First of all, thanks to CaptainKlutz for the posts about Grizzly replacement parts for the DC-380!
I've rolled the dice and ordered a replacement "shaft" (really the primary sprocket driveshaft for the whole planer) based on the schematic from the Grizzly site ( https://cdn0.grizzly.com/partslists/g0453z_pl.pdf Pg 50, Gearbox
P0453Z417).
The guy who sold me the planer must've let the outfeed roller rubber cover creep off and press the sprockets out of alignment, which crashed the chain at some point in time. He just re-mounted the chain and sold it to me. But, there must have been a hidden hairline in the shaft, since the sprocket end of it just snapped off during my normal use and the cutterhead quietly stopped spinning.
I didn't notice the rubber cover was working its way off, so I guess I didn't do a thorough pre-purchase inspection, huh? :-\
Anyway, I have an actual question: If my unit is a 22-680, are the G0453Z and G0454Z compatible in the gearbox area? The schematic drawing of their shaft sure looks like my broken one…
I've rolled the dice and ordered a replacement "shaft" (really the primary sprocket driveshaft for the whole planer) based on the schematic from the Grizzly site ( https://cdn0.grizzly.com/partslists/g0453z_pl.pdf Pg 50, Gearbox
P0453Z417).
The guy who sold me the planer must've let the outfeed roller rubber cover creep off and press the sprockets out of alignment, which crashed the chain at some point in time. He just re-mounted the chain and sold it to me. But, there must have been a hidden hairline in the shaft, since the sprocket end of it just snapped off during my normal use and the cutterhead quietly stopped spinning.
I didn't notice the rubber cover was working its way off, so I guess I didn't do a thorough pre-purchase inspection, huh? :-\
Anyway, I have an actual question: If my unit is a 22-680, are the G0453Z and G0454Z compatible in the gearbox area? The schematic drawing of their shaft sure looks like my broken one…