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I tackled a tree

Back to work ... Thanks again ! Just to add here for future reference. I had to take the tire off. I used a round piece of wood and hammer to free the race, it took a few taps then went up by hand. I used a little bit of the oil that I was able to collect on the face of the shims to get them...

Yeah only about a 16th up and down. Off to get some fluid now. I think what happened was there was some loose gravel and the tire dug a hole and the bucket got caught and raised the tractor up then when I released the bucket it dropped the tractor and axle down on a chunk of concrete that had...

Okay so I think I got it but there is a little play in the race bearings? are the shims supposed to hold it super tight?

Wolfman thanks so much! I'm away from internet and it's such a pain searching on this phone. I know she wouldn't have been too upset with me but it made me sick thinking about it. She works a day job plus has this 10 acre horse farm with. 4 horses 2 dogs and 2 cats, a lot for one person. We...

Figured I'd let her enjoy herself while on vacation and not tell her till she gets back. Sucks because I've been busting my aspen around here trying to get some things caught up. I wasn't even working it that hard. Heck the dirt pile is half the size of the tractor

She'll be back tomorrow. I'm not worried, she's crazy about me. I just wish I could get it fixed because I have so much more work to do. I save the tractor work for when my knee gives out and it's too hard to walk.

Its an L5030 I have the snap ring 2 washers and the cap. I can push the center pin up but the bearing looking thing won't budge. Is there some place to get a diagram of what it looks like inside there?

LA 853 She is away at a seminar and I'm farm sitting and was trying to move a dirt pile and something broke on the right front wheel spindle?