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Yeah it ended up just being a 5/16". Thanks for the response

Was doing some pasture cleanup with the MF 30B and bushhog today. Thought I was cleaning off the radiator enough, but apparently not quite. Some water/steam started to spray from near the radiator cap. After shutting down and letting things cool, it seems the radiator vent hose right near the...

Howdy folks. I am pretty much completely restoring a 24ft gooseneck flatbed that's been sitting on the farm for nearly 10yrs unused. As the subject line suggests, I am going to be putting a new deck on the trailer and need some assistance hunting down some lumber. The crossmembers on the...

Being that I can drive and operate the tractor normally with the clutch, I don’t think so. Clutch engages and disengages normally with the engine. Must be the shifter lever

Hey all. I've got my 1980 MF 30B up and operating again after sitting for 10+ years. Problem now, though, is that I'm suddenly unable to shift into 2nd and 3rd gears. This tractor has 6 speeds (3 on the column, high and low) but for some reason I can only shift between neutral and 1L and 1H...

The bolt comes up from the bottom. Was able to get it out quite easily by lifting from the bottom of the joint with the hi-lift jack and zappin’ it with the impact. However, similar to my retainer wire woes, I broke my spanner wrench trying to get the gland off of these. So to the shop they go...

I managed to get the cap to spin with a large pipe wrench and a t-post driver as a cheater... lol. However, I gave up on the retaining wire and ended up taking it to the hydraulic shop. They seem to think they can get it out no problem. I'll be sure to ask how they did it. I hate having to do...

I have done most all of these suggestions. I have a feeling I may not have heated it enough, but I've soaked it in penetrant and tried smacking the wire with a punch. It seems the 90 degree bend in the wire is likely broken off, preventing the wire from turning with the gland. But I was quite...

So I'm trying to reseal some hydraulic cylinders on a tractor I've saved after sitting for over 10 years. I'm starting with the loader boom cylinders, and I managed to successfully get the gland nut off the first one. The cylinders employ a non-threaded gland nut with a "twist-in" retaining wire...

This is clutch. Thank you so much

I'm needing to source complete seal kits for all of the cylinders on my MF 30B, but having a bit of trouble. Boom cylinders Bucket cylinders Steering cylinders Is there anyone out there with prior experience and/or a service manual that might be able to tell me what part numbers/distributors I...

Also for lurkers: replacing the entirety of the run with flex hose, in my application, is not practical due to the bends in the steel line down at the steering pump. The only options are to have a shop perform the weld-on work that they did for me, swagelok/parker fittings with a new hose, or...

For sure. I've scoured many forums and have always been frustrated with the fact that nobody ever reports the resolution -- which is why I make it a point to remember to do so. I thought it was a damn fair price as well, and only took them about a half hour. It doesn't seem like a hack job...

Update: @Sportsman762 was correct that it would be somewhat difficult to find a shop willing to do the repair. There is exactly one shop in my area that agreed to give it a shot. They welded on some JCI fittings and replaced the soft hose, making it a much more repairable situation in the...

Yes, but there is another flare nut joint further up along the right side of the battery compartment that a flex hose could be much easier to join up to.