I was wondering if anybody reproduces the links that connect the clutch to the flywheel on a caterpillar sixty? or is there an easy way to make them?
Thanks
Travis

It’s my understanding that you can use 7M or 3T links. You have to cut the metal off then use the individual links on the Sixty. I suppose they could be cut from heavy belting with a waterjet.

Thanks for the info Bruce I will check into that

Bruce is correct -

D7 are 5 links bound by metal, cut the metal and you have the links that will fit the Sixty.

Dad did it -

I do not remember if Bruce's Sixty has those or the one that went to the Salinas Valley.

CTS

Florin tractor has them

"RussellTurner" wrote:

Florin tractor has them

"Thermoids, hehe haha!"

"Thermoid" is a flexible coupling used to transmit power between two shafts that may not be true to each other. They are still widely used today.

Many examples exist, "our" Cats as example, steering shafts, drive lines on autos, large pumps (Byron Jackson Centrifugul Pumps (Reclamation District 108 still uses them and if I recall correctly they are 600 HP)) and many others. High horsepower units relied on more elements.

The "flexible" materials were of many different materials, belting, leather, paper, etc.

This is another term that is now nearly forgotten - more commonly stated as a "flexible coupling" today.

Hope this is useful -

CTS

"ctsnowfighter" wrote:

"Thermoid" is a flexible coupling used to transmit power between two shafts that may not be true to each other. They are still widely used today.

Many examples exist, "our" Cats as example, steering shafts, drive lines on autos, large pumps (Byron Jackson Centrifugul Pumps (Reclamation District 108 still uses them and if I recall correctly they are 600 HP)) and many others. High horsepower units relied on more elements.

The "flexible" materials were of many different materials, belting, leather, paper, etc.

This is another term that is now nearly forgotten - more commonly stated as a "flexible coupling" today.

Hope this is useful -

CTS

There is a plant on US#1 by Elgin, SC that has a Thermoid sign. They might be making v-belts

I Appreciate all the help and knowledge, I ended up making them out of some nice flatbelt material I had lying around. I used a Sheetmetal shear to cut the pieces worked great! For the holes I used a home made hole saw chucked in a drill press