Recent content by russ207

My 640 has come along, thanks to the helpful advice from this site. However, it ain't quite soup yet. The steering (hard turning left) finally locked up. I pulled the unit and took it apart. As you guys forecast, the upper bearing was kaput. I ordered new bearings and seals. It worked out...

As a 14 year old teenager in Kansas, I helped my dad overhaul tractors at Buck Astle's Ford dealership in Newton, KS. I remember the new model 600 setting in the showroom floor. Now, 58 years later, I finally procured a model 640. It does not look like that new one on the showroom floor. The...

As a 14 year old teenager in Kansas, I helped my dad overhaul tractors at Buck Astle's Ford dealership in Newton, KS. I remember the new model 600 setting in the showroom floor. Now, 58 years later, I finally procured a model 640. It does not look like that new one on the showroom floor. The...