MF 35 right lift rod seized

Suggestions? Do I fix it, look for a used one, order aftermarket, go to the dealer, or buy a new tire to raise the right side of the tractor? The other tire is new and that leaves the scraper down 3" on the right.

Well, do you mean the rod is actually welded to the sleeve, or is it so rusty & un-used it won't budge?

Take out the grease zerk, clean, hose down the zerk hole & top & bottom of the sleeve with good penetrating oil - not WD-40, but penetrating stuff - and repeat for a few days. A pipe wrench on it..... Be persistant. Hammer the sleeve to break the rust loose, lets the oil slip in.... Take the unit off, really hammer the sleeve on an anvil....

If the above doesn't loosen it, you got nothing to loose, torch it & beat it & see if it comes loose.

Then get a replacement, salvage yard or so.

Of your options, only 'going to the dealer' will give you bad results - either no longer carried, or it will be made of gold..... ;)

If you just are bumping into the weld area & there are no threads, I guess I'd look to a salvage yard or aftermarket....

--->Paul

On the YT website the same thing was 50 USD. Then comes exchange: 58.00 CDN. Then shipping: anywhere from fifteen to fifty dollars. And a two-week wait. I want to run my tractor tomorrow, so I bit the bullet.

The expensive lift box enabled me to use the blade as a grader. I poked along, twisting frantically on the crank, and the result was pretty good.

The new seat (eBay) felt downright comfortable in the light flurries, too. All I have to do now is figure out how to remove the old steering wheel to make way for the replacement that lies on the bench.

The tractometer has so far made its way from California to B.C.

Fedex tracking numbers are how Canadians learn about geography, eh?