Machinery talk thread

**husaberg** · 17th February 2015, 20:57

Originally Posted by Motu

Looks too small for a 165....lights are low in the grill. Went looking for a full half turn freeplay, and looked at the steering box first, so all that area is apart too....then saw where all the extra movement was. The other Fergy has totally flogged out bushes and pins in it's front loader bracket, never seen grease since it was new. By the time we cut the brackets off, make new ones and weld them on it might be a better bet to buy a new one.

Your pics have no lights..............
I must admit its 5 years since I greased anything on my165 other than the top link but all the steering was renewed 5 years ago.
The oil level must be getting low as the multipower has developed a mind of its own....

**unstuck** · 17th February 2015, 20:58

Originally Posted by Motu

Looks too small for a 165....lights are low in the grill. Went looking for a full half turn freeplay, and looked at the steering box first, so all that area is apart too....then saw where all the extra movement was. The other Fergy has totally flogged out bushes and pins in it's front loader bracket, never seen grease since it was new. By the time we cut the brackets off, make new ones and weld them on it might be a better bet to buy a new one.

Most of those old tractors are past major farm work now, and are only good for hacks or small block owners. Must be a fairly wealthy sheep cockey to worry about fixing that lot up. Most dairy farmers would write something like that of and go and get a new holland, that they will then spend thousands on trying to sort out transmission solenoids on.

**Motu** · 17th February 2015, 21:11

It's all dairy here. This one has half a dozen tractors, a late model, and a bunch of old ones. So they can leave them hooked up to something for ages, just take the tractor that has the feedout wagon hooked on...or the one with the bail forks. There was one up the road sitting half in the holding pond with a shit stirrer on the back for about 6 months.... I see he's moved it now. They are all the same here, one good one, and then the old ones that are too useful to throw away. Like cars and trucks and motorcycles, the old stuff is much easier to work on...and more rewarding.

**pete376403** · 17th February 2015, 22:23

Originally Posted by Motu

Ah, could be, I wasn't looking when I pulled it down. There is an International 454 in front of it, and another Fergy out side...and a Ford with a flat rear tyre. It's good farmers don't indulge in the throw away society and keep fixing their gear to keep it going. A bit of grease would go a long way though.....

Really? Most farms I've ever seen usually have at least two or three derelict tractors parked up, plus any number of towed implements with trees growing through them.

**husaberg** · 17th February 2015, 22:58

Originally Posted by pete376403

Really? Most farms I've ever seen usually have at least two or three derelict tractors parked up, plus any number of towed implements with trees growing through them.

Really I know a farm they only milk about 100 cows still through a walk through, abeit a 14 bail. plus about I guess 200 breeding cows 13 tractors all blue from a Dexter ,major, super major 4000 5000 through to a pre Fiat/New Holland (for the round baler) All have one implement including one dedicated solely to a Lincoln welder. The family Has great collection of D series fords as well.

**Motu** · 18th February 2015, 17:52

It's a 245! Today I took the trumpet housing off to replace the lower 3 point linkage pin - 30 seconds to replace the pin, 2 hours to get it apart, and 3 hours back together. Some bugger had welded the left guard to the ROPs! The 390 got a new spear in the front ram, and some fuel leaks fixed.

**unstuck** · 18th February 2015, 18:03

Damn, that is going to be some bill.

**unstuck** · 18th February 2015, 18:05

And I thought the 245 came out with the smaller rounded mudguards. You learn something new every day.

**Motu** · 18th February 2015, 18:31

The new pump is going to be too much hassle to fit, so I'm putting a kit into it. The rams are a bit more of a problem, maybe we'll have to source some replacements. Work has dropped off with the lower payout, but we still get work to do. Does someone want to come and work with me? I'll be on my own soon.

**unstuck** · 18th February 2015, 18:36

Originally Posted by Motu

The new pump is going to be too much hassle to fit, so I'm putting a kit into it. The rams are a bit more of a problem, maybe we'll have to source some replacements. Work has dropped off with the lower payout, but we still get work to do. Does someone want to come and work with me? I'll be on my own soon.

Too far for me.

I thought the payout was going up again, hard to keep up with it all at times.

Ever done a park brake on an International 454 without splitting the trans and engine?

That is one job I would hate to tackle again, you need a small mirror and 6 arms.

**husaberg** · 18th February 2015, 19:56

Originally Posted by unstuck

And I thought the 245 came out with the smaller rounded mudguards. You learn something new every day.

Originally Posted by Motu

It's a 245!

First time I seen a 245 I was amazed that the bell housing looked remarkably like a TEA right down to the bulge in the casting for a starter on the other (petrol) side. I guess it was little changed from the 35's

**T.W.R** · 18th February 2015, 22:22

Originally Posted by unstuck

Damn, that is going to be some bill.

pocket money... we sent a bill out for $47k on a transmission job on 340 Magnum a couple of weeks ago

**unstuck** · 19th February 2015, 06:27

Originally Posted by T.W.R

pocket money... we sent a bill out for $47k on a transmission job on 340 Magnum a couple of weeks ago

I thought those things were bullet proof in the trans, someone must have been abusing it. Brilliant tractors on the side of hills those, a little too good, nearly come to grief a couple of times being too comfortable.

**T.W.R** · 19th February 2015, 20:46

Originally Posted by unstuck

I thought those things were bullet proof in the trans, someone must have been abusing it. Brilliant tractors on the side of hills those, a little too good, nearly come to grief a couple of times being too comfortable.

Yeah it was the first fail of it's kind, the Mechanic who did the work was in uncharted territory...two technical support staff came down from CB Norwoods to see what had happened & relay the info back to CNH. The owner is a contractor who uses mainly OE workers from Europe so most of the machinery he runs gets more abuse rather than proper use; It's one of his smaller tractors.... has a couple of STX450 QuadTracs etc.
Actually the company sold the largest tractor every sold in NZ late last year

A brand new STX600 QuadTrac, went to a farm up the Hakataramea Valley