35 steering

The front wheels were backwards (wide) because it came off a hill farm. The steering was difficult but seemed tight. I turned the wheels around to normal. The steering seems fine at slow speed but at higher speed a slight turn of the steering wheel will cause a dramatic change of direction. Even a slight ridge in the roadway will cause the front wheels to move considerably. The steering seems tight and good while parked. Only about 1"-2" slop in the steering. The tie rod ends are fairly tight. The slop comes from the steering gearbox.

This does not seem like a normal worn out steering in an old tractor.

Is there a way to fix/adjust this or is the steering gearbox bad?

Thanks, Greg

afterwards you drink the beer

set 2 cans in front and 2 in back, lay the stick on top of the cans, use magic marker to take your first reading, move stick to other side of the tire and compare

stick has to be rigid or the sag will fool you, if tractor is skittish your tires are probably pointed out at the front, too close in front tends to plow and wear tires fast

you want some "toe-in" to allow for slop in steering mechanism, any wear in that long mechanism adds up fast

I was told that soda cans will work too but I've never actually seen that done