Doing some grading in a tight spot the other day, ran the bucket up a maple sapling which lifted the front tires off the ground for a second and while doing so, I noticed the front wheels were in drive mode. Not usually a problem except the lever was in the 2wd position (up).
I noticed then that the lever moved way too easy, so I assume some sort of damage to the innerds. Decided to just dig into it since these tractors are almost fun to work on compared to my Subaru.
So it looks like someone stood on or jumped up and down on the front drive lever at some point when it wouldn稚 move instead of taking the time to engage it properly. Whatever the mechanism of destruction, the outcome was pretty impressive. You can see the peg on the right way down there and the piece it sits on is bent downward probably from the force of it suddenly engaging and rolling past the groove it normally rides in (think getting a tire onto a rim, that last bit seems physically impossible but given the right amount of leverage...and this is steel!) which made some serious dents in the tooth and the hole for the peg that it rides on is out of round and no longer fits on the peg. And the little guy sloshed around in the oil for who knows how many years but it has so many rings and scratches it looks like it came from the somewhere on the front of the Millennium Falcon.
I致e got to say that as much of a pain it is having to repair stuff on this once-pristine machine, getting to see the engineering and thought that went into making it and getting a front row seat to see how it actually works is actually quite rewarding to me. So...understanding exactly how this thing engages the front drive will help me use it properly and cause less wear and tear on it.
That痴 it, no real question or problem (sorry), just wanted to share pics of the inside of what would be a transfer case on a car or truck, but is lovingly referred to as a drop box here.
I noticed then that the lever moved way too easy, so I assume some sort of damage to the innerds. Decided to just dig into it since these tractors are almost fun to work on compared to my Subaru.
So it looks like someone stood on or jumped up and down on the front drive lever at some point when it wouldn稚 move instead of taking the time to engage it properly. Whatever the mechanism of destruction, the outcome was pretty impressive. You can see the peg on the right way down there and the piece it sits on is bent downward probably from the force of it suddenly engaging and rolling past the groove it normally rides in (think getting a tire onto a rim, that last bit seems physically impossible but given the right amount of leverage...and this is steel!) which made some serious dents in the tooth and the hole for the peg that it rides on is out of round and no longer fits on the peg. And the little guy sloshed around in the oil for who knows how many years but it has so many rings and scratches it looks like it came from the somewhere on the front of the Millennium Falcon.
I致e got to say that as much of a pain it is having to repair stuff on this once-pristine machine, getting to see the engineering and thought that went into making it and getting a front row seat to see how it actually works is actually quite rewarding to me. So...understanding exactly how this thing engages the front drive will help me use it properly and cause less wear and tear on it.
That痴 it, no real question or problem (sorry), just wanted to share pics of the inside of what would be a transfer case on a car or truck, but is lovingly referred to as a drop box here.
