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Started by Corley5, July 02, 2020, 10:51:33 PM

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trimguy

When I lived at home , many years ago , the township had a grader like that . We used it on our driveway. My stepdad found a much larger one in the woods that somebody had ,so he upgraded. The large one also had steel wheels and I was always the one on the back controlling the blade. Didn't neither one of them have a seat though.

chevytaHOE5674

Good tractors other than electrical issues (more common if they sit outside) and front axles. The front axle under that is good as long as you use it as designed. I've fixed two of them where the owners got carried away thinking it was a dozer and pushing stuff they shouldn't have been and lifting things way to heavy for that size machine. I will warn you that parts get really expensive really fast when things go bad in that front end.

Use it as designed and keep good oil in it and it'll last just fine tho.

Corley5

  I just ordered a new ignition switch for it.  I think that's the problem ;) ;D  I read that sometimes the fix was as simple as a shot of penetrating oil into the switch to clean it up and lube it.  That worked for a while then the issue resurfaced.  I shot some electric contact cleaner in to it and it flushed out enough scaly corrosion that I can't imagine the contacts are much good anymore.  Beyond that...
 I can see how the front ends on these could be torn up.  Especially with the Super Steer on a hard surface.
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Corley5

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SwampDonkey

Quote from: trimguy on July 22, 2020, 07:08:17 PM

Didn't neither one of them have a seat though.
A few of them seats would develop a crack and become a backside pincher. So some was tossed on the iron bone yard I recon. No more a problem than on any old iron with a seat.  ;D
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2020 Polaris Ranger 570 to forward firewood, Husqvarna 555 XT Pro, Stihl FS560 clearing saw and continuously thinning my ground, on the side. Grow them trees. (((o)))

chevytaHOE5674

Yeah those bevel gear driven axles are not the most robust. Just looked up the bill from the last one I fixed and parts alone were 3700 bucks plus my labor on top of that. 

Corley5

It's not a direct replacement for a skid loader by any means ;) ;D :)
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chevytaHOE5674

Or in my customers cases not a replacement for a D6 cat or 544 end loader.

Corley5

And that's why I have a 544H ;) ;D
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mike_belben

Iooks like you got a heck of a deal on the gravels.  Its $350 a triaxle load here if you got a friend with a triaxle. 22 mile haul or so. 
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SwampDonkey

I've done a lot of earth work with a tractor. Never broke noth'n either. But, I don't claim to replace a dozer, where warranted. My tractor bucket is after market and a lot more rugged than something the tractor maker sells ya and has toothed edge on the blade. :)
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1 Thessalonians 5:21

2020 Polaris Ranger 570 to forward firewood, Husqvarna 555 XT Pro, Stihl FS560 clearing saw and continuously thinning my ground, on the side. Grow them trees. (((o)))

stavebuyer

When I was doing the dirt work for my house I had a Cat 289D, a JD 450C dozer with 6/way blade, a 30K Hyundai wheel loader. I had to cut pretty deep into the hill behind the house and it was mid summer. Once I got below the topsoil and the clay the subsoil was tough enough to turn the dozer sideways. I finished the cutting with my little toy 23hp hydrostatic NH1520 and a grader box with rippers. Might have been a small bite with the little tractor but it sure impressed me.

SwampDonkey

Graded lots of farm roads with a grader blade behind a tractor. Lots of hydraulics to articulate the blade and add downward force. Also used that blade on the end of potato rows to make short work of weeds in the middle of summer. That was an annual chore. We've even used skidder lots of times to level out field rocks on farm roads to cross wet spots, also used that skidder to level rocks for a 80x50 foot building before pouring concrete. The rocks was all scooped up from piles with a tractor. You can make do with what you have the majority of times. Just don't go hiring it out as a day time job, use earth moving machines. ;)
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1 Thessalonians 5:21

2020 Polaris Ranger 570 to forward firewood, Husqvarna 555 XT Pro, Stihl FS560 clearing saw and continuously thinning my ground, on the side. Grow them trees. (((o)))

Corley5

We re-introduced the 8N to the Line up.  It came to live on this farm before I did.  A fellow in town gave it to my father as a high school graduation present in 1965.  It was originally used in the guy's basement waterproofing business in the Detroit Area.  He brought it up here when he retired.  It's been sitting for close to 15 years but inside.  I tore up the ring and pinion and it got parked awaiting repair.  We had a complete rear end from the bell housing back.  We pulled the hoe, loader, split it at the bellhousing, put in a new clutch, pressure plate, throw out bearing and pilot bearing plus had the flywheel turned.  We split the tranny from the replacement rear end in favor of the original because of the Sherman Combination Transmission.  A new radiator, 12v conversion, electronic ignition, spin on oil filter, hoses, belts, gages, thermostat, and we added a temperature gage and installed a new tach.  Plus new brakes, axle seals and a new muffler.  I probably forgot something too.  After all that the engine still needed a valve job.  The seats were bad.  75#s on 1-3 and no lbs on 4.  It's back together and running good.  Dug a hole to bury a roadkill deer in the side yard.  Blew the first hose of many to come on the hoe.  I need to stock up on 1/2" hose and NPT fittings.  Some of the hoses are original.  It still needs a couple things.  The screen in the hydraulic tank needs cleaning.  The chain coupler for the PTO powered backhoe pump needs to be replaced.  I was hoping to bury some electric and water lines with it this fall but the tractor itself took longer and more $$$ than expected and it's time for other projects.  It'll see lots of use next spring including a septic system for the sugar house. 



 

 

 




    
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Walnut Beast

Glad yo got the beast going after sitting for that many years. Bet that's a good feeling 👍

Corley5

  Yup, glad to have it back 8) 8)  Maybe winter will hold off for a while so I can use it ;) ;D
  This wasn't the first ring and pinion issue with it.  Years back I tore one up when I was 13 years old.  I was expecting too much of it and didn't know better.  This happened at my parents camp in Da UP.  We didn't have the means there to split it to replace both the ring and pinion.  The ring was missing a couple teeth so we just replaced it.  They're a matched set and should be replaced together.  It worked but was growly ;)  A few years later it came back home to the farm and I was cleaning up some rock piles and fence lines and I did it again.  The mismatched gears didn't help.  We sourced a used ring and pinion set and were told they came from the same tractor and were matched.  When we picked them up and I asked again about them being matched I could tell by the look on the guy's face when he told me they were that they weren't.  The next winter I was loading round bales with it in snow and ice with tire chains on.  Yup, did it again.  That was the last time and it sat ever since.  But during that time we did collect a basket case parts tractor.  The weight of the hoe, tire chains, mismatched gears, aggressive operation ;) ;D.  There's an assortment of loaders on the farm now.  Backhoe work is all it will do.  I assume the gears in the complete rear end we swapped in are matched.  I'm not going to strength test them.  
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Corley5

  It's lacking power steering ;) ;D  I looked pretty hard at an aftermarket system that gives true hydrostatic steering powered from the loader pump.  The other repairs and improvements ate up the budget before I could pull the trigger on one.  Maybe in the future.
  We plan on this being on the farm for many more years.  My oldest is talking about building a residence :)  So it serves a purpose ;D :)  
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Corley5

  To finance the work to the 8N I liquidated the Bucyrus Dynahoe and the loader that was on my 300 Farmall.  The Dynahoe had issues with the directional tranny that I didn't want to deal with.  The loader on the 300 was no longer necessary.  
 The 300 was purchased new by my Great Great Uncle Russel Collins.  It's a 1955 with 6700 hours.  The engine has never been touched but is weak now.  Cool old tractor.  It's on my short list for attention.  I added the loader and used it a couple years for round bales.   



 

 

 

 

 

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