40Kchicks
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- Joined
- Apr 23, 2003
- Messages
- 489
- Location
- Western Oregon
- Tractor
- 2003 Kubota M9000DTL 2001 JD 2252 Orchard Tractor Cat 216 Skidsteer 1999 JD 450H Dozer 1994 JD 644G wheel loader
I have a NH 329 manure spreader. The other day I was spreading manure. I was kind in a hurry because it was raining and I like to get that manure down while it’s raining otherwise our place stinks for a week. Anyways I was using a ¾ inch pin to hitch the spreader to the tractor. The pin didn’t have a keeper on it which usually isn’t a problem but it was this time because I was making long fast commutes from the manure pile to the field. A couple of times the pin jumped out of the hitch and caused the spreader to come undone. This wasn’t a big deal but just a small hassle. It should have clued me into a big problem. I went looking for a pin with a keeper but couldn’t find one so I thought to myself I’ll be more careful and slow down. This was a big mistake.
Later in the day it came off while I was spreading. The pto half yoke swung around and hit an arm of the 3pt and bent the shaft on the yoke. It also broke the bearings in the knuckle. For some reason I had in my mind that these were standard cheap parts so I figured that I would replace the whole assembly. It was old and unguarded. When I tried to remove the other undamaged half from the spreader it just wouldn’t come off. In fact I broke my gear puller trying to get it off. Thinking that this was a cheap part anyways I got the torch out and cut it off. This was a big mistake. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
That part that went to the spreader was not standard and was not cheap. In the end it took me a week to get the parts and cost $310 for everything. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
When I picked up the parts I got a new hitch pin with a keeper. It cost $3.60. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif The wife isn’t very happy with me and next time I get frustrated with something and start to reach for the torch I will be a more certain about what I’m doing and possibly call for some more information.
Confessions of a money waster.
Eric
Later in the day it came off while I was spreading. The pto half yoke swung around and hit an arm of the 3pt and bent the shaft on the yoke. It also broke the bearings in the knuckle. For some reason I had in my mind that these were standard cheap parts so I figured that I would replace the whole assembly. It was old and unguarded. When I tried to remove the other undamaged half from the spreader it just wouldn’t come off. In fact I broke my gear puller trying to get it off. Thinking that this was a cheap part anyways I got the torch out and cut it off. This was a big mistake. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
That part that went to the spreader was not standard and was not cheap. In the end it took me a week to get the parts and cost $310 for everything. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
When I picked up the parts I got a new hitch pin with a keeper. It cost $3.60. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif The wife isn’t very happy with me and next time I get frustrated with something and start to reach for the torch I will be a more certain about what I’m doing and possibly call for some more information.
Confessions of a money waster.
Eric