Soundguy
Old Timer
- Joined
- Mar 11, 2002
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- Central florida
- Tractor
- RK 55HC,ym1700, NH7610S, Ford 8N, 2N, NAA, 660, 850 x2, 541, 950, 941D, 951, 2000, 3000, 4000, 4600, 5000, 740, IH 'C' 'H', CUB, John Deere 'B', allis 'G', case VAC
Recently the opening pop-up asking visitors to join TBN shows a new picture of a happy couple on 60+ year old Ford tractor. The steering on these old machines was hard and by now most of them steer REALLY hard and the smiling face on the woman at the wheel is completely unbelievable. So is her two-fisted tight grip on the wheel.?
depends on the specific machine. For instance.. on an 8n.. if the top and bottom thrust bearings are new, renewed, or in good adjustment, and the worm gear and ballnut are in good condition, and the box is full of lube... the N steer just fine. I probably have 20 fords in my barn.. 3 have power steering. the rest are manual.. none steer hard... because I rebuilt their steering boxes and / or properly adjust and maintain them.
and it's not just fords.. I have red ones, green ones, orange ones.. etc. all steer fine, manual steering.. well maintained and lubricated stering boxes.
Advertisers and PR people often ruin their credibility by showing how little they really understand their subject - but THIS on TBN? Really?
same could be said of those who complain about a vauge topic with no specific knowledge of the particular machine at hand. eh?
soundguy