Ih C123 engine Repairs

[DavidBarkey]

I needed to test the operation of the Corn Sheller , so the old Farmall Super A tractor was used . It took 10 minutes to clean the gunk off the pto shaft , there is nice paint under all that . I don't think it had ever been used . The old tractor ran the sheller just fine . That being said I was not towing it or was it actually picking and shelling anything on my lawn in front of the shop .

[propane1]

Which way dose the pto turn looking from the back of the tractor Dave. CW or CCW. Just curious. A Farmall Cub turns CCW.

Noel

[DavidBarkey]

Which way dose the pto turn looking from the back of the tractor Dave. CW or CCW. Just curious. A Farmall Cub turns CCW.

Noel

I didn't pay attention , It all turned the right way so didn't think about it .

[JSinMO]

Which way dose the pto turn looking from the back of the tractor Dave. CW or CCW. Just curious. A Farmall Cub turns CCW.

Noel

I didn't pay attention , It all turned the right way so didn't think about it .

I believe the Cub was the only Farmall with a ccw PTO rotation.

Sounds like the A is back up and running nice.

[DavidBarkey]

Which way dose the pto turn looking from the back of the tractor Dave. CW or CCW. Just curious. A Farmall Cub turns CCW.

Noel

I didn't pay attention , It all turned the right way so didn't think about it .

I believe the Cub was the only Farmall with a ccw PTO rotation.

Sounds like the A is back up and running nice.

To that I will have to take your word on it . Runns good and started right up after sitting out in the cold for a couple of weeks . Just waiting for the exhaust manifold , muffler , and steering box kit to arrive so I can finish and send it back .

[DavidBarkey]

After digging out from the snow , I fired up the old A . Cranked over a little slow , but fired right up . That old thing keeps surprising me . Drove it around and put in the shop to dry off . Parts are suppose to be here this weekend to finish it off .

[JSinMO]

They are surprisingly reliable and tough. Especially on a 6 volt system!

[DavidBarkey]

Got the new manifold assembly on . Now working on the steering box . Man you need to take a lot of stuff off before you can get it apart . Learnings all part of the fun .

[JSinMO]

Oh boy, you’re in deep now! I going to guess the gears are good but the seals are shot. I know it’s a little late now, and the owner may have already been doing this, but I’ve used corn head grease in the steering boxes before.
The seal on my Super H is bad but I really didn’t want to tear into the front bolster to get at it. I used John Deere combine corn head grease instead of oil. It’s thick enough it doesn’t run past the seal but thin enough to lubricant the gears.

[DavidBarkey]

@JSinMO Thats good to know . The upper bearing is shot . Water was in there above the gear oil . Not sure if it was getting in at the vent on top or the shaft seal . For the amount of water in there I would say both. I am going to pack grease behind the input seal to make sure . "Age" might be a contributing factor as well .