buckeyefarmer
Epic Contributor
That just shouldnt happen....
How many hr now on your tractor since the last time the bearings went? I see the first time was around 500+ and that was way to early IMO......
I spent all day loading big rolls of sod into the planter. I estimate these rolls weigh about 1000-1200 lbs each. Hopefully, I didn't break any more bearings.
I did seem to feel a 'chatter' from time to time. I'm thinking that may be the gears that were chewed up pretty good on the first side that I changed.
Well, more work for the tractor today.....I hope it holds up.
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Well.....it happened again. A few days ago I noticed the seal was leaking on the left side. I went ahead and ordered bearings, seals, and the o-ring for both sides and changed both sides today. The left side outer bearing was bad and probably would have failed catastrophically in a short time. All the other bearings were still in good condition.
I'm just glad I noticed the leaking before the wheel fell off this time.
By the way, I now have 1844 hours on the tractor. So the front bearings have failed at roughly 500 hours, 1350 hours, and at 1844 hours. Maybe I should trade this tractor???
About a year ago, i purchased a skid steer and use it for most of the work I was doing with the front end loader on this tractor. However about a month ago, I did use this loader to load a pretty heavy roller onto my trailer. I assume thats what caused it to fail this time.
Well.....it happened again. A few days ago I noticed the seal was leaking on the left side. I went ahead and ordered bearings, seals, and the o-ring for both sides and changed both sides today. The left side outer bearing was bad and probably would have failed catastrophically in a short time. All the other bearings were still in good condition.
I'm just glad I noticed the leaking before the wheel fell off this time.
By the way, I now have 1844 hours on the tractor. So the front bearings have failed at roughly 500 hours, 1350 hours, and at 1844 hours. Maybe I should trade this tractor???
About a year ago, i purchased a skid steer and use it for most of the work I was doing with the front end loader on this tractor. However about a month ago, I did use this loader to load a pretty heavy roller onto my trailer. I assume thats what caused it to fail this time.