SV: [AT] Some ads from the 11/26 Lancaster Farming

DAVID BRUCE davidbruce at yadtel.net
Tue Nov 29 03:20:16 PST 2005


In a lot of things I would agree but the Frods have always been easy to
steer in my experience.  :)
David
> ...o if you have hard steering problems without a loader I would
> think something is amiss.
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> In my youth I drove a number of Fords (8N and 600 series) and I never
> had a problem steering - in fact I always thought they were easy to
> drive (no PS on any) so if you have hard steering problems without a
> loader I would think something is amiss.
>
> David
> NW NC
>
>> Dean,
>> There is no loader on the tractor ... the only additional weight on
>> the front end is a bumper, which I'd guess, weighs 40 to 50 pounds.
>> Yes there is one place that I know of that could go dry and that is
>> the steering box which is attached to the base of the steering column
>> and sits on top front of the transmission.  I am guessing the
>> mechanism in the steering box is a rack and pinion.  I filled this box
>> with 90-wt gear lube sometime ago but we didn't notice any difference
>> in the steering afterward.  The front spindle bushings/bearings could
>> be a source of the problem ... something I should check on.  I changed
>> these items (plus the spindles) on a Ferguson TO35 but that was
>> because of excessive "wear/slop and not hard steering."  I think what
>> would also be helpful for us would be for someone really familiar with
>> an 8N and how it handles to drive this one and get their opinion.  I
>> bought my first of two tractors with power steering (MF245 and MF35)
>> three years ago so maybe this is all in our heads as we may be
>> expecting the 8N to drive and steer like they do.  But still we both
>> think it steers harder than my Farmall MTA with WFE (no power
>> steering).
>> Dudley
>> Snohomish, Washington
>>
>> Dudley:
>>
>> I know less than I should about 8N's but one complaint I haven't heard
>> much is "hard steering". Is it possible you have some steering bearing
>> issues? Isn't there a place in the steering column that can go dry?
>> Or does it have a loader on it like my 861 did? To temporarily solve
>> my 861 "hard steering" problem, I hooked up my JD 550 roto-tiller to
>> the three point (Don't tell JD I did that! :-)). If I remember right
>> the tiller weighs about 500 lbs. Man did that make a difference. I
>> would have preferred a 1000 lb weight though!
>>
>> I chased the hard steering problem for quite some time, with help from
>> some ATIS members. Even replaced the spindle bearings. Never solved
>> the problem and was pretty convinced by others that it was the nature
>> of the beast.  I looked into the PS option and at the time didn't want
>> to spend the $1200 bucks since I knew I could come out all right the
>> way it was if I were to sell it. Adding another $1200 to it made it
>> questionable.
>>
>> But the real reason I sold it was because it was dangerous for me due
>> to my age and long legs. I had real trouble getting to the pedals when
>> I needed to in a hurry. I had the seat all the way back but I still
>> was just too far forward. I had figured out a way to jury rig a custom
>> seat bracket so I could move the seat back further but I finally
>> decided to sell it. Got a really good price for it and the buyer never
>> called back so I guess he was happy too. I just grew to not liking it.
>>  So it was out of here.
>>
>> Dean A. Van Peursem
>> Snohomish, WA 98290
>>
>>
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