Loader Valve Spool Stud

bindian · Jul 9, 2014

Last Sunday, I broke the threads off of my loader valve's "up" rod end adapter that threads into the spool. I thought it had came unscrewed, as it had before. I took the boot off to find it broken here.........

7-6-14 Loader Valve Spool Adapter Threads.jpg

Yesterday morning I used a left handed 1/8th drill bit and spun the threads out.
I picked up a new rod end adapter at Mahindra's parts warehouse this morning. I thought I was going to the old parts place, as the assembly warehouse (I thought) was still on the north side of Houston. I was totally surprised to find a huge building with Mahindra USA on it. There was about 600-700 tractors there. Brenda Bradshaw gave me a 30 minute tour and I am totally impressed of Mahindra's new Houston home. Wish I had my camera with me!

But what really got my attention was the new cab M Force 150. They had 3 of them there. Anybody know anything about this MONSTER BEAST?

Also, I saw the new Mahindra ATV. Anybody know anything about it? My dealer doesn't.
hugs, Brandi

Yankee7520 · Jul 21, 2014

Yup, happened to me just about the same time. No local dealer, so I called an out of state dealer I have gotten filters from. Needed the serial number off the loader....then he guessed that it might be the 'silver' one. $40 plus shipping. I suggested it aught to be the gold one for that money, he took offense and I had to go elsewhere. Shipping and all around $60. I needed the loader, so I drilled and tapped the old one, put in a piece of threaded rod and went back to work. The new part will go on the shelf until needed.

Tom

bindian · Jul 21, 2014

Yankee,
How did you connect the threaded rod to the existing linkage? Any photos?
hugs, Brandi

Yankee7520 said:
Yup, happened to me just about the same time. No local dealer, so I called an out of state dealer I have gotten filters from. Needed the serial number off the loader....then he guessed that it might be the 'silver' one. $40 plus shipping. I suggested it aught to be the gold one for that money, he took offense and I had to go elsewhere. Shipping and all around $60. I needed the loader, so I drilled and tapped the old one, put in a piece of threaded rod and went back to work. The new part will go on the shelf until needed.

Tom

Yankee7520 · Jul 22, 2014

Where the treaded stud broke off of the piece, I center punched, drilled and tapped the fitting. Effectively replacing the stud that broke off, and just screwed it back into the valve.

Tom