Live Hydraulics

If a feller were to put live hydraulics on an old M, do you have to "consider" the timing gears like ya do with an H?

Were they heavier and 'beefier' after a certain breakpoint?

Thanks,

Allan

I feel I need to chip in here since I have an M set up that way for about 40 years now.

My M is a 1950, but off hand not sure if it is an early or late one. The live pump and power steering was put on about 1963 or 1964. The tractor was either under a loader or a corn picker until 1984 when my dad died and the picker went on the 560 Diesel. Since then it has been a loader tractor.

Anyway in the winter of 1968 and 1969 (the worst winter I can remember) my dad just got done pushing snow and the old M died on its way to the shed. Turned out the hub broke out of the camshaft gear. Not sure why, fluke, bad gear, or what, but not problems since then, but the dealer had one so we were off before the next storm hit to get it. We barely got back home before it started snowing to put it together for another push.

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Naw, I was just wondering 'bout the old Ms.

Wife says to get at least one more tractor with a cab because I'm gettin' up in years and she says I can't stand the heat and cold like I used to. :>(

So, I'm looking at 986s or 1086s ('cause I can't stand those noisey, ealier cabs!).

Trouble is, the electronics on these things scare me to death. At least with the old mechanical types, I can fix 'em. :>)

However, I gotta worry more 'bout a grain truck, combine and a dryland field cultivator of some sort. Doin' more wishin' than anything at this point. :>)

Allan

The year 1950 sticks in my brain as the cutoff.