|
Farmall & IHC Tractors Discussion Board |
Wide Front on a 450
[ View Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Return to Forum ]
Posted by IHank on December 24, 2001 at 00:27:10 from (207.177.47.143):
Wide Front Experts- My wide front spindle bearings are in bad shape. Looking at it from the front I can see what looks like gross wear in the lower spindle and/or bushing, because they are splayed outward. The thrust bearings seem to be in bad shape, because with much load in the front loader bucket the steering jams up and I have to use the brakes to manuver. I would like any and all with experience in renovating wide fronts to speak up here and now, before I get into a mess any further than I am. The WF looks like an aftermarket system. It's heavy steel tubes that telescope together and have many bolt holes to fasten it to the desired size. Steering rods are behind the axel. The spindles have a splined top end. The steering arms are cut from thick steel plate and used a pinch clamp bolt to hold it in place. Sometime in the life of the system the steering arms were arc welded to the shaft. Yep, looks like a difficult take apart job! The tractor has power steering. The top end worm gear unit is in good shape and has a new ball bearing on the worm shaft. As of now it's looking like I'm possibly gonna need a pair of new spindles, and for sure new bushings and thrust bearings. Please, give any advise and tales from your experiences with wide front renovations. Many thanks, IHank in Iowa
Follow Ups:
Home
| Forums
Today's Featured Article -
Picking Corn - by Rick Nikolich. It was the day before Christmas shutdown at work and I asked our lead engineering expert Scott Andrzejewski what he was going to do over the holidays. He said that he had some corn that he still needed to pick with an antique one-row New Idea corn picker. Scott has a nice farm about an hour north of Lansing in St. Johns, MI. He wanted to get the rest of his corn in by the next day (Christmas Eve). We had about an inch of new snow on the ground and single digit temperatures. So in the bac
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
Sell 1958 Hi-Altitude Massey Fergerson tractor, original condition. three point hitch pto engine, Runs well, photos available upon request
[More Ads]
Copyright © 1997-2024 Yesterday's Tractor Co.
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V. Yesterday's Tractors - Antique Tractor HeadquartersWebsite Accessibility Policy |
|
