Parts for Van Brunt Drill

@Hoss 11380 wrote:

I have a Van Brunt Model F grain drill that needs the two gears that are on the axle. I was wondering if anyone might know where to locate two. Thanks for any information.

I suspect that the F is way too old for John Deere to supply parts for, but they do have parts for my Straight B which was built in the late 40’s so who knows?

If no one on here has a source you might try some of those forums for folks who restore that kind of stuff. I’ve Googled into them before looking for specific stuff, but I can’t think of the names of any of them.

There is a guy in my town that broke two gears on a JD Van Brunt B-G and he wanted me to sell him the gears off mine; which I promptly laughed off. He told me that he could buy them from JD at about $250.0 EACH … ouch! He also said there is a place that will custom make gears for you, also not cheap … but still less than Deere. If you don’t find them elsewhere, let me know and I will get the name of that company for you.

Good luck.

Oh, and BTW; the most common cause of those gears breaking is letting the drill set up for too long and then trying to use it without making sure the gears will turn. If you have an old drill like this that has been sitting idle for a long time, lift it onto a sheet of plastic or something similar and then soak the heck out of the whole drive mechanism with kerosene, diesel or penetrating oil for several days before attempting to pull. Then jack the thing up on one end, and try turning the wheel by hand. Do the same on the other end. If they don’t turn, keep at it until they turn freely. Otherwise you too will be out looking for these hard to find and expensive gears.