602 shaft won't budge

......when you need to get in the weeds.
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Windcatcher530 Dan
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Re: 602 shaft won't budge

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Great news I left the weight of the bucket on the pipe wrench and went and mowed a couple lawns and when I got home from mowing the bucket was on the ground the shaft broke free. YAHOOO !!!
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CTXmiller
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Re: 602 shaft won't budge

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Good job
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Reddirtwind
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Re: 602 shaft won't budge

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Windcatcher530 Dan wrote: Sat Jun 03, 2023 1:31 pm Great news I left the weight of the bucket on the pipe wrench and went and mowed a couple lawns and when I got home from mowing the bucket was on the ground the shaft broke free. YAHOOO !!!
Oil and time!! You resisted the hammer a lot longer than I might could have. Smart man!
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Windcatcher530 Dan
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Re: 602 shaft won't budge

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Thanks for hanging in there guys. I had a feeling we'd eventually get it !!!!
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mtblah
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Re: 602 shaft won't budge

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Dan , I have used moderate heat & parafin wax , it works , sometimes , this method is my bucket to methods to loosen rusted shafts .
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Windcatcher530 Dan
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Re: 602 shaft won't budge

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Conclusion the Hub was rusted to the snout from laying wheel down for many years !!!
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