Having worked on tractors, I would agree.
With the exception of older green.

 

Not used to just seeing a front axle removed. What was the issue?

You mean besides having to pay extra for the green paint?

 

You mean besides having to pay extra for the green paint?[/QUOTE]

EXACTLY!

 

Axle pivot bushing was shot. Actually a pretty easy job, six bolts and slid it out. Dad insisted on having the machine shop rebuild the pivot for the bushing. They did a nice job otherwise it was all me.

Edit, this tractor sees and incredible amount of abuse with loader work....

 

This is what happens after the mixing chain breaks for the ? time and needs to be shoveled out. I'll be darned if I'm going throw 3500# of feed out the top again! Lol

 

Keep the tips up

 

That's a bummer Andy.
I like the ones with the big augers on the inside and external drive chains.
always something to fix !

 

I do believe that's the newest tractor I've seen an axle pivot bushing fail on. All the others have been older, and seemed to have been missing grease.

 

On the way down to Texas I saw a burnt down (used to be green) tractor in the field with a sign next to it talking about a fuel line.

 

It didn't fail as much it just fell out, guess we missed greasing it for a bit and it worked the bushing out? Local machine shop said it was pretty common for them to work on them. Still pretty impressed with most of my green paint equipment. This is my newest tractor, and it's not new at almost 4000 hours.

Just about as close as you can get to owning a Ford truck with a tractor in my opinion.

 

The 20 and 30series had very bad rubber fuel lines. First thing I did is replace them. I will give you that.

 

I prefer the reel Auger mixers and rebuilt my older one last winter. Like new.

 

is he holding on to a rope? lol i'm not surprised that happened lol! i guess he doesn't water ski!

 

and happy monday! may this bring you the warmz and fuzzies all day today lol