doxford jim
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Mar 29, 2007
- Messages
- 1,004
- Location
- British Columbia, Canada
- Tractor
- 1959 MF-65 sold, 2007 Jinma 554 diesel.
Hi Guys,
Wouldn't you just know it - I have just had my first equipment failure. I was clearing snow and I managed to break the plate that the steering cylinder connects to on the LH wheel. It broke clean off. It is cast iron and not mild steel so this item, I suspect, will be prone to breaking.
Was a bugger to get the tractor back into the shop as I had to lift the front with the FEL so I could point the wheels in the direction I wanted to go. Took about 45 mins to go maybe 50 yds or so. At least the weather was mild at around 28F (-3C) , so I had a comfortable workout.
Have attached three pics so you can see. Only 30 hours on the tractor. Looks like this might be a common failure item with these tractors.
Ho-hum, gotta take the good with the bad I guess.
Jim
Wouldn't you just know it - I have just had my first equipment failure. I was clearing snow and I managed to break the plate that the steering cylinder connects to on the LH wheel. It broke clean off. It is cast iron and not mild steel so this item, I suspect, will be prone to breaking.
Was a bugger to get the tractor back into the shop as I had to lift the front with the FEL so I could point the wheels in the direction I wanted to go. Took about 45 mins to go maybe 50 yds or so. At least the weather was mild at around 28F (-3C) , so I had a comfortable workout.
Have attached three pics so you can see. Only 30 hours on the tractor. Looks like this might be a common failure item with these tractors.
Ho-hum, gotta take the good with the bad I guess.
Jim