BadDecisions
Silver Member
Not really sure how to explain this, and not even sure it's a problem per se...maybe it's just the way these tractors are?
8N tractor, Wagner loader. I get that the additional weight of the loader causes much greater effort is needed to turn, and it's not that. I'm also aware that steering a manual box tractor will be more difficult than a power steering tractor - I also own a 1959 International 18K GVWR truck with manual steering...it's nothing like my 2010 Dodge 5500 when it comes to steering when heavily loaded, lol.
Anyways, when I turn to the far left or right, it feels almost like the steering is rolling over a detent that will actually pull the front wheels over the last few degrees, then it softly locks that way so that it will continue to turn without opposite input from the steering wheel. When I turn back the opposite way from a full lock, it again feels like I'm turning past a bit of a detent that requires noticeably more force than steering through the rest. The rest of the travel through left/right feels fine, and I can still do it one handed, but wondering if this is just indicative of the different steering geometry compared to a car/truck (which is completely expected), or if it's the beginning of a bigger issue?
Not really a complaint, rather more of a "is this just the way manual steering tractors are?" before I start attempting to diagnose an issue that doesn't really exist, lol.
8N tractor, Wagner loader. I get that the additional weight of the loader causes much greater effort is needed to turn, and it's not that. I'm also aware that steering a manual box tractor will be more difficult than a power steering tractor - I also own a 1959 International 18K GVWR truck with manual steering...it's nothing like my 2010 Dodge 5500 when it comes to steering when heavily loaded, lol.
Anyways, when I turn to the far left or right, it feels almost like the steering is rolling over a detent that will actually pull the front wheels over the last few degrees, then it softly locks that way so that it will continue to turn without opposite input from the steering wheel. When I turn back the opposite way from a full lock, it again feels like I'm turning past a bit of a detent that requires noticeably more force than steering through the rest. The rest of the travel through left/right feels fine, and I can still do it one handed, but wondering if this is just indicative of the different steering geometry compared to a car/truck (which is completely expected), or if it's the beginning of a bigger issue?
Not really a complaint, rather more of a "is this just the way manual steering tractors are?" before I start attempting to diagnose an issue that doesn't really exist, lol.
