Thread: Bearing bonus!

It looks like you have dodged a bullet there, Those extra "Bits" could have easily destroyed the axel

I'm restoring my Grandfathers 1961 Massey Ferguson 35 at the moment and came across a few odds and ends in the bottom of the sump.

What model Ford are you doing up? Dexta?

When you restore old equipment, you will learn not to be amazed at what has been done to them over the years...

Hose clamp used to keep bearings on an axle of a disc plow... extra washers and large split pin to hold bearing on a front axle of a tractor...

Welded on steering tie rods...Its never ending...

But best thing I ever seen was a tractor with a leaking pto output, someone had try to stop the leak by welding between shaft and housing... Good thing it only towed trailers, imagine trying to engage the pto to drive something(Scotty, she's not a turning!)...

At least it was only the left over bits from last set of bearings, but if the hub had worked hard enough to liquify the grease it may have been serious... Probably some of the wear could be put down to the loose bits in the hub...

Lots of on farm repairs are done in the paddock using whatever is on hand and nearly always in a tearing hurry.
As long as the machinery can be made to work and get the crop in All is good, Worry about fixing up the rush job when seeding is finished.
Looks like this rush job was forgotten about.

Originally Posted by trout1105

Lots of on farm repairs are done in the paddock using whatever is on hand and nearly always in a tearing hurry.
As long as the machinery can be made to work and get the crop in All is good, Worry about fixing up the rush job when seeding is finished.
Looks like this rush job was forgotten about.

I use to rebuild the draw bar on my Chisel plow, every year and the damn thing would tear apart again, every year... Had a kiwi guy walking past when I was trying to fix it on the side of the road to go home and he asked if he could show me a way to weld it that would last...

Well I hand him the welder, went and had a smoke... Never touched it again, sold it 4 years later to a friend, he parked it up after another 5 years of work, still not broken... I learnt a new way of welding, that day...

Makes a difference if you put gaps in so the thing can flex... oh well, you live and learn, i like learning...

Got to know the Kiwi, his family built farm machinery, milked him for ideas for a couple of years...

Yep I worked on a cropping farm for several years, lots of dodgy stuff done just to keep things running, the job is more important than the machine. The tractor is a 4100, about 1967 model, I've discovered it has a different model front axle under it- the original probably failed due to the front-end-loader, i guess all sorts of things can happen to a working machine in 50 years. I'm giving it a major birthday; new radiator, clutch, hydraulic pump, plus a myriad other bits, had to rebore the 3-point lift cylinder and make a new piston for it, gradually getting it back together now but it's been a big job.

Originally Posted by POD

Yep I worked on a cropping farm for several years, lots of dodgy stuff done just to keep things running, the job is more important than the machine. The tractor is a 4100, about 1967 model, I've discovered it has a different model front axle under it- the original probably failed due to the front-end-loader, i guess all sorts of things can happen to a working machine in 50 years. I'm giving it a major birthday; new radiator, clutch, hydraulic pump, plus a myriad other bits, had to rebore the 3-point lift cylinder and make a new piston for it, gradually getting it back together now but it's been a big job.

The nice thing is that if you give an old machine like this a little Love it has every chance of lasting another 50 years

Originally Posted by trout1105

The nice thing is that if you give an old machine like this a little Love it has every chance of lasting another 50 years

Agreed, that's why I'm spending a few grand on parts for a quality machine rather than replacing it with a new chicom tractor. I reckon it should see me out.