TC35 rusted clutch

[Eagleview]

Did you find where all that water got into the bellhousing ? You may want to check the gearbox oil now , if it was over the input shaft seal it could be sucked into the box when the box cooled down after use .

 

[Newhollandharley]

Glad to hear you got er' done.

soundguy

Now if I could just get rid of two of those four wheels, get some high rise handle bars with a buddy seat I might could pass her off as a reconditioned harley ............... naaaaaaaa. Thanks for the help soundguy

 

[Newhollandharley]

I'm glad to hear you got it fixed. I realy like you adjustable front end dolly. That idea had to make it easier to line every thing up when putting it back together. I will have to remember this if I ever have to split my tractor. Job well done!.
Bill

You are right the dolly made all the difference ... especially when it came time to put the two halves back together. Lining up the two ends was a breeze. It took me a day to remove all the support system for the front end loader and back hoe, a day to build the dolly and a day to fix the tractor clutch. Cheapest price I found in my area was $1,500 labor and I had to get it to them and come get it from them. No rocket science here, nothing that a shade-tree mechanic born in the 40s couldn't fix. Thanks for the support.

 

[Newhollandharley]

Did you find where all that water got into the bellhousing ? You may want to check the gearbox oil now , if it was over the input shaft seal it could be sucked into the box when the box cooled down after use .

The water? You know that is the question of the day. What came out of there was one can of PB and I'm sure a gallon of water. I know it sounds strange but it had to be condensation unless there is some hidden path that every time it rains and the tractor is out in it that water runs down in a certain way to go right into the bell housing. In other word I have no idea how that much water could collect in that area. I opened the drain hole to about a 1/4" (from less than an 1/8" factory) and put a new longer toggle (cotter pin) in the hole so now I can easily reach under the tractor and spin it if I thing it might be clogged again. I will check the gear box in the morning for traces of water, another good tip thanks for your help Iron Horse

 

[Soundguy]

You probably already know this but the water inthe trans oil will be emulsified and look milky.. etc.

soundguy

 

[sweep]

You need to patent and produce that jack-stand. Very clever and it's neat.

 

[jinman]

The water? You know that is the question of the day. What came out of there was one can of PB and I'm sure a gallon of water. I know it sounds strange but it had to be condensation unless there is some hidden path that every time it rains and the tractor is out in it that water runs down in a certain way to go right into the bell housing. In other word I have no idea how that much water could collect in that area. I opened the drain hole to about a 1/4" (from less than an 1/8" factory) and put a new longer toggle (cotter pin) in the hole so now I can easily reach under the tractor and spin it if I thing it might be clogged again. I will check the gear box in the morning for traces of water, another good tip thanks for your help Iron Horse

I'm like you on the water mystery. That amount of water makes me wonder if the first 85 hours of that tractor's life might have been in Galveston or Houston? It might have been in a flood. It may have taken this long for the water to rust everything together. You might have let it sit long enough to be the "lucky" one.

I'm sure glad you got it fixed. I can't add anything but my congratulations on a job well done.

 

[Newhollandharley]

You probably already know this but the water inthe trans oil will be emulsified and look milky.. etc.

soundguy

No, actually I did not know that. The only experience I have had with water and oil was crankcase oil. In that case you can see them separate on the dip stick if you know what to look for. I did not know they would go to solution when it's trans oil. thank you.

 

[Newhollandharley]

You need to patent and produce that jack-stand. Very clever and it's neat.

Thank you very much, I really enjoy building all kinds of stuff. You have my full permission to use any part or piece of it if it can help you. If you send me your email address I'll send you some detailed photos if you need them. Its pretty simple and straight forward. Trying to milk it for more than the useful tool it was to me seems a waste of time for me but feel free to do with it what you will. I'm on to the next project. I want to build an extension for my back hoe that will allow me to put a person and a chain saw high up in the trees to trim them safely with out climbing them. Kind of a back hoe into a "cherry picker" of sorts.

 

[Newhollandharley]

I'm like you on the water mystery. That amount of water makes me wonder if the first 85 hours of that tractor's life might have been in Galveston or Houston? It might have been in a flood. It may have taken this long for the water to rust everything together. You might have let it sit long enough to be the "lucky" one.

I'm sure glad you got it fixed. I can't add anything but my congratulations on a job well done.

Thank You. I was told the history of the tractor. She had 80 hours on her when I bought her. That was from her second owner. The original owner was a gentleman farmer who bought it to mow his fields. He found out to late that it was not big enough to do the bailing too so he bought a bigger one and sold the TC35 to a man who sells landscape dirt. The landscaper sold all the mowing attachments and bought a front end loader. He used it to load dirt but got tired of the dirt blowing in his face so he bought a tractor with an enclosed cab and sold the 35 to me. The only thing I can think of is because the small drain hole in the bottom was plugged really good that it was much easier to get water in than to get out and it had been that way for a long time. Now I have a cotter pin I can spin a couple of times a week to check if its holding water from now on.