[Farmall] Fwd: Super C

[Dave Maynard]

    Feeling kind of stupid. Decided to give it another try and backed up
while trying to turn and pushing hard on the right brake. It popped right
free. It kept binding up however and noticed it more going downhill. It
turns out that at the u-joint somene had put a 1/4 20 bolt where it probably
should have a roll pin. the head of the bolt and the nut bind against the
other half of the u-joint. The hole in the u-joint is just a slot and this
allows the shaft to fall forward just enough to catch and not let it turn. I
think the hole in the shaft is worn and that is why the previous owner used
the bolt. The quick fix is going to be drilling a larger hole, using a
larger roll pin, and also put a shaft collar up top near the steering wheel
to keep it from dropping into the joint.* *I should have seen this, but for
the forest *and *the trees. Nothing ever breaks or screws up until your
trying to get something done and have a limited amount of time.

   I guess I'm what they call around these parts a Kodak farmer[near
Rochester, NY and Kodak},which is when you work a full time job and *try *to
farm on the side. In my case it is all with old Farmalls.

    1951 H wide front
    1950 Cub
    1952 Super C wide front
    1967 656
    1972 Lowboy
    1947 Cletrac AG6H bulldozer[not Farmall but still cool]

    My boys have the bug to;

Jr.  1947 H
      1947 BN

Mike 1947 TD6

     Thanks to all who read this forum and all the good advice that I read
all the time. Will get pictures up on a site as soon as my computer
gooroo[Mike] sets me up.Thanks again and remember;

    *NEVER *park your Farmalls in one place or where your wife can count
them.You'll be safer that way.

   Dave

On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 11:42 AM, SKIP CLEVELAND
<skipcleveland at cfl.rr.com>wrote:

> Yes. Back in about 1951, my dad was towing my '50 "C". He turned to short
> and quick and bent the worm shaft inside the box (probably
> not your problem) that broke a bunch of teeth off the 360 degree worm
> wheel. A new worm shaft and turning the worm wheel 180 degrees
> fixed it. Anyway it may have some tooth breakage going on  in there. If so,
> when you jack it up there would be a bunch of slop in
> the bolster shaft from left to right.
>
> skip
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Maynard" <dave at themaplehillfarm.com>
> To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>  Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2010 11:23 AM
> Subject: [Farmall] Fwd: Super C
>
>
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: Dave Maynard <dave at adflexcorp.com>
> > Date: Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 10:34 AM
> > Subject: Super C
> > To: Farmall/IHC mailing list <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> >
> >
> >      See if any of you other Farmall nuts has ever seen this happen and
> may
> > know what has happened.
> >
> >       I was pulling a 12' disc[ I can't believe it either] and needed to
> go
> > around a large rock. When turning right the steering locked
> > partially to the right and would go no further. I went back and forth a
> > little and it freed up. Then turning left the same thing happened that
> way.
> > A little more jockeying and it freed again. Then going hard to the left
> it
> > locked all the way and will not move at all. Twenty circles forward and
> > twenty backward and still there it sits.
> >       I have taken the steering column apart at the u joint and
> everything
> > seems free to the steering box. Myself and my buddies are more familiar
> with
> > M, H and cubs, but not so much The C. Has anyone ever seen this or can
> shed
> > any light on it before I start tearing in to it tommorow? Thanks everyone
> > for reading and in advance for advice.
> >
> >      Dave
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