Ditto to what Randy said. I know the feeling, using my 850 ford for more than I should, longer than I should have. Over time it stressed, then broke in the same spot as yours, while facing down a slope, in somewhat soft/deep top soils, near where one of our barns used to be. Mine has a wagner loader with 2 way cylinders, so when it happened, I did have the bucket low, and was actually able to raise the front end up with it, 6' rotary cutter on the back, conditions were just good enough for me to use the bucket as a skid and I was able to back up the slope to the top of the hill on a flat spot. I found a heavier set of spindles after a few weeks, placed my tools and things in a gardenway cart and moved it easily to the field the tractor was in, made the repair there on one, drove the tractor to the garage, did the other side there.
There was a tell tale sign I should have paid better attention to, the wheel, when parked on the flat, did not look plumb, and it was the spindle failing just like yours. If you look at the break, you may find non fresh metal, could be rusty or discolored, meaning its been stress cracked awhile, just waiting for the right time to break, usually in the mud, while raining or something.
No way I'd want to have this happen and have the loader bucket up high, no ROPS or seat with belt to go with it.
Simple enough repair though, I'd check the other side carefully see if there is any stress cracks etc.
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