Recent content by romoshka

I am a tractor idiot (think Eddie Albert from Green Acres) but i am a competent machinic and a machinist. I am in possession of a McCormick Farmall 100 (at least that's whats on the engine cover). For reasons that i cant recall i made the assumption that it was an A but now i wonder and the...

OK! Finally got my 1600 up and running - but not without a LOT of help from the great folks here. Elec sys - charging. Hydraulics - working. Now that I can pick up the tiller I need to get it in servicable condition. The dip stick is dry so I need to add ?some fluid. Is 90Wt gear oil the...

Well, I have encountered my next hurdle. As readers of my posts will recall I am returning to service a tractor (1600) that my F-I-L has had for many years but has not used in almost as many. New battery, changed the water-contaminated Hy-Trans fluid and rebuilt the hydraulic controller. The...

Pardon my negligence but I neglected to bookmark the thread I am searching. There was on the Yanmar (I think) forum a detailed description of someone modifying a yanmar tiller with slip clutch, longer pto shaft and longer lift arms. Does anyone know where that post might be?

Hi, my name is Steve and I am a complete farm and tractor idiot...but I am learning. While I am a health professional I am also a school trained brewer, machinist and welder but orthopaedics is what pays the bills. I am fortunate to have a full machine shop and complete welding facility as my...

Well I rebuilt the hydraulic control, freed the pistons in the housing and that all seems to be good. I knew the tranny was overfill and there was water in the fluid so after the rebuild I drained the tranny - shoulda drained at the start so it could be drying out for a few days but I didn't so...

There are 4 non-op tractors on the lil farm that my new bride bought form her parents several years ago. F-I-L has a BIG collection of stuff here and the tractors are his but I a working to get him to release the Yanmar to me for working purpose. Of the 3 others one is a Farmall 100 but I...

My father-in- law is a collector of the post-depression era type. We recently purchased the house/property that he lived in prior to moving into the city and the extensive "collection" of stuff remains and will do so (IAW the agreement) as long as he wishes it to. Among the 'stuff' is a Yanmar...