Large Socket needed 56.4mm? imperial?

[ACEngineering]

Got to buy a large socket to undo the main pivot bolt on a Strimech shear grab.

Got to be a socket no spanner or stilsons will get near it, I measured the nut as being just over 56mm some thing like 56.3 or 56.4mm? (digital veneers so should be accurate)

Would they have used a imperial bolt???? what size imperial socket is near that?

biggest socket I got is 51mm so no were near!

Need to take the top grab off to do a little repair

 

[Shutesy]

Could you ring Strimech direct to see if they can answer as to what size it is or what they use to do the job?

 

[joe soapy]

thick walled pipe, bell the end a little bit to get a start, heat as required and belt it over the nut

 

[Lincs Lass]

2 13/64ths

 

[ACEngineering]

Of cause I might just be over thinking it and it is in fact a 56mm? are bolt hexs and sockets that close a fit when you get to really big sizes? don't want to go ordering a 56mm to find it don't fit!

 

[Sharpy]

Could you get your local profile cutting place to cut a hex out of very thick plate, then cut a circle round the hex shaped hole, giving you the start of a socket, then some plate welded on top of that and an old socket on that? Would be a lot cheaper than a 2 1/4 inch socket.

 

[ACEngineering]

thick walled pipe, bell the end a little bit to get a start, heat as required and belt it over the nut

I can only get to a tiny bit of the nut its so close to the frame

 

[Lincs Lass]

Could you weld a 2inch nut on top ,got something to work with then

 

[Bob c]

can you get the hex profile cut then weld a bit of tub to the end
whats max o/d you can have

2 1/4 " ? 57.15mm

 

[mushnt grummmble]

Could you weld a 2inch nut on top ,got something to work with then

This^weld something more manageable on the head

 

[ACEngineering]

2 13/64ths

That's just a shade under 56mm according to google? 2 1/4 is 57.15mm so one of them would do I guess? Ebay does not seem to have any though

 

[ACEngineering]

This^weld something more manageable on the head

Its a nyloc so then I will need 2 new nuts and they wont be cheap that size!

 

[john432]

2and a quarter inch I'd say 2.250" ,the large 1" square drive sets only have a choice of 55 or 58mm it seems

 

[ACEngineering]

can you get the hex profile cut then weld a bit of tub to the end
whats max o/d you can have

I can turn the OD down in the lathe easy enough if I have to

 

[mushnt grummmble]

Its a nyloc so then I will need 2 new nuts and they wont be cheap that size!

Tighten back up and spot weld them

 

[ACEngineering]

2and a quarter inch I'd say 2.250" ,the large 1" square drive sets only have a choice of 55 or 58mm it seems

3/4 drive ideally don't have 1"

ebay have some 3/4 drive sockets in 56mm cheap enough but I wonder if they will be okay and have enough slack to fit a 56.3mm nut? guess it would hammer on

 

[Lincs Lass]

My calliper set to 56mm with imperial conversion

 

[Bob c]

 

[bobk]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Draper-ex...064854?hash=item33cac25296:g:ra4AAOSwax5YzsmN

 

[john432]

I forgot, needed a 60mm deep socket for power harrow, need to search impact sockets. Got one in 3/4 drive.