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Dave H (MI) 10-27-2009 11:57:45 205.188.116.20 738613 Report to Moderator	So tell me. Is there EVER going to be an end to what I have to put into this 1944 2N? I am so comitted to this pot that I really cannot afford to fold at this point but, holy smokes, this thing is unreal! Still wrastling with those brake shoes hanging in the drum. I can see why but I cannot get it to not do it. Goldarned adjuster does not move both shoes in all the way. Top one is hanging up somewheres. Today I goes out and decide to move the tires out the way so I can work and the one that is loaded is dripping fluid all over. Still have that carb issue to resolve IF I can ever get it on rubber again. It started leaking fluid from the rear while on the stands. Some guy speculates it might be a "stress fracture" and warns me not to tighten the trumpet bolts. Doesn't mention what SHOULD be done and doesn't post back. I'm starting to wish I had put it up for sale the day it was dropped off here. Pardon the rant. [Reply]   [No Email]
trucker40 10-28-2009 21:02:39 69.152.170.6 738871 Report to Moderator	Re: No end in sight! in reply to Dave H (MI), 10-27-2009 11:57:45   Not on a tractor,but on a big truck I have had to use a puller to get a drum off before.Also if you do that it will probably tear up something like an adjuster or a brake shoe.If you find out whats leaking,if its a crack,I would weld it,but Im a welder.I have seen stuff cracked before,but a stress fracture?If you abuse something it will break usually.Also putting something together wrong and running bolts uneven with an impact wrench or big break over bar can cause things to break real quick.There are lots of ways to break metal and any of them could be from stress or abuse or anything else.If its broke you can weld it,get another one,or other ways of fixing it might be JB Weld depending on where it is.If its a gasket or loose bolts thats not too bad maybe. I was a mechanic for 10 years or more.Always working on other peoples stuff.Actually got burned out being a mechanic.Bought an old H Farmall by accident really.I actually got a lot of satisfaction bringing it back from almost the junk yard.It was a satisfying experience when I got it running and used it a few times.Way better than fixing somebody elses tractor or truck or car for them.Some people like to wrench on things,some dont.I had to concentrate on getting my motor running first,then go for the other stuff like a cracked housing and loader that wouldnt come up but a couple of feet off the ground and a belly pump that leaked oil out as fast as you could pour it in.One back tire blew out just sitting there,put a new tube and a boot in it and it blew out again a couple of weeks later,so I put both new rear tires on it.Once I got it running I had to fix the other stuff so I could use it.The other stuff was actually harder than getting the motor running for me.I know I can walk around mine and find something else that could be fixed,but my loader goes almost all the way up,Belly pump leak is a lot slower than it was,motor runs way better.Maybe if you get your motor running it will make you want to fix it more.   [Reply]   [No Email]
Dave H (MI) 10-27-2009 17:56:25 205.188.116.20 738676 Report to Moderator	Re: No end in sight! in reply to Dave H (MI), 10-27-2009 11:57:45   Well, like I said, I can't fold this hand 'cause I spent to much gettin' this far. Get's worse tomorrow when I buy a nice new rear rim to repair the damage done by not completely removing all the calcium from a previously loaded tire. Just a couple a quarts is all it took when the tube went south. I had no idea there was anything in that tire until I started doing the brakes.   [Reply]   [No Email]
T.D. from Iowa 10-27-2009 15:28:56 99.197.217.133 738652 Report to Moderator	Re: No end in sight! in reply to Dave H (MI), 10-27-2009 11:57:45   There is alot of knowledge on this board and they have helped me out alot, just by reading other peoples problems. Walk away but don't give up. theres a end in site, I guaentee it. Maybe not tomorrow, but you'll be proud of her when you reach that goal.   [Reply]   [No Email]
JMOR 10-27-2009 12:05:07 72.181.156.161 738615 Report to Moderator	Re: No end in sight! in reply to Kellar, 10-27-2009 11:57:45   "Don't tighten"??? Well, you can't very well run around with them loose.........something will surely break then. I would clean the area around the leak absolutely spotlessly and get a good light and watch for the first signs of oozing oil. Usually you can spot the exact source like that, whether it be a fracture in the metal, at gasket, or whatever.   [Reply]   [No Email]
soundguy 10-27-2009 12:03:56 173.136.164.138 738614 Report to Moderator	Re: No end in sight! in reply to Dave H (MI), 10-27-2009 11:57:45   they can be pricey when you buy into a 'build-a-tractor' kit. heck.. I added a loader to my 850 and had 1000$ worth of extra work to do to that tractor vs my 660 that came with a loader on it already. and the 850 basically was in good condition when i got her as it was .. ie.. the 850 ended up costing over 1k$ more than the 660 for a near identical setup that I pieced together.. vs buying whole...... they DO tend to gobble money... clean up the rear and look for the leak.. if it is a crack.. find out now before going any further, as you may be into a trumpet or center section as well. soundguy   [Reply]   [Send Email]