stuck tight.

flying belgian · Dec 28, 2017

The 3-point arms on my tractor are stuck solid. The extension part. I finally got the latches to come out and then by putting a shaft in the eye and pounding and soaking and pounding I got one of them to come loose. The other one won't come. I chained it to another tractor and then with a load binder I put a constant pull on it while beating it out on the shaft through eye but it won't budge. I had them loose two years ago but this is on my Cat track and when you turn in loose dirt at a high speed it throws dirt on the arms and it siffles down in the arms. If I ever get them loose I will wrap it with inner tube to prevent it from happening again. Any ideas on this last one or just keep doing what I'm doing?

paul · Dec 28, 2017

I would think using them, with a three point implement on them, would loosen that junk up in a few rounds?

This might not be the time for it of course, but a mounted chisel plow or what have you would vibrate the rust and dirt out?

Paul

BarnyardEngineering · Dec 28, 2017

Heat and beat until the cost of gas exceeds the cost of a replacement arm. That's really all you can do.

flying belgian · Dec 28, 2017

You wood think wouldn't you Paul but I pull a mounted ripper all fall and it still happens.

Ellis Kinney · Dec 28, 2017

If you can heat it and then melt candle wax in it I would expect success. This has worked for me several times. Ellis

SVcummins · Dec 28, 2017

Do you have any pictures of this machine in operation ?

flying belgian · Dec 28, 2017

Not in the field but
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here it is in the shop.

WNYBill · Dec 29, 2017

I had a 574 that had both arms stuck. I tried soaking them in diesel fuel all winter, heat, pounding, pulling and pushing. They were still stuck when I sold it!

Bill

SVcummins · Dec 29, 2017

That?s a nice tractor how do you like it on 3 point implements especially the In furrow Plow

flying belgian · Dec 29, 2017

Well the in furrow plow was a bit of a problem this fall. See in the photos that the track is wider then the wheel. That creates a trough when track drops in furrow and sides of track flex up around wheel. So dirt gets to center of track and gets packed in drop center of wheel where centering lugs of track pack it in wheel. It gets packed in there so tight and there is no place to get anything in there to dig it out. I love it on the three point ripper. Handy. I pull 4 shanks so not very wide. Come to end, pick it up, turn around on a dime and head right back. Dandy for backing in the corners of field. Glides across the rough plowing in spring just like sitting in your favorite chair in the living room. Not so nice on the road though. Ruffer than a camels back. I often wondered why people buy a 4-wheel drive tractor instead of a track machine? I now know it is because of road travel. You have to go very slow or it will throw you against the windshield. Not to much problem for me as my farthest field is only 5 miles away.

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