That didn't work as planned

37chief · Jul 18, 2013

I was going to change the 155 85 16 front tire on my JD before I started a mowing job. Should be a fairly easy fob.first I couldn't find the tire I had put away. finally found the tire, romoved the bad one. I couldn't mount the old tire it was too stiff. I went to town. Discount, tire said it was too old to mount. I went to a couple other tire shops looking for a newer used tire. All they wanted to do is sell me a new one. Finally drove to the next town, where they work on anything. Got it mounted with no problem. Will try again tomorrow to get the mowing done. So how did your day go. Stan

Nate V. IA · Jul 18, 2013

Went out to mow about two acres of new pasture seeding with the cub 154, I noticed one front tire wobbling. Drove back to the shop and upon closer inspection the outer bearing is mostly gone and when I jacked it up the hub slid right off. New bearings wont be here until Monday. By Monday I'll have to use the sickle mower on the weeds.

rrlund · Jul 18, 2013

Well,the heat index is 100 degrees,but I got the motor pulled out of the 1850 Oliver to put a clutch in it anyway.

Ozlander · Jul 18, 2013

(quoted from post at 16:57:06 07/18/13) Well,the heat index is 100 degrees,but I got the motor pulled out of the 1850 Oliver to put a clutch in it anyway.

That's just a warm day around here.

donjr · Jul 18, 2013

Checked a couple of fields coming into tassle, changed the cab air filters in the 6400 ( the sc is working again- the filters looked like mud), picked up and barned 88 round bales, and picked 3 bags of sweet corn for a trip to my old ship's reunion in upstate PA tomorrow. I just ate supper and am ready to vegetate.....

fixerupper · Jul 18, 2013

Got a little too much sun yesterday and got sick so I didn't get a whole lot done today except wet sand a paint job I did on a truck and eliminate an ornery old nasty tom cat I've been stalking for awhile. I plan on getting a full day in tomorrow. Back twenty and thirty years ago I'd bale hay out in the sun all afternoon, as all farm boys did then and I could get up the next morning and help stack four or five loads in the barn before the baling started all over again in the afternoon. Sometimes I'd be so hot I'd feel like dieing but I kept going. I was too proud to go sit in the shade for awhile. Today if I get so hot in the sun I feel like dieing it might happen. Back in 2005 I was by Midland SD on the harvest trying to keep up with the breakdowns on 12 combines. The temp in the digital readouts in the pickups read 115 degrees sitting in the stubble. I thought I'd show those young bucks in the air conditioned cabs this old guy could keep going no matter how hot it is, and I did, but it took it's toll. Do you know how hot it is raplacing the PTO clutch in a CIH 2388 when the temp is 115 when the engine is still hot? Jim

Paul from MI · Jul 18, 2013

Finished combining wheat yesterday, so was going to spend the early morning cleaning and greasing the combine. Then a buddy came by with a welding job that took an hour plus. Finally got the combine done about noon, changed out of my soaked shirt, and ate. Then the afternoon was easy. Just drive my truck in the AC hauling wheat to the elevator. Swimming pool took care of the rest of the day! Supposed to be better by the weekend.

Tony in Mass. · Jul 18, 2013

2 by 4's and a collection of tire irons and spoons are your friends. If it was plyable enough to come off without tearing, it can go back on. I coldcocked myself once with dish soap, I now used baby powder. My record is 45 minutes off, cleaned and back to inflated. Not to flat rate industry standards, but free...

ben there · Jul 18, 2013

i think ya got more tools than arms there

retired farmer · Jul 18, 2013

Fairly well till about three thirty. Boss actually beat me out this morning. Had to haul some steers to the packing plant. I went and baled thirty five mid-sized bales while he did that. He came back and got the bales in the stack by noon. Wanted me to fix the air intake screen on the swather for him. Got it tore apart and had to go get two bearings for it about three thirty. I just was pulling out of the yard when the heavens opened up and poured. Was in town less than an hour and by the time I got back there was seven tenths in the rain guage. Went in the house and noticed the lights were off. Lightening was flashing all around and had knocked out the power to about half the town. Took them till nine thirty to get it back on. Last I looked there was around an inch and a half in the rain guage and still raining.

37 chief · Jul 19, 2013

Been there a few times. I usually end up doing that in the dirt. I found what works real good on mounting tires, is leafs out of a old leaf spring taken apart. Stan

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