Want to Buy Bellhousing wc17 chipper

[squirrel64]

Hoping someone may know of a junk or broken Woodchuck WC17 (1999-2000) around somewhere I might be able to buy the bell housing off of. My bell housing has the two large cast iron legs that come off of the main cast iron bell housing. All one piece. One of the legs is broken off and it happens to be the leg that the starter goes through and bolts to.
Ford 2.5l motor 4cyl. Stein PTO 4 large bolts that attach to the bell housing.

I just need the bellhousing and it happens to be an obsolete part. Or if you could direct me to someone that may have one.

Need immediately

Thanks

 

[mforti]

Don't know if this helps as none of them are junked but a few listed below. Do you know if that part was only used on the wc17 model?

There is one (2004 model) up by me for sale they want 4,300 Canadian dollars which is under 4,000 US
http://www.kijiji.ca/v-heavy-equipm...gas/576805594?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

And there's another in Florida (2000 model) they want 8,950 for it
http://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/tls/4409908704.html

There are a few others running at http://www.machinerytrader.com/list/list.aspx?ETID=1&Manu=WOODCHUCK&MDLGrp=WC17

 

[squirrel64]

Thanks mforti ,

I've already seen all those. Trying not to buy the whole chipper as I'm still recovering from this winter. But thanks anyway

 

[John R]

Do you have all the pieces? Is it possible to have it repaired?
A good welder can do some amazing things.

 

[squirrel64]

Yeah I'm getting it welded right now. But they aren't guaranteeing anything because of being such a high strain area with the starter and with all the vibration of the chipper. I still need to find one to have in case the weld doesn't hold. I have called quite a few companies all over the country. No luck, so hoping there might be one in a graveyard somewhere