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Lesson Learned with Lowered Lift Arms

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New Guy

04-15-2001 14:47:59




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Thought I would post a short message on a lesson learned. I was in a hurry to get my 8N in the garage from rain. I quickly unhooked my 6' blade and moved forward to line up the tractor with the garage entrance to back it in. Unfortunately I forgot to move my lift arms up. When I backed up, the stablizer bar dragged the gravel until it hit the cement pad in front of the garage door and bent to an almost "U" shape. Ticked me off that I did something so stupid. Remembering how heavy the tractor was, I took the bar off and layed it under the rear tire and drove over it. After a few passes and then using a 10 pound sledge, I straightened it out to nearly new condition. Thought I would pass this on to other new owners as something to think about before backing up their tractors. I probably came close to learning another stupid lesson by using the tractor wheels to straighten out the bar though.

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Larry 8N75381

04-16-2001 08:30:30




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 Re: Lesson Learned with Lowered Lift Arms in reply to New Guy, 04-15-2001 14:47:59  
I keep the top link on the tractor, so I use the pin for the implement end to hook the lift arm and stablizer bar together. Had to slip a large washer on the pin so it would not slip thru the lift arm ball. It is an easy way to keep stablizer up off ground using what I had on tractor all the time anyway.



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Charlie in TX

04-16-2001 08:00:25




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 Re: Lesson Learned with Lowered Lift Arms in reply to New Guy, 04-15-2001 14:47:59  
Someone on the board recomended using old innertube cut into 4 or 5 in bands. Stick the lift arm and the stabalizer though the band. It works for me.



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Mark 8N*126975*

04-16-2001 07:45:58




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 Re: Lesson Learned with Lowered Lift Arms in reply to New Guy, 04-15-2001 14:47:59  
I use about a 12" bungee strap with hooks to keep the stabilizer bars from doing the same thing.Hooks under the seat for handy access.



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RON/PA

04-16-2001 03:04:53




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 Re: Lesson Learned with Lowered Lift Arms in reply to New Guy, 04-15-2001 14:47:59  
GLAD I NEVER DID ANYTHING THAT FOOLISH! (GRIN)
I want to know how you guys manage to get away with it??? Every time I screw up (and thats alot) I manage to BREAK things not bend them. New Guy if thats the worst that you ever do with your tractor you will get off easy.
Been there done that RON/PA



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Big Mike

04-16-2001 00:31:48




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 Re: Lesson Learned with Lowered Lift Arms in reply to New Guy, 04-15-2001 14:47:59  
I just keep a short piece of baling wire attatched on each side of tractor.un wind wire disconnect implement run wire through both link and stabalizer bar.After all whats an old tractor without bailing wire SOMEWHERE on it ???.Answer..... . A TRAILER QUEEN....



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Scott(Ks.)

04-15-2001 22:21:06




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 Re: Lesson Learned with Lowered Lift Arms in reply to New Guy, 04-15-2001 14:47:59  
New Guy, Zane is right I think everybody that has had one of these little tractors has done that some time or another. I have chased them around the yard on more than one occasion with a 12# sledge .

You can weld a 3/8" bolt about 4" from the end of your lift arms then just put the sway bars behind the bolts when you are changing equiptment. Let the bolts stick up about 2"'s and the sway bars won't jump off unless you hit a severe bump.

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ZANE

04-15-2001 16:03:10




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 Re: Lesson Learned with Lowered Lift Arms in reply to New Guy, 04-15-2001 14:47:59  
Stupid or not I'll bet their are few out there who have owned a Ford tractor who have not done the very same thing you did. I know for a fact that I have done it enumerable times over the years so don't beat yourself up over it.

I just wish that were the worst stupid thing I have done on a Ford tractor.

One thing I did that needs to be addressed is the time when I was about 20 years old and home on leave from the AF that I decided to take some of the neices and nephews and some of the neighborhood kids a ride on the 8N. One of the neighbor kids decided to stand on the lift arms for the ride and unbeknowing to me the lift arms had drifted down and the touch control was all the way up. Just a few moments after the engine started in neutral with the clutch out I heard him start sounding like a fire truck on the way to a 3 alarm and when I tried to find out what was the matter with him he finally got out," My toe!". The lift had come up and mashed his big toe between the axle trumpet housing and the lift arm. He still has the biggest big toe I have ever seen! The widest anyway!

I just wish it had been an inanimate object like a stabilizer that time.

Ruined our ride because then we all had to go to the emergency room!

I guess the "big toe" works OK though because the 12 year old later walked all over Vietnam on it!
I owe him a lot in more ways than one!

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Ken N Tx

04-16-2001 02:02:01




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 Re: Re: Lesson Learned with Lowered Lift Arms in reply to ZANE, 04-15-2001 16:03:10  
Ruined our ride because then we all had to go to the emergency room!

Why go to the hospital? You should have called a Big Toe Truck!! (sorry)



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