armylifer
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BX1860, FEL, RCK54P MMM, BB1548 Box Scraper, Quick Hitch, Piranha Bar, BX6315
One maintenance item that may need to be checked more often than the book recommends is the axle pivot nut torque. My manual recommends it be checked every 400 hours. I checked mine about 200 hours ago and it was good. Today I discovered it was loose.
The way I discovered mine was loose is the reason I am writing this warning. I was working on the tractor today when I suddenly heard a clank clank clank while I was driving. I stopped and checked underneath the tractor and discovered that the front propeller shaft fell off. The front U Joint coupling slipped off the front axle propeller shaft because the spring pin that holds the coupler to the propeller shaft sheared.
I believe that the reason the spring pin broke was because of excessive axle play due to the front axle pivot nut being too loose. Anyway, it was an easy fix but I thought that I would share the experience so you don't have to go through it.
In the picture: 1. Propeller shaft coupler 2. Spring pin
The way I discovered mine was loose is the reason I am writing this warning. I was working on the tractor today when I suddenly heard a clank clank clank while I was driving. I stopped and checked underneath the tractor and discovered that the front propeller shaft fell off. The front U Joint coupling slipped off the front axle propeller shaft because the spring pin that holds the coupler to the propeller shaft sheared.
I believe that the reason the spring pin broke was because of excessive axle play due to the front axle pivot nut being too loose. Anyway, it was an easy fix but I thought that I would share the experience so you don't have to go through it.
In the picture: 1. Propeller shaft coupler 2. Spring pin
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