Case 446, Broke Still !

[propane1]

I have other tractors with ag tires and chains. 4 in total. Here’s two. Never gave any trouble with the chain falling between the lugs.

Noel

[DavidBarkey]

I cut the link, bent the link open, fit it through the original chain link, then bent the new link back. A lot of vise grip work. Hands and arms are tired.

Well, not done today. 5 more spaces to do. Maybe tomorrow I’ll finish.

Tonite’s supper is homemade beans, that were brought in from the country yesterday, and homemade biscuits brought in from the same place yesterday. Did you need any extra natural gas Dave for your shortages. I could send some, if you need it.



Noel

Dave

[propane1]

On its way, Dave. Not easy to push it west. But it will git there. Maybe have to go round the world to get to you, who knows what type of natural gas it will pick up along the way.


Noel

[DavidBarkey]

On its way, Dave. Not easy to push it west. But it will git there. Maybe have to go round the world to get to you, who knows what type of natural gas it will pick up along the way.


Noel

Careful of those pilot lights .

Dave

[propane1]

Finished up the chains on the Case 446. I might take it out tomorrow and see what the ride is like and get them settled in. See if I can find some snow to throw. All snow froze like ice. Some snow coming Tuesday, Only a little. Then Saturday maybe 10/15 cm. Could change thou, by then.


Noel

[Eugen]

Looks great Noel!

[propane1]

So, I the Case 446 out for a spin. Ride is rough but better that it was. Same with the traction. It’s better, but could be better. But I was not into normal snow. I think under normal snow storm conditions the traction should be OK. I was into frozen banks with previous thrown snow on top from the last storm. I did chew away at a bank and it did the job. I moved what I wanted. No break downs and the chains seem to be still in place. And the original chains did not fall between the lugs, which was what I was trying to fix. So all in all, it’s good. Next test is to get a snow storm and see how it works.
So it got put to the front of the line up. And I might say good morning to it tomorrow. Hehe.

Noel

[propane1]

I’m sure most of you have seen this video, as I have. And watched it a few times over the years. But this time when I watched it , I was looking for the position of the idler tension arm that I was having trouble with. So you can see with the thrower in the up position, that you can see the arm below the thrower. This is what mine looks like now. I would guess that mine was very close to the ground, before my fix, and this is why it caught in the ground and flipped under the tractor.
Nice video and tractor works good with no chains or rear hanging weight.


Noel

[Eugen]

Noel, I gave you the distance on mine, which is original as far as I can tell. What is your distance from the end of the lever to the ground now?

BTW, if the weight on the wheel on the tractor in the pics you show is steel, then he's got around 300 lbs there.

[propane1]

Ya they even look heavy those weights. Ok, is your measurement with the thrower up or down Eugen.

After looking at your pictures again, your thrower is in the up position. Mine tension arm end is down just below the the caster frame, like the one in the picture I posted of the demonstrator. I’ll measure mine today.

Noel.