[AT] Farmall M transmission locked up

[Paul]

OH YEA .. mine was the same shift, 4th to 3rd, while disking, missed the
shift, let the clutch out and that killed the engine ... local shop guy came
out and lifted the shifter plate and with a long crow bar, put things back
were they were supposed to be, total down time was probably 3 hours, my
uncle never said a word, but I sure got the message from his looks.

Paul Waugh - IN

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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Herbert Metz
Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 4:46 PM
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Subject: Re: [AT] Farmall M transmission locked up


Bill
Your post brings back some ooold memories.    The summers of 1950 and 1951,
I worked full time for an uncle.   We were plowing after wheat harvest with
three 3-16 plows (uncle was on a 22-36, his son was on a W6, and I was on
an M); by now you have rightly concluded all of the plows were IHC.  The
ground was hilly enough that the M and W6 would pull down occasionally.  
My solution was changing gears on the go; however 3rd and 4th are offset.  
Murphys law caught me during one of those shifts.   Now comes confession
time, and then chewing time.   Holding in the clutch (trans was locked in
two gears), we pulled the M up to the shop (over one mile), and uncle
pulled part of top off the trans, and disengaged the gearing, then replaced
the top.   Then back to the field.   
For the tougher hills, he recommended that I pull over to the right approx
6" to 8", as such load reduction was adequate to prevent significant pull
down.
Looking back, I was probably lucky.    Also, I believe uncle could have
corrected the situation there in the field, but wanted to make sure against
any recurrence.   Which he certainly did.
This was one of two times I ever got chewed; I have not forgotten either
time.
I was quietly standing in the background, so I am not knowledgeable as to
what he did.
He was a good guy to work for; this situation was forgotten as soon as we
got back to the field.
Herb

> [Original Message]
> From: Bill Boyd <billstractors at verizon.net>
> To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Date: 7/28/2007 4:07:12 AM
> Subject: [AT] Farmall M transmission locked up
>
> I posted this on the Farmall board but it hasn't come thru yet.
> So I will try here.
>
>
>
> My neighbor has gotten their Farmall M transmission locked up.
> Any hints or tricks to fixing it?
> I haven't looked at it yet. Probably will tomorrow.
> Thanks for any help.
>
> BillinNETX 
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