More work !

[Bob]

OOOOk I came home with 4 new plugs, Points ,condencer and an new coil and clean rags ! 
 if that don't make her go then its gott'a be out'a time er something like that !
....and I am going to put all the new parts on before I try it again in the Hopes that one of the things will make it RUN ! I'm too tired of messing with it to care at this point HAHAHAHAH!
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Bob....

[Bob]

YAHOOO ~!
 it's Alive !
it runs once more !  lol
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I put in the new plugs, points and condenser and new rotor button, and the new coil...
checked spark in the plug and I'm still seeing stars... it zapped the heck out of me!
.... put the plug back in and cranked it over.... nothing, kept cranking it and choked it and it fired up like it was meant to be !.... running on all 4 purring like a kitten like it was doing just before it stopped ! LOL
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I'm almost positive it was the coil because the old coil never bit me like the new one did ! man what a Jolt !  and I wasn't just holding the wire I was holding the plug to the block and looking for spark..... YES it has spark ! WOOOOO WEEEEE ! Lots'a SPARK !
.... I replaced a short piece of spark plug lead wire that was iffy and the only thing I could find was a piece of carbon resistance type lead wire.... I put it on anyway because I suspected that short piece was causing problems....
 it runs now ...so in the morning when I can see I'll drive it up and park it by the welder so I can re-weld that pump drive shaft ....the key way busted out years ago and I've had it tacked for the last 5 years... time to re-tack it  ! LOL
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boy was I glad to hear that thing fire up !  
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thanks for the help guys !
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Bob...

... I decided to move the tractor in the dark anyway.... got it where I can reach it with the welder now....  it started just fine ....like it's o'l reliable self !  LOL
Bob......

[Bob]

I welded the Hydrolic drive shaft to the coupling again....  in 2 spots  I don't want to get carried away welding that because it has to come apart to get it out of there ! LOL
I adjusted the main jet on the carb and had to go a LONG way before it leaned out so I'm sure that was the Soot problem on the other plugs.... with the float level adjusted where its not flooding out anymore the adjustments actually WORK LOL !
anyway, got the air cleaner tube back on it , that was a fight ! had to trim the rubber hose down and move it all around to finally get it on there right!
 but now the tractor is back in service.... although I was thinking of attacking the attachment points of the loader because its quite loose and floppy.... the pins that hold it on look about 1/2 wore out
I think.... the bucket can twist from straight and flat to about 30 degrees... and that makes using it a pain... because  trying to dig with it it will inevitably tip to one side and miss half of what your after.... because of this its not a very good Hole digger even with allot of time...
I'd like to be able to take the loader OFF at times and it originally WAS a quick release loader...
so I am contemplating  returning it to that way of life.... if its possible !
 I think if I made a Pin arrangement in the front and put a quick disconnect on the hydrolic pump hose
all I'd have to do is block it up, pull the pins  disconnect the hose and back away.... no doubt putting it back on will be a pain to align everything just right but that should be possible with my long pry bars.....
  I could use the bush hog much easier that way, and all the attachments for the 3 point hitch.
and with it OFF I could effect repair on the Pin holes that are all worbled out in the rear...<Grin>
... so I think that should be my next big project around here HAHAHAHHAHA
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I think I would need a BY-Pass hose back to the hydrolic tank in order to shut off that pump hose or it will bust the pump... (too much pressure)  I dunno I'll have to look into it to make sure
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LOL  I just looked under the tractor to see what kind of hookup it has in the front.... 3 bolts is all that holds the front.... 2 of which are missing their nuts so its only held on by one bolt and it looks quite loose.... maybe that's the reason for the flopping around ! LOL
.... I'd need  some serious hose changing if I were to take the loader off and make it a quick disconnect... the feed line to the pump is routed through the frame in a few places and it looks like the easiest way to do it is remove the Hydrolic pump WITH the loader but the Hydrolic pump isn't attached to the loader at all, its attached to the tractor only and the flexible lines allow movement
... sense I just welded the drive line again I don't think I'm getting the pump off without a hassle!
... it should un button from the pump side ... if there is room to get in there and do that....
I think its just a splined line into the pump so it should just slide off the shaft.
... I think ...not real sure but I think I can weld a Pipe to the loader frame and use 2 90 deg 1/2" pieces of angle iron to make a PIN~rod arrangement for a 1" solid steel rod and have that be my "PIN"
with a handle on one end and cotter pin or bolt on the other end it would be good and strong.
... but that means pull the pins and take off the pump to remove it... which isn't as bad as it is now by a long shot, although now its only held on by one nut ! HAHAHAHHAHA! gott'a fix that!
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   hummm  I'm thinkin' on it !
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Bob...

[Bob]

I fired up the o'l furggy this morning, it ran like a top the entire time, (smoked much less than it had been doing...) I spread a few bucket loads of gravel out on the dirt road in the spots that were getting bad... and then drug the blade on the center hump between the tire tracks to level it out a bit more....  she worked fantastically !  best the o'l tractor has ran in years...I guess it needed the attention !  LOL
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Bob...

[Bob]

I took O'l furggy out and did some log stacking today in the pasture...
worked it purdy hard... and on the last bit the hydrolic pump stopped working...AGAIN...
so I brought it back down by the welder...only to discover my weld held just fine....
so the pump had to come off...
I spent all morning on it and got the front all appart , radiator off and grill out of the way
and I'm to the point of having to grind off the welds I put on a week ago....
"I just knew that would happen !"
... I cleaned up the pump drive shaft and it sheared about 1" up the shaft from the weld.
...the silly drive shaft is only about 5/8"  and I think it should be 3/4" at least
so I may see if I can buy a bigger diam. shaft at tractor supply, when I get the other piece off and out of there......
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right now I have the front of the loader frame supported by 2 handy-man jacks...I think I'll see if I can find a better way to block it up before I get in there with my grinder !....just in case!
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so the tractor is down again.... that will never do !   I don't like to see it not working...or at least ABLE to work !  LOL...
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Bob.....

[Bob]

well... I finally got the rest of the Hydrolic pump's drive shaft out !  ...that'll teach me to jerry rig that UH ! LOL
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I went by tractor supply and had a guy call to see if he could get the parts I need and the guy said no so its either 2nd hand parts or make my own and I perfure the latter !
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the problem is I have to be able to take it apart again. so I'm not going to just weld the shaft to the flange and call it good.... although that would work there would be no way to repair it if it broke again without going through what I just did.... and I'ed rather not have to do that again ! LOL
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I think I'll make a 3/4" drive shaft on the lathe from some 1" round stock I have and then probably
use a rolled dowel pin on the end to hold it on the engine side.... the pump end I will have to cut off the splines on the old drive shaft and weld that to the new drive shaft.... and Hope I measure correctly!   LOL
 both ends could flex a bit in the splines and that makes me worry a bit... if I pin one end that will not allow much flexing on that end unless I elongate the holes so it can flex....
and maybe it would be better to put a 1/4" case hardened bolt through that hole instead of a dowel pin .... better for flexing because it has a head and nut on each end and it won't fall out!
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I think that will work.... if I can weld the splines on there good enough and keep them straight too!
... it still supprizes me that the drive shaft is only about 5/8" in diam....no wonder it broke!
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 I think I'll try that and if that fails I may have to get a pare of coupling fittings and a rubber thingie for them to make it removable....

there's very little room for error on this thing  I'm scared that if I try to weld the splines on to a larger shaft that they'll not be perfectly square and that will mess up the pump ...eventually
...and that's not good at all.
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i'm still thinking on it...
anyone got any bright ideas ?
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Bob...

[Bob]

Ok ... almost done !
 I made up a new drive shaft and  welded the old splined fitting from the old drive shaft on to the new one... bored out about 3/4 of the splines on the motor end coupler so my new LARGER shaft would go into it... then drilled 2 1/4" holes through the couplier... for my pin/bolt put it all on there and measured it and marked where the pin hole will be...
 ... I'll drill out that hole in the drive shaft and worble out the hole longitudely and then assemble it all ....
 I THINK 1/4" case hardened bolt will be enough if not I can go with a 3/8"  ...I'll try the 1/4" and see how that goes ... I have no doubt it will slowly ware out the way I have it but its better than nothing....<GRIN>
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we shall see what it does when I lift the tractor with the hydrolics again  LOL !
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Bob....
 

[Bob]

ok now all that's left is assembly of the tractor !
the new drive line is all done for the hydrolic pump ! it should be about 2 times stronger than it was...   but then again that 1/4" shear-bolt may cause me more headaches than I want ! LOL
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 if'n it don't work I'll always think it should have ! HA !
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Bob...

[Bob]

one thing about an old tractor there is alwayse something that needs to be done to it to keep it going!
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 So far it looks like my Hydrolic drive line is working great ! I took the tractor out and did some hard digging with it and the pin held .... so that's good news
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got back to the parking spot for the tractor and I let it idle for a bit while I checked for water leaks
... all was fine in that department , but I noticed the back half of the water pump pulley was off the pulley and dangling around.... the belt was still on what was left of the pulley, but i dunno why ! LOL
... I did tighten the belt the other day a bit... guess it was too much for the pulley to take !
now I have to take the pulley off and that is a royal pain in the butt !
I just about have to remove the entire front end ...just like I had it 2 days ago to get to it !
the radiator shroud covers the front of the fan so ya can't get to it and ya can't get that off without taking the radiator off...
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I might try just removing the radiator to get to the pulley and leave the hydrolic pump and front of the loader frame where its at.
...I just put fresh antifreeze in it  so I'm going to try and catch it when I drain it ... that should be a challenge !
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it seams like when ever ya think your done with something ...something else always pops up ! LOL
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oh well at least the tractor works !
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Bob...