Just had to do it.
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Its just about ready for work. I'm going to pull the front wheels off, break them down, and paint the front rims. The front rims have some damage where the bead areas are bent probably from hitting a sharp edge of concrete when the loader bucket was full. Should be fairly easy to straighten up. I also have new bearings and seals for the front hubs that I will throw in at the same time. I ordered a new steering wheel and front main seal which is leaking a little. I'm sure as I run it, I will find more leaky seals.
I can still handle mounting those weights if I have too, but I usually feel it for the next week. Better with 2 people or a piece of equipment to do the lifting.
Loader with a bale spear but still a 2 man operation to be safe.
Getting the rims all painted up ,won't be long before you're squirting some red paint it...
Might be a while for this one. I have several others waiting for paint but this one might be able to cut in line. I have to refill the tractor fund also in order to afford the paint.Getting the rims all painted up, won't be long before you're squirting some red paint it...
I got ya..bet those tires were enough for a couple paint jobs..
Could probably paint about 5-6 tractors for the cost of the tires.
Yes but you can move the tires from one tractor to another really hard to do with paint
Many of the paints and primers I use have doubled in the last 2 yrs. I was looking back through some pics and found when we put new tires on the Super C. These are the same tires that I just got for the 230 and IIRC they were around $600-$700 back in 2015. The tires/tubes I just bought were over $1500.00 this go-round. So much for my cheap tractor.
We don't farm like the old timers that fired the tractor up at the start of the day and drove it until dark. I think the only tires we have replaced are the ones that came on the tractors and failed from weathering and rot. Never wore the tread down to the point that they needed replacing. We have punched some old T-Posts thru some front tires that needed replacing.
One brake on the 230 would sort of work and the other had nothing when you pushed on the pedal. Opened up the brakes up to determine just what I need to fix them. On the non-working side, it became apparent as soon as we opened it up. All of the linings on both brake disc had sheared off the rivets and were loose inside with one broken into small pieces laying in the bottom of the brake housing. Everything was covered in gear lube also, so I need to put seals in it along with new discs, return springs, and actuator springs.
We are fixing the Super C brakes at the same time because it had only one working brake also and they share all of the same parts. We already had new brake discs for it and got the non-working brake working really good. When we went to the other side, we found it had a bad seal. We are going to go back in and replace both seals on it so we don't get a leak on the new brakes. Should have two tractors with good brakes when we get done.
Installed a new steering wheel, pre-cleaner bowl, and a shifter boot on the 230. I have a new water temp gauge and front main seal that I will install later. Ordered all of the brake parts for the Super C and 230.
