Archive through February 20, 2004

[jmoore]

Tedd,
I know they should be towed a little but the tires are slanted in about one inch.

 

[jmoore]

Would anyone have a original or IH drawing of the spindles brackets.

 

[till]

Sorry Jack,

But what I'm getting at is that the tires should be leaning out. The top of the tire should be about an inch maybe less further out then the bottom. I have never measured it, but the pair of Quiet Lines I owned had more tilt than my 100. The 682 I have has quite a bit of tilt.

Sorry for the condition of the tractor, but Stinky is better now.

 

[wcompton]

Jack-
That's not all uncommon, and I'm not so sure that it's undesireable. Ideal steering and tire contact will make the tire pivot right in the middle of it's contact patch, which would mean that if an imaginary line is projected from the kingpin to the ground, it should point right in the center of this patch, the amount the tire patch is deviating from this axis is tires scrub. Minimizing tire scrub makes steering effort easier.

 

[till]

Wyatt,

Is that called Caster or camber?? I always get the two confused.

 

[digger]

Jack M,
Spindle brackets?

 

[digger]

Tedd,
At least yers ain't this bad!

 

[till]

Charlie,

LMAO!!

Man that is a little too much caster....
Too many wheelies!!

 

[jmoore]

Digger,

My 1450 has a lot different design. My spindles have a bracket with spindles welded to the bracket.

 

[sblunier]

Tedd,

camber

 

[sblunier]

http://www.whiteline.com.au/faqsusp01.htm

Good site for caster, camber, and toe information....

 

[digger]

Yea I guess I dint read your message, just saw spindles, My fault.
Here's yours with a twist.

 

[sblunier]

PSA - Good faith request.

From what I've been gathering over on the Deere site the registration numbers for their Spring Break Plow Day in MN are lower then they had expected.

If you are planning on attending please do them the favor of pre-registering as soon as possible.

As a host of these events I understand how frustrating it can be to try and plan an event without a decent "head count" to base your food, parking, space, help, etc. on.

So far, it seems like the JD event is the only PD being held this spring in the Midwest. They do a great job of setting it up and running it and it is worth the trip!!!!!

 

[digger]

I think I better just quit, you asked for a drawing, sigh!

 

[digger]

Yea Steve, it's lookin pretty sad right about now!
19 participants
16 Plowing
1 Selling
2 Spectators
14 John Deere tractors
21 Cub Cadet tractors
3 Other tractors
I even offered to setup a mini donut booth, grin

(Message edited by cProctor on February 20, 2004)

 

[jmoore]

Digger,
Thanks for the drawing.

 

[bmcmeen]

Charlie -

Sorry, the most popular guy in a nudist colony is NOT the guy that can carry a dozen mini-donuts and two cups of coffee

Hate to say, but I won't be at any event in April as of this writing - will be working all Saturdays that month on a migration for the Chicago Dept. of Revenue...

 

[blyons]

Charlie. it was good talking to you . Thanks for taking the time to talk to me. Brad Lyons

 

[dkamp]

Hey All!

Dave Kamp here, in LeClaire, Iowa (I-80 at Mississippi River).

The concept of Caster, Camber, and Ackerman Angle is (in my opinon) best described in the Model A Ford Restorer's Manual... it covers it pretty well...

I see that I'm able to post now, so I'll figure out how to post pictures, and show you the spindles I made for my wide-frame mutt that'll soon have full hydraulic steering and an end-loader.

DK

 

[aaytay]

Welcome Dave!