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B. Abseck

01-19-2007 01:44:43

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There are many enjoying this site from experts to novices. The question I have never seen posted on here is this: Did any of you that are pretty knowledgable about tractors ever screw up one real good? I bet all the rookies (like me) would want to hear your tale and what you did and if you got the thing fixed or not.

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Hoosier Pete

01-19-2007 14:32:39

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Re: Be Honest Now in reply to B. Abseck, 01-19-2007 01:44:43

Had a 250C out of a Monte Carlo, a warranty job, put it together and slammed it back in. Road test, no second gear. Back to the shop and there lay'in on the bench was the 2nd gear band. Love them flat rate jobs!!!

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37 chief

01-19-2007 11:23:21

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Re: Be Honest Now in reply to B. Abseck, 01-19-2007 01:44:43

I think we have all had our share of screw-ups. I was using my neighbors rototiller, and didn't check the oil. assembled a jeep trans, and put the slider in bckwards and had only 1st and reverse. Growing up I had a old studebader I took it apart for some reason someone took one of the pistons(I still think it was my brother) put it back to gether with 5 pistons did run a little rough. Ended up junking it along with my 48 Chrysler New Yorker with a straight 8. Still kicking my self for not taking a lincoln Zepher with a v 12 offered to me for hardley nothing. I consider all these things screwups. Oh then there is the 35, and 36 Fords Dad left when he sold the home place they were a little rough but would be much sought after today.Stan

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ken in texas

01-19-2007 10:52:49

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Re: Be Honest Now in reply to B. Abseck, 01-19-2007 01:44:43

Not a tractor story,but a long time private pilot friend cleaned up his airplane engine and stuffed a shop rag in the intake and forgot about it until he was taking off and the engine quit just as he was reaching flying speed.He got out of that jam ok.LUCKY

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CLW

01-19-2007 09:59:07

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Re: Be Honest Now in reply to B. Abseck, 01-19-2007 01:44:43

A friend of mine told me about a time when he was about 10 years old his Dad and Uncle were doing a overhaul of a H Farmall. Neither was an expert so they were careful to lay the parts out in order as they took it apart. When they were gone my friend thought how nice it would be to put everything in a box for them so the shop would look nice. Said when his Dad came home he wasn't sure if he would live to see his eleventh birthday.

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Allan In NE

01-19-2007 10:13:16

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Re: Be Honest Now in reply to CLW, 01-19-2007 09:59:07

I hear ya,

On the first aluminum automatic transmission I ever overhauled, I did the same darned thing.

Laid everything out on the bench as neat as a pin and in order of removal.

Owner of the shop came by and promptly piled all the parts up in one big pile. He told me, "You'll never ever learn anything at that rate; learn where it goes and learn what it's function is".

I never forgot that lesson and I can now pretty much identify any part of any machine that I've ever been in and can more often than not identify a problem area before I ever head to the tool box.

Allan

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M Nut

01-19-2007 09:50:55

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Re: Be Honest Now in reply to B. Abseck, 01-19-2007 01:44:43

Oh yeah, I sold an Allis WD45 diesel that was complete and not stuck for $200. Didn't have a clue what it was worth. The other guy sure did though. A three generation Allis Chalmers dealer in my area bought it from me. He offered, I accepted, my loss. Makes me sick today!

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Allan In NE

01-19-2007 08:56:58

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Re: Be Honest Now in reply to B. Abseck, 01-19-2007 01:44:43

The only one I've ever been really ashamed of was the engine one time that the owner just absolutely insisted that I just "re-ring". Tried to tell him that it wouldn't stick and that it wouldn't last, but he wouldn't listen.

We all know how that one turned out. :>(

Allan

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dhermesc

01-19-2007 08:44:57

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Re: Be Honest Now in reply to B. Abseck, 01-19-2007 01:44:43

My dad borrowed the neighbor's seed drill to sow alfalfa. When he was done my brothers and I were suppose to clean it out (spotless) before it went back. One of us got the bright idea (we were 7 and 9) to back it closer to the machine shed so we could us the air compressor to blow out the holes. While backing my brother "tripped" the drill and broke about half the furrow openers off. About a minute later my dad stopped by to check our progress, ever hear the expression "wearing your arse for a hat"?

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nballen

01-19-2007 08:12:55

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Re: Be Honest Now in reply to B. Abseck, 01-19-2007 01:44:43

Not a tractor, but "farm" related - Driving home with '75 Dorf 3/4T & an old Hale horse trailer ~1/3 full of grass clippings from mowing the lawn at church - drifted toward one barrow pit, overcorrected and put it end-over-end in the opposite barrow-pit. Ummm...Neither one were repairable.

Home from college one spring break, got bored and figgured to R&R a 3-sided horse shed - Cut the poles loose from a post to pull it out and stuff in a new one and the whole thing came down around my ears! (I saw it coming down and got out of the way, but quick!)

Dad and I dis-assembled the roof and rebuilt it from the ground up - 2 or 3 days worth of work.

(Sometimes not-so-helpful) Nathaniel

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Scotmac

01-19-2007 06:43:37

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Re: Be Honest Now in reply to B. Abseck, 01-19-2007 01:44:43

Yup...done my share! One that I remember the most is my 1st one, a '36A John Deere. I was about 16, and wanted to piant outside on Saturday afternoon. Had the paint, but no thinner. At that time, no one was open on Sat. afternoon. Looked all over for the IH and Deere dealers, but no one was home. So...I found some Linseed oil in the shop. Knew Dad used it to thin paint painting lumber, so why wouldn't it work? Painted the tractor anyway using the linseed oil as thinner. Got the most beautiful glossy finish! Unfortunately, wouldn't dry, and wrinkled where it did. Spent the next two weeks removing new paint to do over. Lesson learned!

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Janicholson

01-19-2007 06:42:34

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Re: Be Honest Now in reply to B. Abseck, 01-19-2007 01:44:43

In 15 minutes I completely disassembled a (new) hydraulic motor that fit our SP125 combine unloading auger. (I was 9) ti took me 2 weeks and a trip to the dealer to look at a parts diagram and draw pistures of it on notebook paper. No Photocopier existed, and the book was the dealers. JimN

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Chances R

01-19-2007 04:30:31

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Re: Be Honest Now in reply to B. Abseck, 01-19-2007 01:44:43

We have left a red rag in the intake manifold to keep dirt out and put the tractor back together without removing the rag. The John Deere A sucked the rag through the valve train and burnt it in the combustion chambers and when it left the exhaust system it looked like the 4th of July!

When I was about 10 we were going to belt start a 90 hp. single cylinder engine. This engine was so big that the exhaust pipe was about 10" - 12" diameter. We used a 5 gallon galvanized can to keep the rain out of it since it sat out for a couple of nights. We started turning the big engine over and holding the exhaust vavle in. Once we got the rpms. up we turned the gas on and let the exhaust valve go and she fired right up. The problem was we forgot about the 5 gallon galvinized bucket, it went into the air about 50' to 75'. You want to talk about people running trying to get away from that bucket / missle!

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Steven@AZ

01-19-2007 02:40:59

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Re: Be Honest Now in reply to B. Abseck, 01-19-2007 01:44:43

Tried to free up a stuck engine by dragging the tractor around the yard and popping the clutch. I'm not sure what broke, but it didn't sound good. I sold that one quick as a parts tractor.

Also, getting a stuck tractor running and not cleaning enough rust out of the water jackets in the head, got a hot spot and cracked a fairly expensive and hard to find head. Dang rust!

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old art

01-19-2007 10:37:27

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Re: Be Honest Now in reply to Steven@AZ, 01-19-2007 02:40:59

almost quitting time finshing a valve job on a wills wagon flat heah we left a socket on top of a piston went to start got a thump the boss heard it and told us what we did and to get done before you go home. dosent tahe long to take apart the second time and back togather again when you chewed out good 10 minutes out the door.

one time had a cutomer came for a grease and oil change onhis car said it out side the key are in it went got itin did the job ran it out. then found out we did the wrong car did the right one right away a different customer had a free job.

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