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My contribution, consists of rotary mowing a field, with trees in it. I mowed up to a small crab apple tree and went under a limb. However, the "folded ROPS", caught the limb and pulled it down, between me and the ROPS. The further forward I drove, the further it engulfed me. Thinking, all...

Without reading all of the "back and forths", .... Is the belt on correctly. to spin the blades in the correct direction?

Just had a similar sounding problem. ... New fuel filter cured it.

I slit a piece of 2-1/2 inch pipe, to go over the cutting edge. It didn't push much gravel into the yard. I was very pleased with the results!

I bought a used King Kutter, 6' finish mower. I knew the right spindle was worn and would need to be repaired or replaced. While "bearing and seal kits" are available, I went for the new spindle assembly. Thereafter, the center spindle shaft, blade mounting hole stripped out, so I went with...

Since I got my M/F 1529, last fall, it has always seemed to cold start kind of dirty to me. I recently pulled the glow plugs and checked them for visual performance. They did have some carbon deposits, which led me to believe, that they weren't getting hot enough in 15 seconds. They all measured...

It's raining, so I'm playing! Did a little computer modification to tractor images, to see what I might conclude, from the addition of the 3" wheel spacers. I arbitrarily, selected the top-link point, as the center. The yellow line, is the vertical reference. The first 2 pix compare the...

If you are interested, please go to this earlier post, for more information.

Re: Bro-Tek wheel spacers for M/F 1529 I received my Bro-Tek , 3" wheel spacers, today. They were very nicely machined and fit perfectly, on my M/F 1529. These spacers were probably larger than most, with 8 X 8, 16 mm lugs ... total diameter of about 10". I never felt uncomfortable on my old...

I have my 6' LR1572 Land Pride rake for sale @ $495.00, OBO . I just repainted it .. in excellent condition.

Driveway maintenance hasn't always gone as well, as I would like, without more work, than I thought it should be. I've got a 3PTH Gannon box blade, 3PTH back blade and a 3PTH York Rake. With a rear mounted implement, when the nose of the tractor goes into lower level, the implement raises ...

Anybody have a half decent 16.9-26, R1 AG tire, for sale, relatively close to NE PA?

So, I bought this used Huskee 22 ton log splitter. It had probably spent most of it's days sitting out in the weather. However, it seemed to work fine. But, some of the powder coat was pealing off and there was rust underneath. So, I stripped off the bad spots, primed and painted. In the...

There is one aspect of my project, which i don't understand. I started with a 2" black pipe for the anode. While it worked, it didn't seem to be as effective as anodes of angle iron. At one point, I had the pipe and 2 angle irons in the bath and the pipe drew very little rust, as compared to the...

I'm not really sure, what to do with the table base. I thought, maybe, I'd place my "lye stone" on it. But, I certainly don't want to have to move it very often ... it's not like slinging an aluminum lawn chair around!

Everybody I know, who has a tractor or machinery has encountered RUST. But what I'm thinking about, are those pieces, which are frozen together or pretty nasty for refinishing. This weekend, I decided to try "electrolysis" for removing rust. You can find YouTube videos on the process. It's...

A friend of mine just had a daughter get married. While not all of their tractors (22 of them) are John Deere's, they are the most favorite. The "Model T" was finished, just in time, and especially, for the wedding. Let's throw a few round bales in for "the cake"!

The more I learn, the "less intimidating" it looks! Here is a much better explanation of what needs to be done. I'll try to further enlighten, as I get into it. The instructions, seem to indicate, that you simply find the clutch connector, separate it, insert the factory installed plug into...

Electric PTO clutches have always been a concern of mine. So, I'll simply direct your attention to one of my other posts, on the subject. http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/massey-ferguson-owning-operating/370341-thread-mf-1529-a-post4722659.html#post4722659

I just finished refurbishing the "double ring chains"! ... I replaced the side chains, which were pretty badly worn. It got to be quite a project, even using a chain tool. I took it out in the snow, for a test. They got through, what is remaining. I had one hill, where the front end broke loose...

Here is the panel with the instruments installed. To be truthful, it turned out to be a fairly time consuming project. ... the oil pressure fitting was tight against the firewall, so was difficult to get re-threaded, the mounting bolts for the tach were not straight across from each other, so it...

We are waiting on parts ... only the gauges, at this point. We've installed the tach drive and cut the holes for the addition of the tach and new water temp gauge. I might add, in order to pull the steering wheel, we used a muffler clamp underneath and 3 jaw puller, which worked great!

How come, so many of the TO 35 tractors have the rear fenders crumpled on the rear ends? It looks like the draft arms grabbed them on the way up or some implement. If I raise the draft arms, they don't seem to get close to the fenders, when lifted all the way up. Hmmm .... ??

A friend, just got a '59 Ferguson TO 35, which doesn't have a TACH or TEMP gauge. Has anybody tried to add either? I couldn't see any hole in the engine block for a temp probe to be installed, nor any place on the engine with a place to insert the tach drive cable. The only hole in the water...

I called a dealer about a used MF 235. He said, it had been tipped over backwards ... the owner had hooked a rope to the top-link pin (don't know, what he was trying to pull), needless to say, he broke the rule! "Never try to pull anything, from an attachment point above the axle"!! I know of...

The PTO shaft was bent, when I got the tractor. I can imagine, that he raised the brush hog, until it hit the PTO shaft and bent it. Afterward, he may have adjusted it, so the lift arms wouldn't come up so high, as to hit the PTO shaft. ?? Here is the adjustment, which also has a stop nut on...

I know there are "adjustable stops" on the position control quadrant, but is there anything "underneath"? The draft arms don't raise awfully high, even with the stop on the quadrant all the way up, the position control lever stops before it reaches the quadrant stops?? MF 1529 Maybe, my top...

I added gussets to both sides of each tube holder bracket. They seem to sit nearly perpendicular to the ground. With all the spacers underneath, the blade is about 1-1/2" off the ground. I'll adjust later, if need be.

Does anybody have a Fisher HT plow with the trip edge and skid shoes? The brackets, which I purchased are not the correct ones, as the portions of the bracket to go toward the blade should be wider to allow them to be perpendicular when installed (rather than narrower). If I knew the dimensions...

This has been a hard winter for plowing snow, as the ground hasn't really gotten very frozen. My drive and several others in the family are not paved, so if I let the plow "float", a lot of the drive gets thrown over with the snow. I've decided to go ahead and put skid shoes on the plow. The...

This is a topic, which I wasn't totally unaware of, but didn't give it too much consideration. My 1998, 40 gal. LP hot water heater, seemed a bit strange a year or so ago. It seemed like the water was cooler and the burner didn't seem to respond as quickly. I thought the burner control was...

Here is the second of the burn piles, which did get quite a bit larger, than the previous picture of it. Tonight, with the help of the tractor, it's reduced to about a 4' X 8' pile of red coals.

The last 2 storm trees are taken care of! Here's one ... bigger than it looks, especially, when standing above you!

Well, I've run about 6 gallons of fuel through the tractor, cleaning up years of trash from lightning strikes, wind storms and neglect. I've gathered 2 large burn piles, sent some logs home with my neighbor and still have more to do. Some of the fallen trees were in the old Christmas tree...

Got some "not so good" pix of the white buck, this morning!

I received, modified and installed the box leveler, today. There was a bit more to the fitment process, than I had planned on. The original and new were close in length, however, the new one was about 1" longer, when closed, so I cut 1" off the threaded portion, as it was bottoming out on the...

Yesterday, I believe, I nearly got my accreditation on New Holland. Neighbor's tractor shut off in the middle of his field. We worked on it in the field for a bit, and then I pulled it, with my MF to his garage. It turned out, the Fuel Shut-Off Solenoid wasn't getting any power. I believe, the...

I finally got around to looking over my old hydro filter. The magnet lifts right off of the filter. This magnet, might be the only difference between a $41 Napa filter and a $68, Massey Ferguson filter! If so, pull and clean the magnet and drop it on the Napa filter. I didn't see anything...

Yes, I had looked at that. When I got my tractor, it had a 4" pine log jammed up on the left side. .... didn't seem to affect anything. Now my concern is the R4 tires. 1st, i had a sheet rock screw in the right rear, which I plugged. That was my fault, as I leveled off my burned "burn pile"...

I had found a used drawbar, which I installed on the 1529. Then I was reading a thread, where the guy's drawbar lost the pin, and then slid rearward until the brush hog grabbed it and ripped a big hole in the bottom of the aluminum rear housing. The first thing, which I did, was to check, if...

I pretty much have all of the cosmetic work done ... mostly just cleaning, removing rust, a little touch up paint, and replacing the turn signal/hazard lights on the inside of the ROPS. Loader is off, to take the tractor to "my guy" to change the PTO and seal in the front axle. Also, note: Lower...

A crude illustration of my point .. to the extreme!

If anybody should find it necessary to follow in my foot steps to change bulbs in the dash or whatever, let me give you my steps. There are 5 Philips head screws and 4 plastic push pins holding the cowl in place. I don't believe, the push pins can be salvaged. I slipped a putty knife behind...

Here is a picture of the back side of the dash panel. All of those little black things are lamps. And each in the top row, are behind indicator symbols. ... 9 of them.

I'm going to start this thread for the MF 1529, so that my progress has some continuity to it. Currently, I'm working on the instrument panel. I've got two lights, which come on with the key: one is a picture of a battery, which I figure means the key is on. ? The other, adjacent to it, I...

My PTO wobbles, somewhat. I hooked the brush hog up today, just to see how it acted and it shakes it up pretty good. I was wondering what's involved in getting the shaft out and can it be straightened? OR, .. can it be straightened with a block of wood and the right size sledge hammer? ...

Bought a MF 1529 last Sat, to supplement my Ford NAA. While, I can get the hood open from underneath, I notice a cable attached to the release latch, but, for the life of me (without tracing it back), can't find a hood release knob among the many others. Where is it?!!

I made and installed the spreaders. I tried it on some brush, first. That didn't work too good .... they were all at random positions and the tines are so big, it really didn't grab and hold the brush. Now, a stump, is a different story. Hopefully, it will work OK on a log. It started to rain...

I'm not sure which forum this belongs in ..... So, last week, I had 8 trees taken down in and around the yard. My guy, who cut them, uses a Bobcat, quite extensively for picking up brush and logs. Today, I was cleaning up around my burn pile, as I had previously drug some fallen trees close...

This should be the last installment on the trailer build. I replaced the oak tongue with 2" square tube and angle iron diagonals, which seemed to make it much more rigid. The additional pix are of the NAA Ford tractor, the National Mower Co., sickle bar mower and the trailer ... my 3 "Saving Old...

Before and after shots. Well, it's all done, except for putting some deck sealer on it after the wood dries out. I had to get pressure treated for the sides, as they didn't have any 5/4 x 6" without. The only thing, I have reserves about is the oak tongue, but removing 3 nuts will allow putting...

I think, this project is in the right forum ("Build-It Yourself"), but maybe the wrong thread ("Just Saving Some Old Iron"), as I haven't saved much old iron! The frame is nearly done. I used full dimension 2x4 oak, some is cut down in size. The side rails are full, but have the inside corners...

The "potential" wasn't as obvious, after I got into it! Yesterday, I hauled two loads of brush, just to "prove it's need". Yesterday afternoon, I took on the "restoration". I spent most of today in the hot blistering sun, burning off bolt heads. When I finished today, I hadn't...

Well, your manure spreader trailer got me going. I looked at the old spreader up the road, but it was in pretty bad shape. So continued my search. Today, I stopped at a friends place and he said, "I believe, I have just what you need." .... a 4' x 8' tilt bed trailer. The axle and tongue need to...

I was away for a few days, but finally got back to the tractor. I had patched the radiator before I left, so I was able to leak check it last night. Finally tonight, got around to mowing a few more acres. While the ambient temperature was a bit lower tonight, the temperature gauge stayed just...

"Along with the sunshine, there's gotta be a little rain sometimes"! So, last night, while I was enlarging one of the holes in one top bracket, the drill grabbed the last little bit and screwed the drill bit right into the radiator! :thumbdown: Then, when I drilled out the pop rivets, so I...

OK, my grille screen arrived today. ... generally, it was in pretty good shape,with a little rust and dirt and the bottom channel was cracked in the center ... more on that later. Remember this is from a Ford 871 (?). The first thing I did, was to try it in/on the grille. it was about an 1/8"...

I took the aluminum off my wooden framework and replaced it with the window screen. It was a bit cooler today and I wanted to mow a bit, while waiting for my grille screen to get here. But, I also, want to save some to mow, so I can compare results. The screen worked pretty good, to the point...

Hi y'all, Well, last fall, I restored the NAA Jubilee. This year, I was thinking about brush hogging the fields and knew that the hay seeds, etc. block the radiator fins, and come out the back like a sand blaster, if they get through. Plus, I put in a new radiator, which I'd guess is about...

Hey y'all, Does anybody know, if a JD 2520 "Hi-Crop" uses a special Top-Link or the same, as any other 2520?

Here is a picture of the sickle bar, with guards and sections (knives). In this picture, the sections are aligned with the guards (a little harder to see). To sharpen, the sickle bar would be disconnected and pulled from one end. Then each edge of each section would be sharpened.

For awhile, I've been thinking about something to mow around the pond. A sickle bar mower for the Ford would be OK, .. if I felt like putting it on the tractor. I saw this Vintage National Mower on eBay in the spring, but decided against it. Once again, this fall, saw it again. I had just...

The "Honeymoon" is over! I didn't get the script done, yet. I tried a couple of different methods, but didn't get the results I wanted, so I'll get the decals. Two of the lights aren't working, due to no grounds, on account of the paint. I'll get back to that .... I had work to do! :) I graded...

Interim up-date: Almost done, have the lights to assemble and script on the hood and fenders to do, yet. I had hand painted the script last time, but it didn't seem like it was going to turn out as well this time. I did take a couple pix, ... one of a rig, which I had used on the old...

3-1/2 hours later: Air filter plumbed, gas tank adjusted, tires on. I think, I can see the end of the tunnel! :) It looks more like a tractor, again.

Sat. up-date: The weather is getting colder and painting is getting harder to get a good result. I ended up having to get two new rims, fortunately one of the salvage yards, fairly close to me, had them. Even though, I had to make the 1 hour trip (one way), twice! I've added my restoration...

New rim, new tires ... if, she's going to have a new dress, she might as well have some new sneakers! Surprisingly, I believe the new tires, tubes and rim were made in the USA! The old tires have plenty of tread, but one has a repaired sidewall puncture and the other has the bad rim and sidewall...

Well, I got some red sprayed, .... but ... ran out of paint! :thumbdown: I had only gotten 1 quart, ... mostly because, I had 1/2 quart left from the 1st paint job. ?? Maybe, it was the remainder of 2 quarts. You have to keep in mind, "every part on a tractor seems to have at least 4 sides to be...

Just an up-date .... I've been adding new parts, "hand over fist", it seems (whatever that means). New front wheel seals, new battery tray ....., which just arrived, as I was typing. Some little parts, such as steering wheel grommet, starter wire grommet, throttle grommet and the like. I've got...

As I have been degreasing the tractor, I noticed a plug with a screw driver slot, behind the diverter valve assembly. I wondered is this might be for a return line? Or is it an adjustment for the draft control detent or something?

Here's a pic of the "warped" side of the clutch disc. My tractor mechanic called and said "the new spindles wouldn't work and they must be the wrong part number, as the wheel toed in about 3 inches". So he put the old ones back in for me to bring the tractor home. He did change the...

OK guys, let's kick the tires on this 801 SOS. I have been warned about these trannies, but the tractor looks so "straight", I can't help but being interested. It was owned by the girls grandfather and as far as I know, he used it for brush hogging. Current standing sales offer .. $2500 What do...

Got the new radiator installed today. Got the new bearing installed on the axle. Hopefully, I'll get the rear axles and shimming figured out tomorrow.

I received the new axle today. The axle on the left is the old one and the right is the new one. I slipped the hub on both axles and noted the amount of axle protruding through the hub ..... they looked about the same! ?? I didn't torque either one of them. You'll notice on the old axle (left)...

A little progress, while I'm waiting for rear end parts >>> I have the sheet metal off and am changing the radiator. I want to get the tractor running, so that I can take it to have a clutch /pressure plate installed. So, I thought, I'd get the "hard to get to" front parts done, before hand...

It's quite a lot of work to service the brakes!! :laughing: I'm going to have the tractor split for a new clutch and pressure plate, shortly ... as soon, as I can get it, cleaned up and back on it's wheels. In the meantime, I'll get the sheet metal in order and painted. Then paint the red, when...

Now, I've got a new problem. I'm at the point of reassembly, but .... the right brake drum seems to be too deep or something. If I slip the drum on, it extends inward, beyond the dust shied, back side, which I repaired in my last post. It's like, the axle and hub aren't sticking out far enough...

Here is another little project, which I got into, as I was delving into the right axle/brakes. The right brake was grabbing and I knew I had an oil leak on the right, where the axle housing mates with the center housing. But, at the same time, the brake dust cover, inner edge, had gotten pretty...

Yep, there she is!

I wanted to remove my right lift arm from my NAA, but find that the mounting stud for the lift arm, in the axle housing, just spins in the housing .... In other words, I can't remove the nut securing the lift arm. How is that stud secured to the axle housing? It looks like there is a shoulder on...

I've constructed 3 "log pallets", so far. I can load them up and carry them to the house, as needed. I wanted to get some IBC tote cages, but the "cages" without the bottles seem to be hard to come by. I think, they could be easily modified.

Hi Gang, For the last couple of years, while brush hogging the fields, the tractor has NOT run good at all! I thought maybe, it was a "fur ball" or something from ethanol, but have never been able to pin anything down. It did seem like every time I dropped the fuel bowl and screen, it would run...

I "had" this large willow tree, between the road and my power lines to the house, which I thought, I'd prefer to have gone. I didn't want to climb it, I didn't want to clean up the mess and I didn't want to try to burn it, after it was down. So, I called the pros. Done deal! Back Woods Boys...

HA, Ha, Ha .... :laughing: I mentioned this project last year, but just got around to it. I wanted a way to mow around the pond with the ZTR, without falling in. So, my thought was an old rotary mower, mounted to the ZTR. My head was working on all of these high-tech mounts, so the mowers would...

I've got a Meyer plow with an E47 pump. While I've never had problems before, this year, I do! After I angle the plow to the left, against the stop, it won't angle right. I've found, that the right cylinder (pushes blade to left angle) continues to have pressure on it. The only way, which I can...

In the past, I always used the compressed air sprayer. However, when I recently sprayed the box blade, I used an HVLP, which I had gotten to spray some furniture, which I built for the grand kids. I thought, the HVLP worked good, with a lot less over-spray and mess. Also, no water to worry about...

I've been "kinda thinking about" a box blade for my driveway, since resurfacing it this summer. I've got a back blade. which has done pretty good, but it takes numerous passes and a lot of playing with the position control. So, I spot a 6' box blade on C/L, call the guy and he still has it. I...

The old house, where I grew up and my current house, both have outside cellar-ways. These houses were both built 120 + years ago, using field stone for the foundations. The doors over the cellar-way, were always constructed of wood, which had to be replaced every so often (fairly frequently...

1884, as near as I can tell. I found an 1884 newspaper in an interior wall, when I was remodeling. I added the left addition in 1997. I believe, the first indoor plumbing was installed in 1967. The house, where I grew up, may have been older. 1821 - Thomas Nelson Major Sr. (my great...

In light of the recent hurricane with extended power outages, for some, I decided it was time for a "new toy". I bought a GP6500 Generac generator and wired it into the house Load Center. While some use a transfer switch system, where you pull certain branches, which you feel are essential, I...

I believe, ethanol fuel, has been and will continue to be, a major headache for those of us, who have "intermittent use" engines around. While there are "stabilizers" on the market, which cost as much as the gas, I don't think, they are the answer. Of course getting rid of the ethanol, would be...

This isn't too exciting, unless you need one. This is an old build, which I created, when I was redoing my front lawn. I didn't want to have to build the whole 3 pt assembly, so I used the forks frame, which I don't use that often. Even at that, the De-thatcher is quickly removable from the...

Here is a new concept, I'm mentally working on. I've got 30 pounds of weight under the rear of my ZTR mower. This helps with traction, however, even the 30 pounds doesn't balance out the weight of the front (deck, castor wheels, etc.). If I'm going down an incline, with a roll, the mower won't...

This article on Tractor Overturn Hazards from the University of Wyoming shows the areas of danger of a tractor overturn and the split second which it takes. I would consider it a "must read" for all new tractor owners, and a "should read" for the old timers.

About 3 years ago, I got a Woods ZTR (MZ1952), which is one of their commercial models, with a Michigan Suspension Seat with high back and arm rests. I was totally happy with the ZTR concept and speed, even though my yard is a "little rugged". I have inclines, pine tree roots running on top of...

Hi, I just changed out my NAA distributor with a used one. Tractor starts and sounds good. While taking it for test spin, I noticed that it didn't seem to have any oil pressure. It never did have terrific pressure, especially when warm ... but it did have some. According to the manual, the...