Yes his name is Andrew Barnes. I talked with Andrew a little over a year go and he said he wasn’t doing nearly as many transmission rebuilds as he used to do. He rebuilt one for me 6-8 years ago, and it cost, but that transmission was bulletproof. He is very good, and I vouch for his work.
Another great source would be to call Eric at HDM, as HDM is keenly interested in all aspects of keeping our Dogs up and running. I know he has interest in and access to sources to rebuild our transmissions. When last we spoke, there was some difficulty in obtaining rebuild kits from Baker. Eric would know if that’s been resolved.
It’s my understanding that Baker discontinued the rebuild service for our transmissions, and they don’t make our BD transmission (6 mount holes) cases either. New Big Dogs have the Jim’s transmission, so there is no market for any new Bakers.
Bottom line: value those guys who competently rebuild them and take good care of the transmission. If you have a spare one, keep it!