Radius rods

rockepg · Feb 7, 2017

Ok i am rebuilding the front end on my 135. The pivot bushing was so far gone it was grinding the hole in the beam into an egg shape instead of round. Someone before me tried to enlarge the hold and sleeve it. Not only did they drill it on an angle they also fitted a sleeve that was to small. Regardless i replaced the beam. Real question is this.. The radius rods are both warped from the beam laying on a big angle with no bushing left. Is there a reasonable way to straighten those or is it just replacement time?
I do not have a press so i need to be creative..

Brendon Warren · Feb 7, 2017

I'm not sure if it would work but I have straightened things out
using a rim and a set of comealongs. Put the thing being
straightened on one side, run the come alongs around the backside
and hooked on both ends. It might require some heat as well.

Charles in Aus. · Feb 7, 2017

Two bits of timber and a sledge hammer . I know it sounds brutal and crude but surprisingly it works . I tried it on a friend's tractor apart from a very small dent it worked a treat . I believe Samn40 posted pictures of himself doing much the same .

Without a press you need to be creative , if you can put the ends of the rods under some heavy vehicles or equipment then a normal hydraulic jack will be enough to push the centre upwards enough to straighten it .
Otherwise a log splitter will act just like a press with care .
Like Brendon , I once used a come along to straighten a six foot crow bar , I just jammed the end under some heavy rock and winched the top backwards until it bent enough .

rockepg · Feb 7, 2017

I found a couple examples in the internets. Will pick up a 6x6 tomorrow and "tinker". If it works i'll post a couple pics of what i did. If i fubar it at least they are still available new

ptfarmer · Feb 7, 2017

I may have a good used pair up for sale. Something broke inside where the hydraulic linkage is today on my 2135, and caused this

I really was getting it ready to sell it, but now that this happened I don't know if I feel its worth fixing (just part it out) vs how much I can get for the tractor.

rockepg · Feb 7, 2017

Ouch! This wouldn't be the same 2135 you pulled the distributor from to test on that 135 is it? Bad karma if it is...

ptfarmer · Feb 7, 2017

(quoted from post at 19:57:04 02/07/17) Ouch! This wouldn't be the same 2135 you pulled the distributor from to test on that 135 is it? Bad karma if it is...

Yes it is, plus 2 weeks ago the only truck I had that could pull a trailer got stolen. So now I have to barrow a truck from one of brothers, or my father if I need to use a trailer. It hasn't been the best 2 weeks for me!

miner09 · Feb 8, 2017

Yes-- use timber and big hammer as Charles said. It works.

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