RE: (ET) Acquiring E15 - Questions

["Hazen, Dwight L" <hazen indiana edu>]

Agreed, be sure to remove the panel under the steering wheel and lube the
steering gear. One problem I had on a hard to steer tractor was the ball
joints. I had to spray some lube into them. It sure was easy to turn then!
Jack the front end up to help you figure out if any thing is binding.

 Dwight 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Lee Richardson [mailto:lrichard jbc edu] 
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 7:38 AM
To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
Subject: Re: (ET) Acquiring E15 - Questions


Has anyone fit a larger steering wheel (3/4" shaft)?  I want my wife to
>enjoy driving this tractor, too.
>
>
>Thanks,
>Andy

 From Lee:

Hey Andy:

I think somebody has already mentioned this but I'll do it again for 
emphasis.  One of the few maintenance jobs I do on my tractor is grease 
the 
front end.  If I let that go the steering gets noticably much harder.  It 
always amazes me how much difference it makes on ease of steering.  (It's 
easier to grease it if you jack the front end off the ground a little.)

Also, check the alignment.  I ran my tractor (one front wheel) into a tree 
once and bent one of the pinion (?) bolts, which made it harder to 
steer.  Adjusting the tie rod fixed it.