Originally Posted by
spookum
OOOOOH. 1" axles are kind of difficult. If my memeory serves me they are 3 bolt bearings..... And an up grade to 1.5" splined axles is not so great.... The frame gets reaaaalllly thin. My humble opinion is take the sprockets and axles (or maybe the front two) and have a machine shop cut key ways in them. They will add more material to the existing sprockets. I'm kind of dismayed they you can't find my build thread. I upgraded my 80s machine to splined axles... FYI your year and my year take an obsolete long front axle. Another cheaper option is to get grade 8 boots, cut the threads off, then drill a hole for a cotter key.... Then look for any Argo with hydraulic breaks insteads of mechanical. That will have enough meat on it to be more worth spending the time and money on.
Here is my build thread.... If I had to do it over I would have started with a newer machine.
http://www.6x6world.com/forums/argo-...ll-others.html
Spookum, thanks for that link. For some reason it never came up in my searches. It might just be easier to buy a maxIV as a second 6x6. I was just wondering what was involved in the swap. I need new chains and bearing, so if it was worth doing I was going to do the axles at the same time. Thanks again.
1973 Argo 6x6....23hp vanguard (project in the work)