Posted by Marie in California on June 17, 2010 at 15:35:28 from (71.139.246.115):
Hi,
I just bought a '64 IH Farmall 706, and boy is it a big brute! Has some problems though, that I must take care of before using for much. First, it has no fenders. Gotta find some and get them put on for me. Next, it takes a bit to get it into gear and keep in gear--have to fiddle around and find the sweet spot, then it goes into gear. It has plenty of power when I let out the clutch and it moves forward strong and willingly. But it will pop out of gear if I hit a bump or rough ground--the shift lever (hi/low) is what seems to float out of gear, or is caused to float out of gear. Had the clutch tested, and it's fine, so I'm expecting that the gears are just worn down to nubbins. Is this a hard and/or expensive fix?
Lastly--*what* is that lever on the left side of the steering wheel on the body of the tractor? It goes forward, it goes back. I can't figger out what it does. What DOES it do? I've got just about everything else figgered out.
Thanks for any and all help or feedback. It's a one woman operation here and I've got a feeling I'm going to need all of the help I can get....
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