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Snow plow problems with Farmall A

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Brian Fudge

02-19-2003 11:58:02




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I've got a 42 Farmall A with a pneumatic lift all to lift my snow plow blade. In our last storm the lift all died, leaving my wife and I to shovel the 2ft of snow! It appears that the exhaust gasses are leaking at the divertion point on the exhaust. There is no pressure building up in the cylinder and I've checked all connections and lines. I can't get it apart right now since the screws holding it together on the exhaust are stripped. is there a gasket in there that could be the problem or is there a linkage that just needs to be adjusted? I'd love to know before I go through the trouble to drill the screws out.

The tractor also seems to have problems managing my driveway which is quite steep. It came with v-bar chains which are just shredding my asphault. I have wheel weights and 400lbs on the back. Are regular chains easier on the driveway? Since I use the tractor as a mower in the summer, would turf tires with regular chains work better. My chains seem to fall in the treads now.

Thanks!

Brian

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scotty

02-20-2003 10:05:24




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 Re: Snow plow problems with Farmall A in reply to Brian Fudge, 02-19-2003 11:58:02  
Brian, I use my 42 A the same way as you do. The only difference is that my driveway is pretty flat. I had no trouble pushing 2 ft of snow although it was a light snow. I have 12.4 x 24 rear AG tires with some cleated truck chains and about 450lbs in an old electrical box bolted to the drawbar. I think you might do better with turf tires as this would give you better chain contact. I use a strongarm lift with a pulley setup to raise and lower my plow. If I can help you out any other way I left my E-Mail address.

scotty

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DAVE C

02-19-2003 18:25:50




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 Re: Snow plow problems with Farmall A in reply to Brian Fudge, 02-19-2003 11:58:02  
RE;EXHAUST-LIFT .Is it possible that your seal is gone at the cylinder?That happened on our A this summer (no warning).You could test be forcing air from a compressor in through the bottom (remove hose)and see if you get any lift. Not the worst job to replace seal if that is the case. Good Luck !



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Bill L Md

02-19-2003 17:44:26




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 Re: Snow plow problems with Farmall A in reply to Brian Fudge, 02-19-2003 11:58:02  
Brian,can't help on your lift system,but I may be able to help on your tires and chains.For snow you want a tall tire not a fat tire,a tall tire should go down through the snow and find road or turf,a fat tire will float on top which is what you want in sand or loose material.As far as chains,any chain when being worked hard is going to either mark the surface that it is running on or brake,you can help this with air pressure, more air less chain and tire contact,less air more chain and tire contact.Also we had alot of snow this past weekend and you were working that tractor pretty hard trying to move 2ft of snow any distance,plus your drive way could be getting older and starting to develope soft spots due tothis cold weather,in other words it may be starting to heave.

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Greg Miller

02-19-2003 15:13:57




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 Re: Snow plow problems with Farmall A in reply to Brian Fudge, 02-19-2003 11:58:02  
i would think that maybe the turf tires might help. a bigger contact patch may do the trick and since the turf tires would put more surface area of rubber on the ground they might work. of course, i could be wrong. however, that seems to be the case in the 4x4 world with mud tires vs. all terrain tires. the all terrain tires have more rubber surface area in contact with the ground and seem to perform better in the snow than mud tires.

the v-bar chains give the best traction by design. i know that while the regular chains would be more friendly to your driveway, you would lose some traction compared to the v-bars.

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