[AT] Antique tractors anyone?

[Stephen Offiler]

That's most likely a clutch issue.  The friction surfaces themselves might
be dragging a bit, or it could be pilot bushing/bearing.  Somehow, a little
bit of power is getting thru the clutch just enough to keep the input shaft
moving, hence the gear grind.

I had a bad gear-grinding problem on my JD440IC, and on top of that, it
also slipped and it was degrading rapidly to the point the machine was
unusable.  No question it was time to open it up, since I do use it
occasionally, and of course I was in the middle of a project.  I found the
bellhousing pretty well stuffed with mouse nests, some apparently made of
old rags, which were all wrapped around the entire clutch, throwout
bearing, the whole works.  Since the pilot bearing seemed pretty good, it's
possible that all that material was causing it to drag, and thus the gear
grind.  Maybe.  New clutch and all is well.

SO


On Mon, Oct 7, 2019 at 8:27 AM craig.warner47346 at frontier.com <
craig.warner47346 at frontier.com> wrote:

> I'll do a tractor question for you Spencer. I have a Super C that has a
> long-running issue that seems to have gotten worse. The problem is that
> it's hard to get in gear. I push the clutch pedal in and wait for ever and
> it wants to grind going into any gear regardless of what RPM the engine is
> at. Where do I start on that one? I'm an average guy in engine knowledge
> but have zero knowledge of clutches and transmissions.
>
> Craig
> Hagerstown, IN
> 1945 Farmall B
> 1951 Farmall M
> 1952 Farmall Super C
>
> On Sunday, October 6, 2019, 11:32:30 PM EDT, Spencer Yost <
> spencer at rdfarms.com> wrote:
>
>
> The Supreme Court was vindicated in this as IQ, as a measure of one’s
> innate intelligence, as been roundly debunked.  The science was slimmer at
> that time but already pretty clear.  The evidence has piled up since.
>
> But that is immaterial to the purpose of my post: What I want to know is
> has anyone done anything with old tractors recently?  I’m going to get out
> the old Ford and do final mowing for the fall.  Been real dry but weeds
> have done alright and I need to knock down the weed heads before they seed.
>
> Spencer
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Oct 6, 2019, at 8:10 PM, James Peck <jamesgpeck at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > This link claims Mathematics graduates have an average IQ of 129. A US
> Supreme Court decision in the 60's eliminated the practice of using IQ
> scores for hiring decisions.
> >
> >
> https://www.electronicproducts.com/News/Engineer_vs_engineer_Who_has_the_higher_IQ.aspx
> >
>
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