Shibaura Sd1840 steering question

[hondasilverwing]

Hi all, I'm a newby here and I recently bought a SD1840 to tinker around with. Could anyone tell me if this tractor is supposed to have power steering or not. I was able to locate a parts manual from Southern Global Tractor and the best I can tell from the parts manual it looks to be a manual steer unit. It is a little tough to steer and since it is 4 wheel drive I was hoping it would have power steering......am I missing something here?......PS, any ideas how old this tractor is?? NAPA shows that Shibaura's one litre engs were made in 1979-1980 and this does have a 1005cc/22hp engine (LET802C).

 

[lens12]

no powersteering. late 1970s.

 

[Dave M7040]

Hi all, I'm a newby here and I recently bought a SD1840 to tinker around with. Could anyone tell me if this tractor is supposed to have power steering or not. I was able to locate a parts manual from Southern Global Tractor and the best I can tell from the parts manual it looks to be a manual steer unit. It is a little tough to steer and since it is 4 wheel drive I was hoping it would have power steering......am I missing something here?......PS, any ideas how old this tractor is?? NAPA shows that Shibaura's one litre engs were made in 1979-1980 and this does have a 1005cc/22hp engine (LET802C).

If you add ballast weight to the 3 pt hitch you will end up with lighter steering as the rear weight will lift the load on the front axle.

Higher front tire pressures also help.

Dave M7040

 

[hondasilverwing]

Thank you