Tractor broke in half again

[prs]

Just pok'n fun at Ya, Pard. Best of luck and success in getting it back into good working order.

prs

 

[woodlandfarms]

No offense taken on my side. Sorry if it sounded that way

 

[Marks481]

And I did not catch the tractor on fire....

...yet....

I at least am one-up on you.... I caught mine on fire.... fortunately put it out before it caused any damage (pro tip: FIRE EXTINGUISHER! onboard... not tucked away in the garage where it takes you time to find).

They ... offered a different linkage, but it would require me completely redoing all the steering

What was their recommended changes?

 

[woodlandfarms]

No recommended changes other than upgrading to a 1460 and using it more in my neede applications and limit the use of the 1850.

So will try and get pix tonight of the solutions, but spent the day at a local steel place. Talked with the engineers and ended up short on solutions. I am leaving it in my mechanics hands as he has a better idea of what will fly.

But to describe, what more than likely he will do is take a piece of 3/8 flat stock, heat it and wrap it around the ball. and weld it down. The second plan is taht I bought some thick walled tubing and he can cut a tube out and put it over the other tube. Problem is that the ID of the tube is 2.5" and the OD of the ball is 2 5/8 so an 1/8 of an inch has to be taken off. I tried to grind it out in advance and it did not work. I think I need a metal lathe and that would do the trick.

 

[MossRoad]

Could you use a CAT 3 top link weld-in ball? It's got a 1.25" bore for your pin. Then you'd need to find an appropriate thickness plate for your beef-up, put a 3.125" hole in it and weld in the ball. Would that work?

Top Link Weld On Ball - TPB2229

 

[woodlandfarms]

So saw my mechanic last night. He said my Collar idea would not really work, felt the best would be to create a whole new part but as that was too expensive he felt taking the piece of 3/8 X 1 Flatstock and welding it down will give that center section the added strength it needs. Especially as we will be welding the stock to the ears.... Tried to draw it, but it didn't quite work right but you get the picture.

 

[MossRoad]

So that red line is gonna be a 3/8" thick edge view of a 1" wide strap bent into a U and welded around the tube and back to the bracket on both sides?

 

[woodlandfarms]

Exactly moss.

 

[kevin37b]

If there is room , that will be a good fix .

 

[MossRoad]

Sounds beefy.... :thumbsup: