I'd suggest to contact some refrigeration or HVAC firms near
you. Sometimes folks take out a "condensing unit" which
still contains a good condensor. I'm not sure what the line
sizes are, or the size of the condensor you need. But,
that's an idea. Very often the take out units are dumped in
a pile, and later taken to the metals recycling yard.

Not sure about skipping one loop of the condensor, I've
never heard of anyone doing such a thing.

Best of luck, it sounds urgent and needed. I don't have a
condensor to offer you, wish I did. You may be able to use
one out of window AC.

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"Karl Townsend" wrote in
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The AC broke in my John Deere. AC is needed a bit more in a
tractor
cause you get A LOT of heat off the machine, the cab is all
glass, and
one little window to open. Easily 20 degrees over outside.

My neighbor is an HVAC tech. We found a hole in the
condenser caused
the failure. First braze attempt still had a small leak. The
second
attempt, the braze slumped into the line and party blocked
it. Now I'm
FUBAR.

Somehow, I need to cut this braze out and weld a patch over
it. Or
pull a 180 U off of one end and bypass this run. It is the
first top
run on the condenser. Anyone successfully done either
operation?

I looked for generic replacements. John Deere isn't listed.
No joy
trying to find one based on length and width. For those that
don't
know, John Deere selected their tractor color because of the
amount of
green you need to buy a part. Anybody know of a place that
will supply
a condenser that fits within a certain height and width? I
do know a
machinist that can build a bracket.

Karl