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- Kingston,Ok.
I just bought this tractor and noticed on 1st run around pasture that steering is real loose.Is that normal or does it need something?
Will check into all that as soon as i can get it on level ground.ThanksThe centre vertical shaft and its bushes behind the battery will be worn. Also you may have wear in your ball joints and King pins and axle pivot. Jack the tractor up leaving the axle hanging and wobble the wheel to see where it is worn.
I surely hope not.I just bought it after buying 20 acres.I gotta lot of clearing to do.Sadly you have a big job on your hands replacing all the bushes
it is the same, an adjustable reamer will be needed! yonks since i did my 590! but it wandered all overIf its the same design as the 500 series ,rebushing them is a pig of a job and its a specialised tool to recut the casting they sit in .
It wanders quite a bit.Turn steering 1/3 round before tires moveit is the same, an adjustable reamer will be needed! yonks since i did my 590! but it wandered all over
I remember the 590s ,well any of that series wanting to put you in the hedge bottom ,,from memory its full front end strip down to get at it ,,MF dealer at the time was Chandlers in Lincoln and it was a days job when everything came apart easily , all these years on ,every bolt will be rusted up .it is the same, an adjustable reamer will be needed! yonks since i did my 590! but it wandered all over
take front grill off, have someone turn the steering and see what you find, battery may need removing to see, also look underneath front casting at same time, or jack it up and turn wobble etc for excess play!It wanders quite a bit.Turn steering 1/3 round before tires move
lolsadly have to agree I had exactly the same problem when I bought a second hand 590 from a dealer who promised it was good to go, it was , anywhere it wanted but the direction you were headed
lolsadly have to agree I had exactly the same problem when I bought a second hand 590 from a dealer who promised it was good to go, it was , anywhere it wanted but the direction you were headed
Don't believe all you read. Asses where the worst wear is and tackle it a bit at a time. There were special tools to ream the new bushes out but some don't need much and the bushes you get nowadays dont seem to have as much meat on them. Make sure you clean the hole well then adjustable reamer will do. The only pin that might be sized is the one that pins the ram to the tombstone. Other than that it's a straightforward job.I surely hope not.I just bought it after buying 20 acres.I gotta lot of clearing to do.
I entirely agree ...... Did my 565 last year. Did the steering shaft bushes & various others. Yes, it's a bit involved, but the parts are cheap ..... even the main steering shaft isn't very expensive if it's worn & has to be replaced. Just remember that it has to come out upwards & go back in from the top of the front casting ....... and be careful when you try to remove the steering ram securing pin ........ If you can't get it out, you can still do the job with the ram in-situ.Don't believe all you read. Asses where the worst wear is and tackle it a bit at a time. There were special tools to ream the new bushes out but some don't need much and the bushes you get nowadays dont seem to have as much meat on them. Make sure you clean the hole well then adjustable reamer will do. The only pin that might be sized is the one that pins the ram to the tombstone. Other than that it's a straightforward job.