Presumeably, that intermediate pivotting carriage, controls depth at the front ? Since you say the castoring action of the rear wheel has been locked off, may I ask what would happen, if it were free to castor in the usual way ?
The pivot can control depth or you can use it to partially transfer weight to maintain traction when using smaller tractors. It’s best to lock the caster up with the front pivot as it makes the plough more manageable, reversing is significantly easier!
Just keep it well greased. Pays to go through and check everything is free before you start having a go. So often little things you want to adjust are solid.
I love these crawlers even the small 55 but everyone tells me they can be a nightmare, tracks are so expensive and if tracks want replacing often idler wheels do?
Will depend on your soil with idlers, if it’s really stoney ground they will wear our sooner. Need to keep an eye on oil levels in them too. Fitted 2 new sets of tracks before the price increase fortunately.
Ah your the same guy with the 55 I just wrote too, how many have you got, these old things are proper cool!! We are on gravel over chalk, they appear cheap Hp but I am obviously a little cautious!!
Beautiful one iof my favorite tractors. I remember being 9-10 years old when I first saw one of these putting anhydrous down in Iowa.
Presumeably, that intermediate pivotting carriage, controls depth at the front ? Since you say the castoring action of the rear wheel has been locked off, may I ask what would happen, if it were free to castor in the usual way ?
The pivot can control depth or you can use it to partially transfer weight to maintain traction when using smaller tractors. It’s best to lock the caster up with the front pivot as it makes the plough more manageable, reversing is significantly easier!
@@theturnip8288 that's great info, thank you for your reply 👍
Just got a 6f Dp2 Ona linkage anything to keep an eye on or tips to be used on a class 55
Just keep it well greased. Pays to go through and check everything is free before you start having a go. So often little things you want to adjust are solid.
I love these crawlers even the small 55 but everyone tells me they can be a nightmare, tracks are so expensive and if tracks want replacing often idler wheels do?
Will depend on your soil with idlers, if it’s really stoney ground they will wear our sooner. Need to keep an eye on oil levels in them too.
Fitted 2 new sets of tracks before the price increase fortunately.
Ah your the same guy with the 55 I just wrote too, how many have you got, these old things are proper cool!!
We are on gravel over chalk, they appear cheap Hp but I am obviously a little cautious!!
@@andrewstubbings5628 4!!!
Some headland