You can likely fish the broken key out. Picks, paper clips, tweezers, and the like can be used. A replacement key can likely be found, too. Few, if any tractor mfr's. used different keys in each switch for a particular model of tractor. A google search could locate the part(s) you need.
Aftermarket switches are probaby available that would easily replace your switch. Sometimes an aftermarket switch will be the exact same switch an OE will sell you, in a less fancy wrapper.
Your son-in-law isn't the first to snap a key off, and won't be the last. My knee has won the battle with the key on a Farmall 560 at least twice, mainly because somebody got paid to locate the switch in a poor location, and possibly because somebody (me) has failed to relocate it.
AG
This post was edited by AG in IN at 11:44:40 02/08/14.
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