Farmall 33 Loader question

puddingstone99 · Nov 10, 2014

Hi, I have what I believe is a model 33 pipe-style front loader. It has a lot of lateral movement, causing racking of the loader frame, due mainly to a considerable amount of play in the bracket which attaches the loader to the rear axle. The part of the bracket which mounts to the axle is firmly attached, but where the bracket attaches to the loader there is almost 1/4 inch of space left between the nuts and the face of the bracket. The loader is not firmly fastened, but hanging on these bolts. Is this play part of the design? Or should they be tightened?

DeltaRed · Nov 10, 2014

Tighten em.They should be snug.The slop is where the movement comes from.

rustyfarmall · Nov 10, 2014

A loader, any loader, should go up, and it should go down. That is all. ANY side to side movement indicates excessive wear, or loose mounting hardware.

leroy in ne · Nov 10, 2014

tighten the bolts. it should be bolted up solid, if there is not enough thread add washers under nuts, probably should have at least lock washers between nut and bracket

puddingstone99 · Nov 10, 2014

Thanks - I thought so. Made a big difference.

rustyfarmall · Nov 11, 2014

(quoted from post at 16:22:46 11/10/14) Thanks - I thought so. Made a big difference.

Keeping all of the mounting hardware good and tight also greatly decreases the chances of something breaking.

Mark in Upstate · Nov 11, 2014

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