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Lynn Scrogum 08-14-2012 13:14:00 108.249.186.79 Report to Moderator	I have a 1040 M Farmall and when I drive it down the blacktop to my hayfield it shimmies in the frontend, is this normal, is it something that can be fixed easy? Is there a way to convert the PTO over to LIVE PTO? i love this reactor, it is my first tractor and I bought it used about three years ago, I have used it to disc with, it has a home made front bucket, like a manure scraper, it has no tilt to it just scoop and release to dump, I have used the bucket to pick up round bales with a chain around them and move around the farm. Thanks, Lynn [Reply]   [No Email]
kevinj54 08-14-2012 16:36:00 50.36.250.3 Report to Moderator	Re: M Farmall Front end in reply to bermuda ken, 08-14-2012 13:14:00   The M&W was a common add on back in the day. I have completed a rebuild on mine but am still waiting for the boot to made. [Reply]  [No Email]
wisbaker 08-14-2012 15:59:08 207.118.144.43 Report to Moderator	Re: M Farmall Front end in reply to Lynn Scrogum, 08-14-2012 13:14:00   The M&W clutch is installed on one of the rear axles when you to de-clutch the axle all the power for the drive gets routed to the de-clutched axle and tractor momentum stops. It doesn't allow you to change gears or anything but you can start and stop the tractor say like if the baler you're pulling loads up and you need to stop feeding it. It may seem like a Rube Goldberg set up but it's actually a similar set up like Allis Chalmers used from the factory. You can't convert an old letter series Farmall to independent PTO unless you change out everything from the flywheel back (Clutch, trans and rear end. If you really need IPTO trade up to a Super MTA (M-torque amplifier) or a number series (240,300,350,340,400,450,560) that already has it. [Reply]  [No Email]
Lynn Scrogum 08-14-2012 16:19:39 108.249.186.79 Report to Moderator	Re: M Farmall Front end in reply to wisbaker, 08-14-2012 15:59:08   Thanks, I can use it like it is, just takes both hands and feet!!! LOL Was just curious how hard or if it could be done, i love the old M and I don't think I want to alter it too much from original, maybe some day I'll buy a newer tractor! [Reply]  [No Email]
wilson ind 08-14-2012 14:55:21 70.239.85.115 Report to Moderator	Re: M Farmall Front end in reply to Lynn Scrogum, 08-14-2012 13:14:00   think about a spear on front rather than chains not hard to make [Reply]  [No Email]
Lynn Scrogum 08-14-2012 15:56:40 108.249.186.79 Report to Moderator	Re: M Farmall Front end in reply to wilson ind, 08-14-2012 14:55:21   Yes I have thought of that and have got one lined up but not installed yet, thanks,Lynn [Reply]  [No Email]
SD pete 08-14-2012 14:45:35 24.230.34.249 Report to Moderator	Re: M Farmall Front end in reply to Lynn Scrogum, 08-14-2012 13:14:00   Let a little air out of one front tire. Its not a fix but will get you by till its rebuilt. [Reply]  [No Email]
Lynn Scrogum 08-14-2012 15:55:07 108.249.186.79 Report to Moderator	Re: M Farmall Front end in reply to SD pete, 08-14-2012 14:45:35   Thanks! [Reply]  [No Email]
Lynn Scrogum 08-14-2012 13:54:13 108.249.186.79 Report to Moderator	Re: M Farmall Front end in reply to Lynn Scrogum, 08-14-2012 13:14:00   I am sorry again for typos and not rereading my message, I have a 1949 M Farmall, thanks, Great Forum!!! Lynn [Reply]  [No Email]
schultz 08-14-2012 13:30:17 68.72.250.165 Report to Moderator	Re: M Farmall Front end in reply to Lynn Scrogum, 08-14-2012 13:14:00   Your local IH dealer has the parts also, I bought mine there and they were the same price as Carter. My M is a 1940 and it only had the half circle sector gear and it was badly worn. I located a used full circle gear that was in much better shape. It had been rotated but I installed it splitting the worn areas so that going straight it was riding on "fresh" teeth and when you turned it was on worn teeth. That way it was the "tightest" when I was going straight down the road. Just my 2 cents [Reply]  [No Email]
Lynn Scrogum 08-14-2012 13:51:39 108.249.186.79 Report to Moderator	Re: M Farmall Front end in reply to schultz, 08-14-2012 13:30:17   Thanks for the information, Lynn [Reply]  [No Email]
kevinj54 08-14-2012 13:21:10 99.39.189.166 Report to Moderator	Re: M Farmall Front end in reply to mazemeister, 08-14-2012 13:14:00   You can rebuild the front end, Carter & Grunewald has the parts. Depending on your PTO needs you could find an M&W clutch to put on the tractor. [Reply]  [No Email]
Lynn Scrogum 08-14-2012 13:50:01 108.249.186.79 Report to Moderator	Re: M Farmall Front end in reply to kevinj54, 08-14-2012 13:21:10   Thank you, I am not real familiar with tractors yet, what is the M&W clutch, is it like an add on in the the drive shaft line? Thanks, Lynn [Reply]  [No Email]
Lynn Scrogum 08-14-2012 13:15:38 108.249.186.79 Report to Moderator	Re: M Farmall Front end in reply to Lynn Scrogum, 08-14-2012 13:14:00   Sorry for the typos, was suppose to be tracto not reactor!!! Lynn [Reply]  [No Email]