nashmach Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Good to see her moving under her own steam - bet your glad she's home now Marcus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fendt-man-matty Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 very good marcus all the best with her that thing should go head to head with simons 3140 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGU Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Looking good Marcus!! Well the tractor is!! Not sure about that hat. At least you don't look like Po in those overalls as I do! According to Markey! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted January 22, 2008 Author Share Posted January 22, 2008 Good to see her moving under her own steam - bet your glad she's home now Marcus was a good drive home colm, &was glad to see it where i can get to it as & when i want to very good marcus all the best with her that thing should go head to head with simons 3140 think simon would have the upper hand jdm , but simons tractor will suit him well seeing as he'll actually give it some serious work , the 31 he bought looks a nice tractor & well looked after Looking good Marcus!! Well the tractor is!! Not sure about that hat. At least you don't look like Po in those overalls as I do! According to Markey! :D thanks kev , i thought the hat suited me as for the overalls , either my stomach got smaller on the trip home or the overalls had stretched as they were getting quite comfortable by the time i took them off Ben for the record mate she's done 1407 recorded hours , so the numpty can go mate of course there is the danger it's on the second time round the clock :D :D but the engine sounds & runs sweet as a nut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdc Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Ben for the record mate she's done 1407 recorded hours , so the numpty can go mate of course there is the danger it's on the second time round the clock :D :D but the engine sounds & runs sweet as a nut if that's true...she's only just run in - years of life left Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted January 23, 2008 Author Share Posted January 23, 2008 if that's true...she's only just run in - years of life left thats probably why it runs as well as it does , real nice crisp exhaust note to it john , smooth running & very responsive, it needs very little in the way of a heat if any to start & doesn't spend forever & a day turning over to fire up :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted February 3, 2008 Author Share Posted February 3, 2008 bit of an update to what i found out , contrary to my belief this local tractor has spent some time in wales , well chepstow, & i am now her 3rd owner , or second if you take the dealer out of the equasion, it was registered from new on 06-02-73 was sold to the dealer on 27-11-07 who never registered it & i bought it on 09-01-08 so effectively i'm it's proper 2nd owner ;D ;D will try & contact the first owner to see if i can find out more or at least to confirm the hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 bit of an update to what i found out , contrary to my belief this local tractor has spent some time in wales , well chepstow, & i am now her 3rd owner , or second if you take the dealer out of the equasion, it was registered from new on 06-02-73 was sold to the dealer on 27-11-07 who never registered it & i bought it on 09-01-08 so effectively i'm it's proper 2nd owner ;D ;D will try & contact the first owner to see if i can find out more or at least to confirm the hours Well done mate... 3 days before her birthday then - you never count the dealer with cars... so I can't see why you'd count it for tractors \ Would be great to get her entire history wouldn't it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted February 3, 2008 Author Share Posted February 3, 2008 i hope to get hold of the first owner to got a bit of history if i can mark at the tractor & toy fair today i bought a top link & an exhaust pipe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 Bargain prices as well Moley, got'em on the tractor yet then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 i hope to get hold of the first owner to got a bit of history if i can mark at the tractor & toy fair today i bought a top link & an exhaust pipe Good news mate.... Lets see some pics then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 Good news mate.... Lets see some pics then the exhaust was nearly as tall as him mate :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 :D - And I guess the toplink was as big as tris then :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted February 3, 2008 Author Share Posted February 3, 2008 haven't got any pics of the top link or the pipe but will do at some point \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted February 11, 2008 Author Share Posted February 11, 2008 managed to get the auto hitch carrigde down & fit the 500 series parts one of the carridge baseplate bolts had worked loose so got that tightened up first off as with most tractors that are little used the top link bracket pins were in tight , was easier to unbolt the lower pto surround bracket to take out the old parts to fit the replacement parts as well as loosening the pins picture of the lift linkage fitted a complete 500 series auto hitch fitted working & complete with the hook as opposed to the drawbar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdc Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Big improvement Marcus. Do still have a 'swinging' drawbar to fit that hitch too? Those studs under the axle could be a pain once they started coming loose - loctite and a big tube on a 3/4 drive socket fixed them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Don't overtighten them mate.... if they are studs it's not so bad... but if they are threaded in the casting... strip em and the casting is junk :o :o Good work though... do you want the torque settings for them... I did mine with a torque wrench recently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted February 11, 2008 Author Share Posted February 11, 2008 still have the heavy duty drawbar john, & it is a very big improvement , chains were prone to stretching & then yer forever putting bolts in to take up the slack till new chains were fitted , of which they were very rarely replaced at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted February 11, 2008 Author Share Posted February 11, 2008 Don't overtighten them mate.... if they are studs it's not so bad... but if they are threaded in the casting... strip em and the casting is junk :o :o Good work though... do you want the torque settings for them... I did mine with a torque wrench recently i have them tightend with a normal spanner at the moment , every time i got half way the head nut would start to thread it's way up to the casting , so wasn't gaining anything , so turned them the other way & it went ok , not too worried as it as good as retired so will be easy to keep an eye on them. managed to get hold of old owners son , not very talkative but the news is , the 1400 hrs are genuine the farm in question is a hill farm ,mainly sheep so not a great deal for a tractor to do !, most work for her was taking feed out for feeding in winter time a bit of dung spreading fert & occasional loader work the rear tyres are also original . wasnt going to press for anymore info as was loosing the will to live :D \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 thjat looks better mate, well worth the blood and bone eh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIMON. Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Looks better now Marcus got any pics with the new exhaust on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 They wanna be about as tight as you can get them with a 3/4" breaker bar mate really... 220nm from memory \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdc Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 I think that was the main problem, the studs could vary as to how much they had been screwed in, and IIRC the stud is coarse thread and the visible part is fine thread.. We used to double nut them and screw the stud with loctite in as far as it would go then firm up the nut after a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 The other thing is to make sure the opposing faces are clean and rust free mate... even a sticker could make it work loose... I scraped the pain off my autohitch before I fitted it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashmach Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Looking very well I must say Mr Barret and I bet you were pleased talking to the former owners son Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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