Ellis Kinney
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I was looking at M's on Tractorhouse and saw one advertised with a Kosch steering aid. Kosch steering co. Columbus, Nebraska. What can somebody tell me about this feature? Ellis
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Old weldor
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The one I. Have seen was a steering wheel with a large hub that had a shock absorbing mechanism built into it.
rustyfarmall
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I am under the impression that it contained a gear reduction. The steering wheel made more turns, but the steering was easier.
gene bender
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Sort of a big joke werent they. Dad got new M in spring or 49 grew up on that tractor never did see where they steered hard after driving some B John Deeres.
Anonymous-0
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We had one on Super M. It was larger in diameter for easier steering and center hub cushioned shock.
rustyfarmall
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In other words, the Kosch steering wheel did little more than remove money from your pocket. Kind of like "sea-foam"
Anonymous-0
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An Uncle had one on his H. He really liked it. If you have ever had the steering wheel jerked out of your hand when you hit a washout or other obstruction you could appreciate one of these. Not like power steering as such, but takes away the shock of sudden steering wheel spin. I have never owned one, but have driven them and liked them.
A neighbor said his dad put one on a Farmall M after he broke his arm. He had a bad habit of reaching through the steering wheel for the throttle lever and suddenly one time the front end kicked sideways with his hand stuck fast to the throttle lever. After he broke it, he had trouble reaching for much of anything with that arm, and almost had to reach through the steering wheel for the throttle lever after that. I don't know if that cured the potential for the wheel kicking violently when the front end did the same, or kept the front end from kicking sideways, but he said that's why his dad bought one.
Kosch still exists in Columbus, NE, and sells mostly sickle mowers and parts. Steering units and repair parts for them are NLA from Kosch.
AG
Kosch still exists in Columbus, NE, and sells mostly sickle mowers and parts. Steering units and repair parts for them are NLA from Kosch.
AG
Anonymous-0
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Have a a couple, first one was on grandpas F30 as he claimed it was the worst tractor ever for whipping the steering wheel out of your hands. Is a early duckbill so no worm gear. The steering wheel will will lock up when it starts to spin. Have another one on a '40 M wide front that is really worn out, only tried 5th gear once and when i tried to turn the Kosch wheel kept locking up and not letting me turn the tractor. Really I have kept them becouse they were a period correct aftermarket accesory, especially on a tractor as common as an M it is something for people to look at and say "what is that"
If I hit a washout hard enough to tear the steering wheel out of my hands with a tractor, I wouldn't be alive to ask this question... Dad would've killed me!
How are you guys hitting washouts hard enough to tear the steering wheels out of your hands? Don't you watch where you're going, and slow down as you come to the washout?
How are you guys hitting washouts hard enough to tear the steering wheels out of your hands? Don't you watch where you're going, and slow down as you come to the washout?
Although it can certainly happen there, it doesn't take a washout to rip the wheel from your hands. It doesn't take (frozen) ruts, furrows/cultivated end rows, woodchuck holes, or anything obvious. A softball-sized rock in the dirt could probably do it if you drove over it just right. It can happen during normal operation. I've had an M do this several times moldboard plowing in the middle of a field. A spot can move me to the right or left a bit when a tire looses traction, and I'll adjust the steering a bit and bump a brake pedal and suddenly the front end can do a hard left or right, and my hands can't stop it. I have no trouble at all with my M with power steering in the same conditions.
I've had it happen when cultivating when turning at the ends, too.
AG
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