The PTO dropbox that had been on this had the bottom nearly broken off and was scrapped
I had another but after cleaning, it too had a small water freeze crack that needed welding
The crack on the inside was sealed with Seal-All
Which dries hard and is oil/fuel resistant so hopefully there will be no seepage
The PTO mounted and spinning so far so good
Here is a short video of the PTO and exhaust
movie clip
The right brake needed attention, it didn't come apart well
I had a few spare brake bands ready to go so it is all good again
The other side works properly and looks OK so I'll leave it as is for now
The steering was lose and the front wheels wobbled driving in road gear
I took the opportunity to clean up the hubs and paint them
The steering shafts were very worn, here a new shaft has a pilot hole
Then the new hole is drilled. The old worn shaft can be seen here as well
The hole is reamed for a clean hole of the correct size
The shaft that gets the screw gear needs to be knurled where the bearings ride
What the assembled shaft looks like
We replaced the original double start gear with a single start easy steer gear
Some information on the Easy Steer
The long shaft is attached to the steering wheel and painted
