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

[Mattias Kessén]

...o if you have hard steering problems without a loader I would
think something is amiss.

Biceps? ;-)

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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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