Simple Fix For A Broken Cable End
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“When the blunted end of a cable came loose on one of our tractors so the control handle didn’t work, I couldn’t find a replacement part, so I decided to fix it myself,” says handyman Reid Allaway of Tourne-Sol Co-operative Farm in Quebec.
Allaway located a hex cap screw in his parts bin that was almost the same size as the stranded wire cable. He cut the end of the cable straight across, then inserted it into the 1/4-in. recess of the cap head. “I spent a few minutes heating the end and brazing it in place and it was as good as new. In fact, I think the new cable end knob is stronger than the original lug,” Allaway says.
After allowing the brazed knob to cool, Allaway cut off the threaded section of the screw and discarded it because he didn’t need it.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Tourne-Sol Co-operative Farm, 1025 Chemin St-Dominique, les Cedres, Quebec, Canada J7T 1P5 (ph 450 452-4271; info@fermetournesol.qc.ca).
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Simple Fix For A Broken Cable End FARM SHOP Handy Hints “When the blunted end of a cable came loose on one of our tractors so the control handle didn’t work I couldn’t find a replacement part so I decided to fix it myself ” says handyman Reid Allaway of Tourne-Sol Co-operative Farm in Quebec Allaway located a hex cap screw in his parts bin that was almost the same size as the stranded wire cable He cut the end of the cable straight across then inserted it into the 1/4-in recess of the cap head “I spent a few minutes heating the end and brazing it in place and it was as good as new In fact I think the new cable end knob is stronger than the original lug ” Allaway says After allowing the brazed knob to cool Allaway cut off the threaded section of the screw and discarded it because he didn’t need it Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Tourne-Sol Co-operative Farm 1025 Chemin St-Dominique les Cedres Quebec Canada J7T 1P5 ph 450 452-4271; info@fermetournesol qc ca
