[Farmall] Fwd: Super C

[Mike Maynard]

Good thing you fixed it... I was going to drag the ole TD6 over, and tie the
2 together side by side.  I figure that way, we might be able to travel
straight!  (since the TD6 is still only doing right hand circles...  must
think its a dyslexic nascar driver!!)

On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 10:06 AM, Dave Maynard <dave at themaplehillfarm.com>wrote:

>    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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