Went to load up my freshly restored Farmall H on my deck-over bumper pull trailer this August. I hooked up the trailer and pulled it to where I wanted it to be for loading. Got it all set and headed up the ramps. I load my tractors driving on the trailer forwards, and about the time the rear wheels got fully onto the beaver-tail, the trailer rose up and came off the ball. There I was balancing the trailer like a teeter totter with my H. I was lucky enough to have my son there to jump in the truck to move it forward, but not until the trailer tongue skipped a couple of times across the tailgate. I had to keep it balanced in mid-air until he got the front stand down a little so I could drive forward and get it on the ground. Dumb mistake not latching the hitch, and thankfully no one was hurt! I guess I must have restored the brakes and clutch very well! Funny thing, when it was all said and done, I did have it perfectly placed on the trailer!
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Today's Featured Article - Hydraulics - Cylinder Anatomy - by Curtis von Fange. Let’s make one more addition to our series on hydraulics. I’ve noticed a few questions in the comment section that could pertain to hydraulic cylinders so I thought we could take a short look at this real workhorse of the circuit. Cylinders are the reason for the hydraulic circuit. They take the fluid power delivered from the pump and magically change it into mechanical power. There are many types of cylinders that one might run across on a farm scenario. Each one could take a chapter in
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