So, after over a year I can call it mechanically complete and basically finished! Today I adjusted the clutch, checked all the fluid levels and tested everything - all works as it should. I haven’t tested the hydraulic pressures but everything works, so will have to wait until it’s down the farm to check that but not worried at all.
Bolted the bonnet and other bits back on properly for (hopefully) the final time, and I also fitted power steering to it as well - it’s a self contained setup with a pump that bolts to the engines auxiliary drive then a new steering linkage with a ram in it and a new linkage from the steering box that operates a valve on the main ram. Works amazingly well and can be spun easily with one finger, so very happy with that.
Only things left to do is finish off some wiring on the new lights and get them working and tidy up some other wiring. The fuel gauge is the only one that doesn’t work so may see if I can sort that - it is the gauge that’s broken not the sender so will see if I can find a suitable replacement.
A few pics - next update will be once it’s at the farm - which is in the hands of my mate where the tractors been for the last year as it’s going on a drop deck he’s taking some stuff down to his Mums place which is near where this has to go, but all of the axles are out of it and the deck is having some new structure welded in so probably won’t be until the new year I would imagine.
Power steering is effective and was an easy installation. While not ‘factory’ it works much better than the factory PS that was on these originally that was an option.
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Gavin Gregory, on Flickr
And a quick shot of it at the back of the workshop waiting to go to the farm.
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Gavin Gregory, on Flickr
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