Just picked this blower today and have started cleaning it. turns easily, and puts out lots of air. Can't wait to get the mud daubers nests out and the mouse nests all the way out..got most of them already. Anybody got a scanned copy of a Champion catalog that I could see this advertised? Anyway, does anyone have a either a spare handle I can have (5/8-inch shaft) or one that they can take pictures of so I can copy it? Thanks for any insight.

Use your imagination and build a handle. You're a blacksmith. You can figure it out. :D

Fair enough.....but I do like to keep the equipment looking good.....can't do much about the blacksmith! :rolleyes:

Here's some pictures of my #40. You can see it is simply a near cylinder set up to take a piece of 3/4 x 1/4 inch flat bar (I can remeasure that later) and uses 2 set screws to hold it in place. I am confident that this can be made on a lathe and drill press. with a fair bit of hand filing.

Phil

Thanks, Phil! That's what I needed. That should not be difficult at all to make.

I remeasured and corrected the dimension already. The flat bar for the handle is 3/4 x 1/4 inch. No reason to not use a different size though.

Phil

Hey Farmall

how much did you pay for the Midway, im in australia and thier is one on ebay

thanks
jeremy

Well, I got a really good deal at a farm auction - I paid $35 for it.........