What did YOU do to your tractor today?

Geosankie · Jul 31, 2017

Added an LED light bar to my YT-235 to supplement the worthless headlights. Plugs into the cigar lighter socket with a switchable plug. Magnetic mounts on the light bar holds it onto the ROPS.

kuschneider · Jul 31, 2017

Yesterday I sprayed roundup on a soon-to-be food plot. Mowed along my gravel road. Maintained some trails around my property. No cool photos.

gemutlich · Jul 31, 2017

Manual arrived today, still waiting on those pipes.

gemutlich · Jul 31, 2017

Kirk, forgot to say thanks for the intel on the differences between those two very similar bumpers. I'll keep my eyes peeled, hopefully something comes up soon.

Waiting for those pipes to get here, had to do something so broke out the pressure washer, a pot of warm soapy water, and Wifes scratchless scrubby kitchen sponge (don't tell her, lol) and gave the old girl a bit of a shower.

Ordered a 6" x 18" x 3/8" thick patch panel yesterday from McMaster-Carr to give to the weld shop to cover that rip this week after they stitch it together.

Little bit at a time...

So, what'd y'all do with or to your tractors today?

lennyzx11 · Aug 1, 2017

Removed the hydraulic pump that I had rebuilt that was leaking under pressure after I reassembled it. Found the problem and now for the clean up and reassembly.

Kirk-NJ · Aug 1, 2017

Not what I did with but more of what I did to my ford tractor. Split the '40 yesterday. Friend came over so we hunted up an axle carrier in my "boneyard" for his 601. While he was here we pulled the hydraulic piston and the cylinder had a nice score in it, which is why when the tractor was running the implement would hold up but if you shut it off the implement would hit the ground in under four minutes. Upgraded to an 8n cylinder and an NAA piston. Because he was here and had the extra hands we were able to do it without pulling the top cover.

gemutlich · Aug 1, 2017

Geosankie, that light bar sounds like a heckuva improvement!

Kushneider what a peaceful way to spend a day - spraying, side-bar mowing and maintaining trails. Can almost put myself there doing the same thing.

LennyZ here's a link to your thread so guys can read up on what ya did with that hyd unit:

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...-hydraulics-rebuild-progress.html#post4832530

Kirk I can't even imagine what kinda treasures lurk in your boneyard! Good to have an extra set of hands there yesterday huh? Heck, sometimes it good to have them even when we don't need 'em.

Nice use of that trailer jack to support the rear half, got any close-ups or a thread on how you constructed/adapted that? Pretty cool.

I queued up another order from Messicks to call in this morning, flexible frame for the top attaching point on that 90I/901 mower, and a shield to replace the one missing from around the slip clutch and u-joint.

Looking for a used bolt-on PTO cover for the rear of the tractor, something that's already pre-patina'd

Keep 'em coming, guys. I'm sure I'm not the only one who gets some sorely needed "tractor time" vicariously through what y'all post up here!

*EDIT* Scratch that. Messicks tells me I'm outa luck on that flex frame and also the shield for the mower. Hrmph...

gemutlich · Aug 1, 2017

Found this on craigslist this morning - a bumper to use until the right one comes along. Hit up Fastenal for some hardware and we're in business. Heck, I may have a couple uprights welded into the corners to stretch some expanded metal between to further protect the grill and radiator, I don't know.

Had just about given up on YT coming through with those exhaust pipes we've been waiting on when just as we were sitting down to Supper the big brown truck rumbled up.

Can't comment on fit, but the wall thickness is a heckuva lot meatier than the old more-than-likely original pipes that are on her now (which are burned through in a couple spots).

Now to get some new clamps, find a shady spot and see if I can sweet talk the old stuff off without too much trouble. Supposed to rain heavy here the next couple days so we'll see how far I get.

buckeyefarmer · Aug 1, 2017

this one is in pretty bad shape.

gemutlich · Aug 1, 2017

Bah, that'll buff right out.

I can see how you'd feel like that old girl's too far gone though at least she's been kinda sheltered inside, and I'll bet it'll make for a good "chip away at it" project one day.

My old Case VAC is only barely in better shape than that one, still on the fence about what to do with it - been parked under a friends' barn for close to 20 years...