kansas farmer Posted October 3, 2018 Posted October 3, 2018 Lack of preventive maintenance on my 1970 Farmall 826 Gold Demonstrator cost me $650 in parts because of a missing .50c bolt, I was clearing a creek crossing & didn't realize the front axle pivot pin retaining bolt had worked out of the axle yoke & pivot pin allowing the pivot pin to work half way out of the axle center tube which twisted breaking it in half. I had to skid the 826 on the bucket in reverse a half mile to the barn where I could work on it. Had to replace the axle center tube, one knee & one tie rod assy. & used the better part of three days labor taking it apart & putting the new parts back on. Expensive lessons are remembered!!! 1 Quote
B.B. Posted October 5, 2018 Posted October 5, 2018 Repair looks good, and no one got hurt. Stuff happens so don't be too hard on yourself! 1 Quote
mader656 Posted October 25, 2018 Posted October 25, 2018 My 656 the bolt broke and a caught it half way out. I got lucky. Glad no-one got hurt. Quote
mrfred54 Posted October 28, 2018 Posted October 28, 2018 nice lookin 826. good thing you wasn't on the road, could have been real bad. least no one got hurt Quote
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