I Made A Huge Mistake...

Well what can I say? You live and you learn I guess. Do your research!
In this video I discuss how I managed to break my new snow blower and probably damage my vintage Nuffield universal tractor in the process by using the wrong type of pto shaft.
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[@asaandthemarchharepart2903]

Every day is a learning day Ash. If we don't make mistakes then we won't learn anything. Hope you can get to the bottom of the issue with the backend of the tractor, cuz I know how much you love it. Take Care Bud 🙏

[@anniemac3075]

The word oops springs to mind, also several swear words ......... You're not an idiot, you're still learning.

[@isaacplaysbass8568]

Oh Ash! I think that you are more of an expert now than you would have been if the rock hadn't taken it out. I hope that things improve. Stay Awesome :)

[@ash.pollard]

I actually agree. Kind of glad that it's happened so I can be aware of things like this in the future 😊

[@erikduvefjard6149]

Cheer up mite, with havy machinery a broken machine without personal ijuries or death is just a pary of learning. Bigger tool bigger bang 😀

[@ash.pollard]

Haha that is very true! It's all learning 😊

[@erikduvefjard6149]

@@ash.pollard if you need any parts to be made or something you can contact me, maybe i can help you.

[@IrenESorius]

My two cents is that the impellers weight balance are all off now, when one blade tip have "moved" much closer to the center of the drive shaft. I would also carefully check the axles straightness after a hard hit like that. I wonder, doesn't the side blades/collector blades have height adjustable steel disks/or steel shoes, to slide on against the road surface, and thereby keep the blades away from stones, etc? If not, this will for sure happen again. // As every new generation have to shop their own ax in stone now and then, I guess that also goes for every curious personality out there,, huh 😅, ei, up on the f,,kin horse again,, 😎 Thanks for sharing Ash,, 💖🙏💖

[@ash.pollard]

I think you're probably right, need to get it bent back. It does have skids on the bottom but they are not adjustable for some reason.

[@flowergarden8776]

We learn from our mistakes Ash, you r an ingenious and resourceful gent I have no doubt you will come out on top. Don’t become despondent, life goes on 😀and you’ve help others by sharing.

[@ash.pollard]

I'm not too bothered by it to be honest, it's all part of the fun (must keep reminding myself that 🤣) I'm only salty because I was excited to play with it haha

[@Vilhelmnilsson]

Don’t feel bad about your mistake. It’s a lucky thing. The stone didn’t bounce off the blades and hit your head. If you happen to have your window open sitting in the cab. I had a rock come flying towards me while mowing hay . Luckily, just a brief moment before it hit the cab window. I had remembered something another Farmer had said and decided to close the window. As long as nobody got hurt or killed, I would say it was a pretty successful mistake. take care and let’s hope spring arrives shortly

[@ash.pollard]

A stone went through the back window of one of the farm tractors a while back using a snow blower 😆 We've got fake spring at the moment, need to remember not to get too comfy because it will probably go -20 again🤦‍♂️

[@AndHolLil]

As soon as I saw the stone i I was thinking if you used the right kind of shaft. And I was dreading to hear that also the gearbox had taken damage from it. To bad you didn't come across the information or someone told you sooner. Live and learn. Hope spring brings better things when it comes.

[@ash.pollard]

These things happen I guess, part of the process! last year stone got flicked out the snow blower at the farm and smashed the back window 😆 Brand new Case tractor...

[@SynKronos]

I'd be checking your bearings too bro.

[@ash.pollard]

Will have a good look over it once the weather gets better and have it up and running for next winter👍

[@russ1046]

It might be a poorly tractor, but its your tractor. Much better than no tractor 👍👍

[@ash.pollard]

I do love that tractor 😊 Will get it sorted

[@MJF85]

Best way to learn is just do it. 👍

[@DustyKorpse]

Live and learn 👍🏻 it’s only knowledge once you have it 😉

[@ash.pollard]

That's very true 😊

[@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204]

good vid on channel thanks lee

[@ash.pollard]

Thanks Lee

[@davidcook7780]

Sorry Ash I tried not to laugh but happy new me old mate .

[@budmartin8297]

There's a lot more to farming than meets the eye. A good farmer becomes a jack of all trades by necessity. Think of all you will learn repairing the tractor!

[@ash.pollard]

Definitely! The farmers here are like gods in my eyes 😆

[@jyrianttila4394]

You live and learn or as we say in Finland, Siberia teaches. It will be running again, there is no giving up because there's always a new winter coming...

[@ash.pollard]

Siberia teaches🤣 I like that! Very true

[@doorbash5680]

It bent by the bearing where you put the new made part. Just take off the new piece and and put a piece of 1"X1/8" flat bar or any thing which you can use as a pointer on to one of the 4 bolts. Turn the impeller by hand to see how much it is bent.

[@ash.pollard]

Once I can get it out I will run a test and see but i'm 99% sure the shaft is ok. The clip I showed of it wobbling was the part that I did a crap repair job on. Forgot to record it spinning with the new adapter but it runs flat

[@kjelljohansson1799]

Hi Ash. I just seen your video. I wrote to your wife earlier. Dont blame your self shit happens all men is not born machinoperators. And that means there are shops and people hwo could fix things. I have broken many parts on my two traktors i had. Its Murphys law . If something could go wrong, it will. And Murphys law two , is can someyhing go worse it will that too. Its two roules for the north of Sweden to not forget. You know on the net there is a couple of guys that have museums whith a lot of machines. It could bee wise to look upp these guys and chat with .they could have spare parts or know of.i dont recall their names now. If i find them i write to you. Do you have an ownrrs manual to your traktor? Its good to have to speak same language when you talk to someone. I think you had a Volvo BM 600 or 650 i think you have if you are luckey only broken the berings on the outgoing shaft from the tranmichen. If i remember right the oilpump to yhe lift drives from that shaft too. And you have a lit on the back of the transmichon that you can open a suny day and look inside. Dont be mad at your self. You wasent born farmer or mecanic. I will surely fallow your problem . On the berings you had a number if you know that you can buy new at a hardwaershop so you dont buy originals becsuse they can bee very expensive. Mvh.kj.

[@Dazck9s]

Assumption is the mother of all fk ups 🤣🤣🤣 mate we all fk up don't worry about it ATB Daz

[@ash.pollard]

Always the case 😆

[@FreeBirdUKVanLife]

No you are so not an idiot. Accidents happen and we learn from these things. ❤

[@ash.pollard]

I guess you only learn by doing 😊

[@2e0txe]

I think looking at the footage around the 8 min mark the shaft is bent!

[@ash.pollard]

That was just the end piece after my attempt at welding haha. It was very loose. I didn't have footage of it running with the new part but it's completely straight

[@leonardwalker3443]

Not a nice feeling I’ve had that many times Can get a pto shaft with a clutch in it saves messing around with shear bolts

[@ash.pollard]

Ahh yea i've seen those actually. Maybe that would be a better idea as well because it would allow for the overrun of the impeller.

[@mmwaashumslowww7167]

It can be fixed during the summer months but the cost and time of doing it, will sway your decision. Expect the unexpected when you cant see be beneath the surface and sadly this all happened too quickly for you.

[@ash.pollard]

I think it's well worth sorting out because of the time it will save me plowing the track! Even using the big loader it still takes me a good hour to clear everything

[@maxoct7331]

sorry compis u deviated way from what u started with, im out.

[@ash.pollard]

What do you mean?

[@AnitaGren]

You are not an idiot. You will not be the first or the last who make misstakes like that.. Sorry its been such expensive experience. 🎿

[@ash.pollard]

I'm determined to see it as an investment still! Just need to fix some teething problems haha