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Re: Re: Re: H -broke in half-
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Posted by Hugh MacKay on April 12, 2004 at 14:24:59 from (209.226.106.72):
In Reply to: Re: Re: H -broke in half- posted by Jay on April 12, 2004 at 06:12:43:
Jay: I don't think the M is exactly the same, but it is still two pieces of cast bolted together. I would expect most problems to happen with either new tractors or tractors that have been apart for rebuild. Bolts like this should always be retightened after a tractor works for awhile. It never hurts to check anything recently put together, old or new. There used to be a saying in the 50s by tractor sales people." We design and put them together, you tighten them up." Wheels that have recently been off are another you should watch closely. You have no doubt heard of truck wheels coming of on the highway. Those are the ones that have not been checked after 200 miles of running on the highway.
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