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Searsman

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So first , it rains on the hay in the field five days in a row, second, the tractor decides to give up the ghosts, . Bad luck comes in 3s they say. One more to go.

so we come home yesterday after going out to eat and here it is !. A57EE819-0BC0-489F-B422-E49A410FBC5D.thumb.png.8e0337eebb00fc1a3f27190a502d4c30.png7A0CCAB5-7457-460C-8DF7-23E4E692FCDB.thumb.jpeg.1e765359ca630eb3ce2a359ea0bd53fb.jpegB83AE7A1-7B51-41FC-A4A1-4D6F6F8146A9.thumb.jpeg.537aad6315b1f41b0f0d4e3a49385359.jpegJust a small sample of the damage.other pictures would not upload. Cattle were even blocked from water due to number of trees down. 3 hours with a chainsaw helped that. But , we are blessed. Still have a house, pups are ok  we are ok and nothing has been bad enough to keep us from Carlisle, yet!. 

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So sorry to hear of all of your troubles.  Glad number 3 is done and it hasn't  affected your Carlisle trip.

rob

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That branch looks like it is out of a Locust tree... They are known for splitting like that.  I hate them because they are dirty trees.

rob

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Thanks guys, pines uprooted, locust and hackberry broken and uprooted.. lots of fire wood for the winter. If me and my chainsaws hold up . No hurry now really. Got the cattle waterer uncovered at least. See you in Carlisle !. 

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7 hours ago, Rob Peters said:

That branch looks like it is out of a Locust tree... They are known for splitting like that.  I hate them because they are dirty trees.

rob

Right Rob, locust are terrible for splitting, woods around here full of them. Sounds like you know your trees. A Boy Scout maybe 🤔?.. 

besides the others types I mentioned , there are sumac uprooted, cleavland pear broken off.”expected”. But also a picture of an Oak I have er had uprooted laying in top of my one level barn .. . Didn’t cave in thank goodness. Just a lot of cleaning up.. 

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Let me know if you need help. I can come down. I got small, medium and large ( ms 660 with 36 inch bar). We can tear up some crap with that. If the tractor is still down I got the John Deere 2025r loader backhoe and the diesel gator 6x4. So we can move crap too. 

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Thanks Dennis, Just doing a little at a time, have 3 chainsaws - and a neighbor left a tractor here to get hay rolls in.. they turned out pretty decent actually.. as far as the 4600 Ford it will get fixed when I get time to tear it down further and probably find a good machine shop if it’s what I really suspect..  I’m working on another tractor to purchase but the interest rate just went sky high... but I appreciate the offer.. fuel ️ would break us ..to transport that .... Ron....

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Update to the tractor failure, removed head and associated parts to get there, appears head gasket was leaking radiator fluid into number 3 cylinder and also leaking pressure between cylinders. Appears top of pistons indicate fuel was burning good so probably no block work needed. The rust on top of number 3 cylinder is just surface rust . No scouring indicated.. sent head to machine shop for shaving and valve pressure check ..CC74CFA5-D91E-4316-8F39-A21E184766F4.jpeg.8552cde9c96826798791ca50bd34556c.jpeg933B1F06-BDC0-466C-ABB2-4C672FAD5536.jpeg.77570e15a0ef7a20a5fdaf712455d7a8.jpeg575DE31C-3177-4DF1-B404-B77FFC7F866C.jpeg.4372507b37084987aec2c850a39edd30.jpeg933B1F06-BDC0-466C-ABB2-4C672FAD5536.jpeg.77570e15a0ef7a20a5fdaf712455d7a8.jpeg

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Update on the ford 4600, wasn’t good news afterall. After further review of the cylinders and pistons, two of the three pistons had cracked or broken rings , one of those having the ring lip between the rings broken. 
I have finally removed the complete engine from the tractor and disassembled down to just the block. It is now in the machine shop. When repaired I shall reinstall crank, bearings, seals , cam , new pistons, rings and so forth. The will install sleeves in the cylinders to return it to standard size pistons.. the crank bearings and rod bearings will probably have to be larger.. pictures included .. C2DB7AB1-E660-4244-BBD8-8D15047543DF.thumb.jpeg.ee61feedacd47972d43f559f2efdb3e4.jpegCADC50F9-0BAC-4C31-97FA-BFBAC0BA14BC.thumb.jpeg.e6ebca1d5c32ce8febe85ad2aeea432a.jpeg1FD7A116-AFC8-4316-A1F7-CC188B4C56FB.thumb.jpeg.e1f0aa2edd9e2a9be0d78865fa82c006.jpeg88415930-73A7-45BC-94AE-1466D89A8C57.thumb.jpeg.a623c42f18b6e9b6cbfe1dbe4d4ade0d.jpegF6D0823C-7E81-4777-96FD-A40B7579E450.thumb.jpeg.358b2035a51d90f9f67d9dd5228f55be.jpeg27EC52FD-18D4-409F-81C3-BDD9647FB234.thumb.jpeg.ef1a023debf8d2e68ef6e4fc099ff6a4.jpeg

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23 hours ago, Dtret said:

Not fun but at least you have all the answers now. She’ll be up and running in no time and good for another 50 years. 

Will outlast me I'm sure! 🚜 

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From June 15 th this year to Oct 29 th today , the 4600 ford is finally finished.. new sleves  crank polished, crank bearing , rod bearings, standard pistons, standard rings , all reassembled and run like a new tractor … 225$ to mill the head , 500$ to have sleves installed. I had to dissemble by the way … 500$ parts . Much cheaper than a new tractor… 6DAC2CB8-167E-4F8B-AD16-0FC6D9E302A9.thumb.jpeg.c1f51781ca48ab788f6e390ac3e6e854.jpeg

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