Where can I get a new one??

[Mike_eash 59]

Hi guys

I am almost done restoring my charger 10. I have had no problem finding decals, new headlight lens etc.

However I can't find a center shifter cover ( Not sure of the correct name for it) I will attach a picture

Anybody know where to get a new one or a decent used one mine has seen its better days and I can't find one anywhere

Thank you in advance!

[rjg854 11,361]

You could try A-Z tractor 717-821-2542

[JCM 9,134]

Check out @Wheel Horse 3D  Maybe he can make something for you ?

[WHX?? 48,815]

Tunnel cover would be correct. 

First thing comes to mind isfab one out of steel then decal. 

[Mike_eash 59]

8 minutes ago, WHX?? said:

Tunnel cover would be correct. 

First thing comes to mind isfab one out of steel then decal. 

My thoughts exactly I already have a similar decal and a piece of steel 

But really would like the same one if possible 

[Mike_eash 59]

53 minutes ago, rjg854 said:

You could try A-Z tractor 717-821-2542

Thanks ill check it out

[Skwerl58 704]

Some of the plastics will soften if boiled in water. Boil it and have a sturdy flat item to sit on it until it cools and see if it flattens out. I would not use to heavy of an item because you don't want to loose the raised edges. Then paint or use permanent markers to color the raised areas. 

[horseman with no horse 26]

On 9/10/2023 at 4:21 PM, Mike_eash said:

Hi guys

I am almost done restoring my charger 10. I have had no problem finding decals, new headlight lens etc.

However I can't find a center shifter cover ( Not sure of the correct name for it) I will attach a picture

Anybody know where to get a new one or a decent used one mine has seen its better days and I can't find one anywhere

Thank you in advance!

I think it’s called a cam plate cover, as it covers the shifting cam on the hydro pump. Yours is the plastic type, they expand and crack. My buddy has one on his gt 14 that has the corners just cracking. If you have it tightened down correctly with the correct screws it wont warp/crack as badly. The one on my 1076 is thick durable metal and has a decal rather than plastic and essentially paint marker in place of the decal. Idk if it’s design choice was for Style or what but imo if they designed it right once… why not keep it the same instead of change it? I looked in the charger 10 manual written by the horse people themselves and they call it an “instruction plate” 

[953 nut 55,197]

@Wheel Horse 3D has been working on the plastic plates for the GT-14 and it seems that plastic shrinking like that is occuring with ABS plastic like yours is made of.

[rjg854 11,361]

How about a metal plate, and a Vynalguy decal on the plate?   

[Mike_eash 59]

On 9/15/2023 at 10:56 PM, horseman with no horse said:

I think it’s called a cam plate cover, as it covers the shifting cam on the hydro pump. Yours is the plastic type, they expand and crack. My buddy has one on his gt 14 that has the corners just cracking. If you have it tightened down correctly with the correct screws it wont warp/crack as badly. The one on my 1076 is thick durable metal and has a decal rather than plastic and essentially paint marker in place of the decal. Idk if it’s design choice was for Style or what but imo if they designed it right once… why not keep it the same instead of change it? I looked in the charger 10 manual written by the horse people themselves and they call it an “instruction plate” 

@Wheel Horse 3D is making me a new one. In the meantime I made one with a decal 

It's made of wood as I am a woodworker by trade but should hold up long enough till I get my new one

[WHX?? 48,815]

On 9/10/2023 at 4:22 PM, WHX?? said:

Tunnel cover would be correct. 

First thing comes to mind isfab one out of steel then decal. 

 

On 9/16/2023 at 9:10 AM, rjg854 said:

How about a metal plate, and a Vynalguy decal on the plate?   

Didn't  I say that dingus?  Don't tell me now I gotta keep you and yer sidekick @squonk in line??? 

Edited September 18, 2023 by WHX??

[rjg854 11,361]

Now that you post that I guess you did  

3 minutes ago, WHX?? said:

 

Didn't  I say that dingus? 

 

[WHX?? 48,815]

Truth be told I like the decal better than the plastic Mike. I have lots of dash panels that look like your cam cover. 

If I had the nerve to resto one and didn't have to worry about being orginal might be the route I go. 

2 hours ago, Mike_eash said:

On 9/15/2023 at 9:56 PM, horseman with no horse said:

 an “instruction plate” 

@Wheel Horse 3D is making me a new one. In the meantime I made one with a decal

Excellent  guy

[horseman with no horse 26]

2 hours ago, Mike_eash said:

@Wheel Horse 3D is making me a new one. In the meantime I made one with a decal 

It's made of wood as I am a woodworker by trade but should hold up long enough till I get my new one

Looks great! I couldn’t even tell it wasn’t oem! Looks like the older metal style too. 

[Mike_eash 59]

8 minutes ago, horseman with no horse said:

Looks great! I couldn’t even tell it wasn’t oem! Looks like the older metal style too. 

Thanks