TO35 and similar Shifter Boots

Inno · Feb 23, 2017

Has anyone else become fed up with trying to keep the water out of the transmission of their Fergie? I know I have. Seems that no matter if you have replaced the rubber boots around the shifters or not, the water always seems to creep in. The new boots you buy are weather cracked within 12 months anyway. Aside from parking it inside all the time or tarping it after every use, what else have you tried?
I've been thinking about fashioning some little umbrellas that I will hold in place with hose clamps around the shift levers so that the water can just run off.

I guess on the bright side, it makes me change my fluids more often than I probably would otherwise!

Tony in Mass. · Feb 23, 2017

Give up mate!
Your location is working against you. The humidity, dampness, temp difference between a warm tranny case... and Ontario air temperatures... condensation in there is 90% in my book.
When I lived near the land of hockey and Tim Horton's... I used to worry about milky motor oil in the crankcase in the morning, check the oil again at noon time, it all cleared up. Came to realize it is all in the damp night air.
The only way to cure this is move to the tropics... and I bet there will be condensation on the outside side of the case...

miner09 · Feb 23, 2017

Someone had pictures few days ago. They made a sleeve type cover and placed on lever
after use. Don't know if pvc pipe would work with cap on one end. Worth a try. Also
I've seen the top of boot with silicone around of lever.

Steve@Advance · Feb 23, 2017

I had some automotive CV joint boots on mine.

Worked for years, but ugly, replaced them with aftermarket. So far they haven't cracked, but it stays inside now.

There is also a boot on the draft link under the seat. If it's bad it will funnel water in more so than the shifter boots.

steve19438 · Feb 24, 2017

without four walls and a roof I fear "tarpenation" is the best bet.

Tom H. · Feb 25, 2017

I almost can't believe I'm saying this, but, listen to Tony. More often it just that the oil is pulling the moisture in than the boots allowing the water
to pass by unless of course they are all worn out and act like a funnel. I switched from the GL1 mineral oil based to motor oil years ago and
have had great success.

Inno · Feb 25, 2017

(quoted from post at 20:46:44 02/23/17)
There is also a boot on the draft link under the seat. If it's bad it will funnel water in more so than the shifter boots.

Hadn't thought of that one! It was replaced a few years ago when I rebuilt the whole lift. I'll have a look.
A move to the tropics would be great, as would a new tractor but I somehow don't think it's in the cards. There would have to be a Tim Horton's, I don't know how you guys live without decent coffee! Heck, things are so bad Tony has turned to Black Label beer!
What I really need to do is build a roof structure for my toys to sit under. I guess for now maybe a bucket over the shifters will suffice. And it wouldn't be too hard to fasten a piece of rubber or something over the boot on the draft link.

Tony in Mass. · Feb 25, 2017

yea yea... a genius is seldom recognized in his own time....

Armand · Feb 28, 2017

I used Plymouth Bishop Tape. I used it on the top and bottom of the boots. Its a rubberized tape and comes in various widths. It stays pliable so it can be removed when needed. Don't use the 5 inch version. that is for permanent waterproofing of outdoor connections and gets rigid and is tough to remove. telephone and cable workers use it often for their aerial connections on the poles. Has a lot of other great uses also. Works great on hockey sticks.

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