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One probablem after another.

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Farmallkid

07-13-2004 16:42:20




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Hi, First my brother and icacked the block on are a towing it, we got that fixed, Then i cracked the live hydrolic pump on my m, dont ask how i did it, i couldnt get it to the shop, cause my tires were shot, so i had the tire guy out today putting new tires on, so i could get it to the shop, and to make it look nice. Got the left onedone, got the right tire off, the rim has holes, so now i have to find a new rim so i can get a tire on it so i can get it into the mechanic by thurs, so i can be in the threshing parade for friday night. I dont think this will happen. Have any of you guys had a hole bunch of stuff happen at the same time like this? Its starting to make me mad!!!

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Christopher S. Dunn

07-14-2004 15:29:53




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 Re: One probablem after another. in reply to Farmallkid, 07-13-2004 16:42:20  
Whoo-whee! I am glad that I found this discussion board. There were times when I thought the best thing I could do with my "A" was to take a blowtorch and a sledgehammer to it, though I knew I was really just igorant of what to do in the first place.

After all the help you guys have given me and the great sense of patience and humor you all have I can honestly say that reading this whole series of posts makes me feel like things are going pretty great for me, even though I sheared my shredder shaft pin this morning. How does it get any better than this?

BTW, the tractor is running really good right now and I found shear pins at TSC (isn't it odd that a place called Tractor Supply seems to be so short of actual tractor supplies?)so I'll be climbing aboard again and shredding the stuff that has grown so high that it tops out at about 16 feet (YES 16 FEET.) First I gotta go get my horse that keeps escaping from my property to go eat the grass at the Pecan Grove Plantation next door.

It's 99 degrees and humidity of 36% at the moment. A little too hot to stand on the tractor. Have to wait it out with some Gatorade till about 6:30pm. Meanwhile, you guys sure did make me feel a whole lot better today.

Thanks.
CSD

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lee

07-14-2004 09:49:07




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 Re: One probablem after another. in reply to Farmallkid, 07-13-2004 16:42:20  
Look around and think ahead. You can likely see many probablems in the offing just waiting to spring on you all in unison. You may be able to remedy a few so you might get a leg up. Wishful thinking I guess. It hasn't really worked for me.



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Bob

07-14-2004 08:26:26




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 Re: One probablem after another. in reply to Farmallkid, 07-13-2004 16:42:20  
Don't think about the trouble you're having, think about what you're learning!



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Nate

07-14-2004 05:12:16




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 Re: One probablem after another. in reply to Farmallkid, 07-13-2004 16:42:20  
Looks like an excellent example of Murphy's Law.



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gene

07-13-2004 22:27:01




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 Re: One probablem after another. in reply to Farmallkid, 07-13-2004 16:42:20  
Life is tough. I do more ah fixen than ah farmen.

I currently have a 610 Bobcat sitting on the side of a hill with the left drive system broken - that was Sunday. Last time it broke down my son left it was sitting in the middle of a multifloral rose patch and I had to replace the starter.

Just bought an IH Cub, runs great, found out that the clutch stuck. It's sitting in the middle of the drive way. Wife wants to know when I am going to get it moved.

Yesterday I found out that the radiator on my 1936 WC Allis is shot. Current repair shop quit working on it.

Did I tell you. Last year some guy ran me off the road. I was trailering a WD (Allis). The trailer went over a bridge abutment. Truck stayed upright, No one hurt. Back end of the trailer caught on the abutment, flipped the trailer over. The WD was hanging upside, over a creek, still chained to the trailer. Totaled the truck and trailer. Not a scratch on the WD.

I keep a things to do list just to keep up with things that go wrong.

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Jay

07-13-2004 21:57:13




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 Re: One probablem after another. in reply to Farmallkid, 07-13-2004 16:42:20  
Been there, tonight even.
While I'm not on a time schedule like you, except for the lawn getting tall. I was putting my C back together after putting a rear main in it. Went together nicely, adjusted clutch, etc. I was going to put on the fuel line, and it stripped out on the sediment bowl head. It started good, but must have been close to stripping before as I barely had a wrench on it. I only had the pan to put back on, then drive it out to wash the top of the engine. I was a bit POed. I then drove out to my brothers farm to see if he had any. Found one that I could get by with. I came back, and decided to have a cold one. I had put a new CO2 cylinder on the keg last night, but must of not tightened the line enough. No gas. No beer. Everything is going smoothly about now. I figure I should maybe put the oil pump in and the pan on before I monkey with the sediment bowl, given my good humor.
Here is where my bad fortune turned to good fortune. As I grab the pump off the bench, I notice that some of the gasket appears to be missing and the bottom plate warped slightly. So I unbolted the nearly finger loose bolts, and sure enough, most of the gasket is gone. Not only that, but the spring is busted in half. While it may delay the reassembly for a day or two, its going to save me some time later. After straightening the cover, I decided it was indeed a time for a cold one and lived with a can and sat and looked at my C.

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Ken Mulenex

07-14-2004 11:16:21




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 Re: Re: One probablem after another. in reply to Jay, 07-13-2004 21:57:13  
Jay, As with me you have discovered the key to old tractor ownership!As DD said. I have a Oliver OC-46 a toy for me I though (it's a small crawler with a front bucket and back hoe) man I just knew I could fix up my place quick but the carb drove me CRAZY, then the ing, electril then of all things the tracks and drive spockets and front sprocket and hyd cylinders started leaking! But the first thing I did was get a book on the OC-46 and it was a life saver so here I am three years later having fun useing it. Like the guys said I have noticed that when I'm just setting with a cold one looking at my tractors I am able to figure out how to do it the right way. Of course the next beer is even better. I now have three more tractors Im working on a Allis WC,WD and a Farmall M and am buying a Farmall Cub.

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Dick Davis

07-14-2004 03:01:19




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 Re: Re: One probablem after another. in reply to Jay, 07-13-2004 21:57:13  
Jay, you may have discovered the key to old tractor ownership! I too have noticed that when I'm just setting with a cold one looking at my tractors - I never mess anything up! Do you suppose if we just drank beer and looked at the tractors they would stop breaking? I'm going to try it full time when I get the wheat straw blaed and in the barn. My nickel Dick Davis



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Jay

07-14-2004 22:39:41




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 Re: Re: Re: One probablem after another. in reply to Dick Davis, 07-14-2004 03:01:19  
Well Dick,
I'm willing to give your theory a test. Sitting and drinking beer never hurts. This old tractor bug has bitten me in just the last couple of years, and for right now, I'm concentrating on getting them just running right rather than looking pretty.
While I've really grown fond of the Farmalls, the 1st tractor I will restore, God willing, will be my Grandpa's DC-4 Case. Only because it was his. I miss him.

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Dick Davis

07-15-2004 04:41:42




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: One probablem after another. in reply to Jay, 07-14-2004 22:39:41  
Jay, yours is the best reason for old iron virus. Dad's M is a very strong link to him and his memory for me. Dick Davis



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Jeff In Ontario

07-13-2004 20:57:46




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 Re: One probablem after another. in reply to Farmallkid, 07-13-2004 16:42:20  
It never fails to amaze me how just like you, i try to fix 1 thing and 3 more go wrong. Usually my troubles revolve around tires& rims, but lately my H's carb is making me go CRAZY! Anyhow, good luck with your project pal! --Jeff



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nebraska cowman

07-13-2004 17:32:32




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 Re: One probablem after another. in reply to Farmallkid, 07-13-2004 16:42:20  
ya bud, i know what you mean. "when it rains it pours" I just spent two days mowing 40 acres of alfalfa, should have been done monday easy. I can't get started til after lunch because of the dew and then yesterday broke a belt and had to get a ride back home. Today i kept knocking sections out. I don't know why but I am going to put a new sickle in in the morning. Oh BTW It was hot here again today 95 - 100 and high humidity. I just can't take it anymore.

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scotty

07-14-2004 06:55:26




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 Re: Re: One probablem after another. in reply to nebraska cowman, 07-13-2004 17:32:32  
Hey NC, Dont be complaining about that heat, a few months ago I was sending you an encouraging e-mail to get you through the winter and your cold feet. If you dont remember that search the archives!!! Have a cold one!!!

scotty



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