The 3-point arms on my L275 seem to hang too close to the ground, and as a result they won't lift my tiller or bushhog as high as they should. It becomes a problem when maneuvering over rough ground as the implements want to drag at times, even though fully raised. Is there a relatively easy way to change the height of the lift arms? They are splined onto the rock shaft but it didn't appear very obvious how to remove them as there are no retainer clips or anything of the sort that I could see.
3-point height adjustment
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If you have multiple holes on your lower horizontal lift arms, move the lower ends of the vertical lift arms to the rearmost set of holes.
With 3 pt fully raised with nothing attached can you raise 3 pt arms higher by lifting on them? If so one should be able to adjust control linkage so 3 pt raises higher.
Well, you called it, GWD. I had not noticed the other holes on the horizontal lift arms until today, and was able to solve my problem easily. Thanks for the help!
Just noticed you have a A/C WD 45. That was my first tractor experience and what an experience it was.
The clutch went out and I had to clutch it with the hand lever. One of the springs broke on the pressure plate.
The distributor was loose in its hole and couldn't be clamped down. Timing was all over the place.
It took 30 to 45 minutes to get it running each day it was used. Well, it seemed like that anyway.
It had an aftermarket FEL that had hydraulic fluid pin holes all over. The pipe frame of the FEL was the hydraulic fluid reservoir... it was the welds that leaked.
A 3PH was purchased from Montgomery-Wards that used the lift arms. The top link mount had to be invented.
Every rainy season for the eight years it was owned it was buried to the frame at least twice (no 4WD...and a slow learner).
This is not a complaint. I learned more about tractoring and tractor repair in those few years than folks learn in a lifetime owning these highfaluting tractors nowadays.
The clutch went out and I had to clutch it with the hand lever. One of the springs broke on the pressure plate.
The distributor was loose in its hole and couldn't be clamped down. Timing was all over the place.
It took 30 to 45 minutes to get it running each day it was used. Well, it seemed like that anyway.
It had an aftermarket FEL that had hydraulic fluid pin holes all over. The pipe frame of the FEL was the hydraulic fluid reservoir... it was the welds that leaked.
A 3PH was purchased from Montgomery-Wards that used the lift arms. The top link mount had to be invented.
Every rainy season for the eight years it was owned it was buried to the frame at least twice (no 4WD...and a slow learner).
This is not a complaint. I learned more about tractoring and tractor repair in those few years than folks learn in a lifetime owning these highfaluting tractors nowadays.
Thankfully my experience has not been like yours; it's actually been a quite reliable old piece of iron. Yes, it has its leaks and drips and the power steering isn't as good as a new tractor. I had to replace points and condenser once in the last 5 or 6 years or so that I've owned it, as well as a PTO shaft from a tractor bone yard since the shear-bolt hole was wallered out from an incorrect bolt. After a log rolled back and hit a steel hydraulic line I replaced it with a rubber one and all's been well, although I think one of the lift cylinders isn't pulling it's fair share of the load. Need to tear it apart and repack it, most likely. At this time the carburetor runs a bit rich (I hate working on carbs) and some day it'll need new tires, but that sucker will fire up any time you need it--summer or winter--as long as the battery has a decent charge and there's gas in the tank.
Over all, I can't really complain.
Over all, I can't really complain.
Power Steering!!!! You must have one of the "new" models!
I think mine was a 1947 model. You had to have Popeye arms to turn that thing. The weight of the FEL probably didn't help. Mine had the wide set front wheels rather than the close set type.
We are quite a bit off-topic here.
I think mine was a 1947 model. You had to have Popeye arms to turn that thing.
The weight of the FEL probably didn't help. Mine had the wide set front wheels rather than the close set type.We are quite a bit off-topic here.
The WD was made from 1948 to 1953, and the WD45 years were 1953 to 1957 so yours likely was a WD which was almost identical except with a less powerful engine. Mine also has the wide front, and the power steering is an aftermarket (Char-Lynn) unit. You're right, they're a beast to steer with manual steering, particularly if you have a front loader.