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redline 
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Posted: 28 May 2011 at 1:04am |
Probably one of the things I enjoy most about working with older equipment is seeing the repair methods that were attempted to keep the machine running for just a little while longer, or until the owner had a chance to get the proper repair parts. I have learned, though, that temporary becomes permanent. Whether it is a tractor fix or a fence or whatever.
I have seen all sorts of odd repairs, from nails and chunks of wire and other hardware serving as cotter pins, to wire wrapped around a pin to "build" it up to fit a worn bushing, I have seen barbed wire rolled up in snapping rolls on a woods brothers picker in an attempt to make it aggressive and all manner of clever ideas born out of neccesity. This is one I recently found:
anyone else care to share stories or photos of odd repairs?
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rossinmich
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Posted: 28 May 2011 at 6:49pm |
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Seen a lot of nails used in place of cotter pins, also wire wrapped on the coulters to help with worn out bushings on an allis plow i recently bought..
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Posted: 28 May 2011 at 6:56pm |
Bailer wire and duct tape what else does a farmer need????
if you can't fix it with that you are not much of a farmer LOL
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Posted: 28 May 2011 at 7:04pm |
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With the dealer prices you have to do something to get a little relief.
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AC WD45
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Posted: 28 May 2011 at 7:28pm |
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Grandpa said once, the great thing about a Gleaner combine, was that all a farmer needed in the tool box was a few nails of various sizes, a hammer, crecent wrench, a roll of wire or twine, and a roll of ductape
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Posted: 28 May 2011 at 9:46pm |
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If a cotter pin breaks or I loose it. I just use a nail.
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wd with a freeman model 90 trip loader, wd45, 38 unstylled wc, b 10 garden tractor and 2-14 ac trip plow. grandpa has a 56 wd45. wd. allis chalmers snap coupler blade and 3 bottom snap coupler plow
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Posted: 28 May 2011 at 10:02pm |
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We got a few redneck repairs around this farm. Maby Ill take some pictures and show you.
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Posted: 28 May 2011 at 10:48pm |
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SHAMELESS
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Posted: 29 May 2011 at 2:06am |
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16 D nails work the bestest! also, when i hook up the plow, i use them hardened bolts outta engines (head bolts) instead of them snap pins...they hold their shape better and don't lose em in the field!
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Dave in il
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Posted: 29 May 2011 at 7:44am |
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Don't forget ZIP TIES in assorted sizes, even better than baling wire in alot of places!
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Posted: 29 May 2011 at 8:29am |
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Posted: 29 May 2011 at 8:33am |
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I have buggered the threads of a bolt with a hammer on purpose many times to keep a nut from coming loose.
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Posted: 29 May 2011 at 8:36am |
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axle nut shim cut from a roadside sign.
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se iowa picker
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Posted: 29 May 2011 at 9:30am |
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That way of farming and machinery repair is the only way lol.We have had worn out shafts with nuts on the end of them with the threads stripped clear out so we tighten them as tight as we can and weld the nut to the shaft.Its shot anyway and we get a few more miles out of it before we have to replace it anyway.
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Pat the Plumber CIL
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Posted: 29 May 2011 at 9:58am |
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When I took wheel bearings off my NF the shaft broke off where cotter pin holds nut on bearing.Last guy tack welded washer to center of shaft where cotter pin went.Worked so good I did the same thing when I replaced the bearings.
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Posted: 29 May 2011 at 10:57am |
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You give a red neck credit for that !!!! LOL
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Posted: 29 May 2011 at 12:40pm |
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Being an Aircraft Mechanic by trade its hard for me to wrap myself around farming mentality towards maintanence. I guess when your life doesn't depend on it its acceptable but I just can't bring myself to do bailing wire repairs...
Edited by wkpoor - 29 May 2011 at 12:53pm
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Posted: 29 May 2011 at 12:52pm |
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When we got my 170 the roll pin in the throttle lever was missing and someone used bailing wire, quick fix. Never understood why somebody would do stuff like that, a quick fix to get you by is one thing but how often do those quick fixes get left as good enough until your problem blows up?
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Thad in AR.
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Posted: 29 May 2011 at 1:22pm |
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$30.00 in gas for a 15 cent cotterpin.
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AC WD45
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Posted: 29 May 2011 at 1:40pm |
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Thad about sums it up right there. Isn't that where ducktape was made famous? patching bullet holes on the wings of bombers in WW2?
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Posted: 29 May 2011 at 2:12pm |
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Bought a semi a few months ago for scrap. it came out of a fertilizer plant so I figure they had a problem with the throttle spring breaking. they had substituted it with a couple of bungy straps. Wonder what the DOT would have said about that.
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Posted: 30 May 2011 at 1:36am |
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had an old chev pickup once, broke the trottle spring, when dad had the sheller come to do corn, they broke for lunch, and low and behold, there on that there sheller machine was a spring that would work! and it did! but it sure messed up the sheller all afternoon! lol!
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