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A friend of mine bought a in progress of restoration farmall c from an estate. The tractor runs but the forward gears actually make the tractor go backwards and reverse is the only forward gear. Any ideas where to start? Thanks and happy new year to all.
 
Sounds like the ring gear was flipped over to the other side but I don't know if that is possible on a C. On many tractors that is done to reverse the tractor for a cotton picker, forklift, etc.
Zach
 
Pretty much going to take a tear down of the differential to flip the ring gear to the other side. Someone was making it into a fork lift or some such. Setting the ring gear backlash will likely be the most complex element. There is no easy way to make that engine go backwards to run, so it must be the ring gear. Jim
 
Ring gear on the differential, as in ring and pinion. That might take some trial and error to get that set up where it don't scream.
 
Just like the final drive in your Corvette is Like a 4.11 or 4.56 , that the ratio to 1. The bigger the number the slower it is.
 

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