Posted by aarolar on February 14, 2013 at 15:11:46 from (68.170.247.196):
Yall will have to bare with me as I am horrible at putting my thoughts down on the interwebs. :P
I am the proud owner of a 1955 TO-35 deluxe with the Continental motor painted to look like a MF35, even had the decals. The steering is tight, all the lift and PTO work and the ol' Continental purrs like a kitten with 140+ compression on all cylinders. Overall I am very pleased with my purchase and intend to use it to help upkeep my 50 acre homestead.
Now down to the issues in order of severity I may in the future be using this old tractor to grow 3 acres of vegetables but for now its main use will be rough mowing roughly 6 acres.
1. The oil pressure while cold is on the upper end of the green section of the gauge, once it warms up it is in the first 1/4 while it's at operating speed but what scares me is when you idle it down it just barely in the green area almost in the edge of the low area. Is this acceptable or do I need to address the issue?
2. The hydraulic/gear case oil is milky indicating water contamination and I have done my research on proper oil to use but the other issue is the PTO shaft. There are not any leaks that have found but the splines on the shaft are pretty worn and I would like to replace the shaft at the same time I change the oil. Should I plan on changing anything else while I have the shaft out like the seal and/or bearings? The shaft also moves in and out about a 1/2" is this normal or another issue to address. Considering I plan on mostly using a rotary mower behind this tractor I want to get this all straightened out.
3. Someone along the lines cut the copper fuel line and used hose clamps and rubber lines to insert a inline fuel filter. I would like to eliminate all that and go back to copper line all the way, is there anywhere they sell a pre bent hose or am I stuck making one myself?
I am sure I will come up with more questions as I get to using this tractor and one day I plan to do a full on restoration but for now she has to earn her keep for a while longer. :)
This post was edited by aarolar at 16:34:19 02/14/13.
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