I purchased a second hand 8" PTO wood chipper from a guy in Oregon who apparently never sized his PTO shaft, resulting in binding and a bent Jack Shaft.
Video of bent shaft;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr6E0YebQSM
After contacting several machine shops, and getting a response from only one of them, I was told I could expect a repair bill of up to $500. Well, I can buy the tools to fix it for less than that.
So that's what I did. I took advantage of a Mothers Day sale at Harbor Freight to pick up a 20 ton shop press and a clamp on dial indicator, and sourced a couple of V-Blocks from Amazon.
Also found this as a guide, which I will reference in my repair;
http://www.repairengineering.com/shaft- ... ening.html
So far, I've assembled my shop press, and disassembled the shaft assembly;
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I expect to receive my V-Blocks tomorrow, which should allow me to proceed with the appropriate repair procedures.
If anyone has any advice, I'm open ears, this will be my first attempt at a shaft straightening. I know quite a bit about working with sheet metal, as I am a professional auto body man, and painter, but this is a bit outside of my experience zone, so I'm just seeking out anecdotes from those who've been there and done that.