Massey Ferguson 65 # 11 Front Axle Pivot Wear, What Should I Do?

[@chriscoker7794]

I really enjoy watching Lance share his wealth of knowledge on these wonderful old Massey Ferguson tractors. There is nothing even close to the durability of these machines being built and sold to the public today.

[@BundyBearsShed]

Couldn't agree more!

[@johnhughes2113]

That bush could’ve been the industrial 65 digger I had one the MF 3303 it’s just a thought as we had one working in the 1960 s, i think it was a 1959-60 reg, love your vids Lance very interesting,

[@BundyBearsShed]

Interesting!

[@breikowski]

I would take it over to Lance. He’s the man!

[@BundyBearsShed]

lol sometimes.

[@MrSpubby]

I also had to drill the bushing to line up the hole for the grease fitting. Just made the hole elongated, works just fine now.

[@BundyBearsShed]

Yet to look at that.

[@MrSpubby]

I lucked out with my 50....found a hole new old stock saddle with the bushing in it.Just had to clean all the threads up with a couple of taps.Found it in the same state I live in.

[@BundyBearsShed]

Nice work!

[@MrSpubby]

@@BundyBearsShed Thanks!

[@bcbloc02]

Bring it on over to the shop and we can get those holes and pivots rebuilt no problem! Weld up those pivots and use the boring head to turn them back down. Then bore the front support back round and make a new bush since the correct one doesn't appear available anyway. On that other piece it needs a ring so the grease goes to the top. No need to lube the bottom of the bushing unless you do wheelies all the time, all the load is opposite the grease fitting so it needs to go around the bush then come out on top of the pin.

[@BundyBearsShed]

Do you think they would let it on the plane as hand luggage, lol.

[@bcbloc02]

@@BundyBearsShed Probably if you carry it in one hand they won't say to much to you about it. LOL

[@charleshart6992]

Great video Lance - looks like bespoke bushes front and back

[@BundyBearsShed]

It does!

[@dtnicholls1]

If you want the service manual, I have the MF one. Happy to send it your way. Re the pins, if they don't fit the mill it'll be damn close to fitting in the lathe. On the bolster, those little mills don't take a lot of room between the spindle and the front, it might just squeeze in. Otherwise, you can make a fairly janky line boring setup fairly easily and use a drill press to drive it. Basically, make a line boring bar and a plug for the existing hole to get the bar in the right spot, then a couple of plates to support the bar stood off with some bolts and welded to the bolster, grease it up at the pivots and stick it in the drill press and you're away. Just make it round and then sleeve it back down to size. Just depends on how much effort you want to put in to avoid taking it to a shop.

[@BundyBearsShed]

Thanks Daniel, Is the manual the British one? I would like to buy it if it is. email [e-mail].

[@jimcrawford7111]

Thanks for the vid. Looking for more.

[@BundyBearsShed]

Working on it!

[@andygough4666]

great vid as always if u ever get the chance to do a fordson dexta tractor it would be great i have one sat waiting for restoration but there is no vids on youtube of any been done

[@BundyBearsShed]

I am on the lookout for one as we sponsor the Fordson Tractor Club of Australia so it would work in well.

[@noelstractors-firewood57]

Great video Lance. I not having tools or experience in that sort of thing, I would be doing a backyard fix, which is a step down from a farmer fix. Hehe. Looking forward to see what you do. Thanks.

[@BundyBearsShed]

Well I think I have a bit of a fix, see how it goes.

[@KP-nd3bx]

Make an oversize bushing to fit. I believe that this will be the best solution. Looking forward to see what you choose to do 👍 🇩🇰. Greetings from Denmark

[@BundyBearsShed]

That's the plan!

[@johnglover9935]

Piece of phosphur bronze stock in the lathe?

[@BundyBearsShed]

I thought it may be too soft, I am sleeving back to the standard Massey Ferguson bushes.

[@MrSpubby]

I also got an axle from the same guy with good pins. The loader on mine wore the crap out of the pivots. Never mind the grease fitting was broken off and god knows when it was last greased. But all is fixed now! Also had to do a little filing on the hole in the saddle to get the pump shaft though it for the hydraulic pump that runs the loader and power steering. The tractor is a early 1956 MH50 w/202 loader. It's on my channel if you want to see it. And yes ,your vids helped me out quite a bit with the restoration......Thank you very much for all your knowledge and Videoing!!!!

[@BundyBearsShed]

Ill go over for a look

[@henrysosebee9241]

Cutting Edge Engineering maybe able to help, He is in Australia somewhere

[@BundyBearsShed]

Yes hes 6hrs south of us.

[@ivicaopacak4196]

Pozdrav odlično.

[@BundyBearsShed]

Thanks.

[@harry8506]

make an oversize bush and linish it to shape of hole, I have had success with this.

[@BundyBearsShed]

Yeah worth a look for sure.

[@thefixerofbrokenstuff]

If I could beg borrow or steal a mill big enough, I'd round off the journals with a boring head, round out the housings with same, and turn a custom bushing. Wouldn't be too hard to do, not too expensive, good fix.....if you can find a mill big enough.

[@BundyBearsShed]

Stay tuned.

[@craigbarboza7947]

Lance, check out Curtis at Cutting edge engineering he is in the Queensland area i believe, he should be able to repair this for you

[@BundyBearsShed]

Yes he would for sure, he's 6 hrs by road south. We have good engineers up here but I do like to do things myself.

[@davidwhite4474]

You have a man who could do all your boring I C engineering . He's in Queens Land somewhere and on u tube .

[@BundyBearsShed]

Yes I watch him but 6 hrs away. If I go to an engineering shop there are good local ones.

[@davidwhite4474]

@@BundyBearsShed your half way around the world from me . lol what do I know .lol.

[@joshuablack398]

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[@BundyBearsShed]

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[@russellbanfield1704]

Try Kurtis at Cutting Edge Engineering, hes a fellow KZbinr and also in Queensland.

[@BundyBearsShed]

I do watch him, he's about 6 hrs away I would think, I do like doing things myself if it is at all possible.

[@wilmamcdermott3065]

Linebore and sleeve it

[@BundyBearsShed]

That would be good for sure.

[@bcbloc02]

A lot of fiddling but you could always put a cutter in the 4 jaw chuck and clamp the axle to the bed of the lathe and give it a go. Sometimes though you are better off to just pay the guy with the right equipment to do it the easy way. 🙂

[@BundyBearsShed]

Yeah I have fitted it into my little mill but the bolster will just get an oversized bush.

[@MrSpubby]

I keep calling the bolster a saddle.....my bad.

[@BundyBearsShed]

I know what you are talking about.

[@kevinpfaff2301]

Couldn't a guy cut that off make a new cylinder shape just to size to fit and jus welded on with the other one was

[@BundyBearsShed]

Yes you probably could for sure.

[@PandaJ]

Your lucky you had bushes to remove... Lol

[@BundyBearsShed]

Well as it turned out it had been bored oversize but it is at standard now.

[@Fatamus]

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[@BundyBearsShed]

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