remove burrs and the sharp edge. Skill is another matter that includes speed and accuracy. I like the sig line one of the old school guys over on the machinst forum uses:

"[i:a2e8dc5891]First I got good, then I got fast, and finally I got grumpy[/i:a2e8dc5891]".

I make it clear that I do not consider myself a "machinist" - they are tradesmen with far greater skill and knowledge than me. Just knowing how to twist dials and run a lathe or mill does not make you a machinist where I came from. I consider myself to be an amateur machine operator still early in my apprenticeship.

Email sent.

TOH

 

[mbramble]

I used to love to walk down to the Navy's Opticalman/Instrumentman School before I retired; it was located here in Pensacola. Absolutely brand new complex with brand new equipment. I used to envy those kids for learning a great trade. Wish I had taken an opportunity to sit in on some of the classes. They made their own basic tools that they would use in the Fleet -- calipers, hand tools, thread guages, etc.