Re: Massey 1135

Posted by gemsvc on January 24, 2007 at 07:02:37 from (65.54.154.44):

In Reply to: Re: Massey 1135 posted by Raleigh on January 23, 2007 at 21:11:54:

There are a lot of people that post on this site that have far more experience than I, and I have learned quite a bit from them. I'll give some background so you'll know where I'm coming from. The area I'm in was dairy country for a long time, and times have been hard for dairy farmers here for decades. One of the first things to get cut during hard times is maintenance. The road to ruin for any 20-40 series JD usually starts with the load control shaft seals, a constant drip here will cause some to switch to a cheaper hyd/trans oil- usually R&O that is not suited for wet brakes... The cheap oil will eventually cause the friction material to fail in the brakes and powershift trans sending debris to the hyd system strainer- causing oil starvation and accelerated wear in the rest of the system. This also limits the lube oil in the trans, resulting in bearing damage and synchroniser wear in the synchro-range models. For most, this occurs over a period of years and won't be noticed until it is too late (when the synchro-range starts jumping out of gear or the powershift begins to slip). At this point, you have major and expensive problems. I am using the JD's as an example, all brands have the potential to end up the same way with poor maintenance. If you are going all out with your inspections (dyno, etc) you may want to consider oil analysis as well. Any good dealer or oil supplier should be able to make that happen for you. By the way, repairing the load control shaft seals can be done for under $300 in most cases... and that figure may be high... The bottom line remains- if you are looking for a perfect 30 year old 90hp tractor with all of the features for a good price, you may be looking for a long time.

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• Re: Massey 1135 Raleigh boulware 08:17:09 01/24/07 (0)

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