[AT] Farmall M hydraulics

[Cecil Bearden]

My Belarus has those spring loaded caps and they are great.  When pressure 
washing I used to hit the couplers with the washer to get the dirt and crud 
out of them.  Oast time I did this the o-ring has a teflon backup ring with 
it.  Both rings came out and I just found the o-ring and put it in.  later 
when the couplers leaked I looked and found my backup rings and put them in. 
My leaks stopped.  Never had that problem before..

Cecil in OKla

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "john hall" <jtchall at nc.rr.com>
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Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2010 8:40 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Farmall M hydraulics


>I can't ever remember having any problems with couplers other than leaks on
> the Deere's. More than once I've seen the pair on the back of dad's IH 454
> have all the balls in the couplers rusted so badly that you had to break
> them loose individually with a screwdriver. To the best of my knowledge 
> they
> are original and still don't leak. But they are a pain to hookup compared 
> to
> Deere.
>
> Speaking of couplers, I've never cared for the rubber plugs you are 
> supposed
> to plug in to keep them clean when not in use. Many years ago Shoup was
> selling some spring loaded doors that bolted on Deere's. They work really
> nice. Don't know if they had it for other makes.
>
> John
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Grant Brians" <sales at heirloom-organic.com>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
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> Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2010 9:05 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Farmall M hydraulics
>
>
>>I echo what Gene said. I farm full time and use a mixture of modern and
>> antique equipment (some very antique!) and the tractor couplers on
>> hydraulics are an item usually neglected to the detriment of proper
>> operation. I have had to replace o-rings in them on nearly new units when
>> they have been torn, entire couplers because they "just don't seal/open
>> right", and perform other just plain odd maintenance. Hydraulics with
>> quick
>> couplers are unbelievably useful and necessary in today's farming, but
>> also
>> do require maintenance and frequent inspection. The easiest fix is simply
>> cleaning the connectors. If don'e regularly it will extend the 
>> maintenance
>> and replacement intervals by immense amounts and save a lot of hassle,
>> time
>> and money.
>>     I remember reading in the Oliver manuals I have from the 
>> 1940's/1950's
>> the emphasis they placed there on education of the customer to do exactly
>> the type of inspections and cleaning noted above to avoid repairs. Still
>> good advice even on new machinery!
>>             Grant Brians
>>             Hollister,California
>>             Vegetables, Nuts and Fruit farmer
>>
>
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