FAIL Thread

@AllisKidD21 wrote:

@Double W Cross Ranch wrote:

Gotta love MSTs, hahaha.

You actually used to y'know.

Really though pinion bearings can fail in any trans.

I knew you'd say that, haha. They were the best I had at the time, nothing to compare them to.

I know they can, but I've seen other trans take much, much more without burning out the bearings. The drive ratio of the 110 is 1 turn of the engine equals 3 turns of the trans input. The ratio here was like 5 turns of the engine equal 1 turn of the trans, plus the John Deere is about 30 years older.

I haven’t had any issues with input bearings in my mst. Only shift keys getting really stiff

Okay well I wasn't trying to beat on MSTs, I was just trying to show this epic fail of a bearing. the thing has like half an inch of play in it, it's almost like the bearing doesn't even exist.

It may not anymore.

That's what I'm wondering, lol. I should be getting into it soon to see.

Well, that was an epic save Mighty! Almost went to comparing LT trans to GT trans, or, "apples to oranges" like it always does.

Anyway, I still like my MST's!

NOT TRYING TO START A TRANS WAR

Found this in Maine Mud Mowers, couldn't help posting it here. Very impressive, lol. MST 206.

Huh? Wonder how whatever that was went through the top like that...

Too much input torque broke the pinion shaft housing from the case. I saw that happen to a friend's tractor once because he kept trying to pull wheel stands with it, haha.

I was thinking clutch dumps and tight belt.

Could have been too much belt tension for too long, and may have started from a casting flaw

This is what happens when you cut your float and leave your gas on. It was dripping out of the muffler too.

Watch this...

Woops...

My brothers old frame...








EVERYTHING is cracked including the rest of it minus the engine and tranny.

This is why you should not run Peerless 930's...

Got some stuff here...

Ol' Johnny lost an E-clip and got a little rowdy:





This was the wiring in my Ford LGT when I got it, check out the electrical tape job!



A friend of mine found this on a tractor he bought, it was the positive cable!



This was the bearing plate from the K241 in my Cub 106:



Some serious corrosion there.

These two I got from GTTalk:





Then finally, a good ol' homemade job from Kijiji:

Haspin 2019..



Chasing instead of riding....  Put that tether on Mighty!  LOL

My good ol' brakes... They never fail.

When my brother got this tractor it had 4 tires that held air with the help of tire sealant.

As of now...

Front left...



Front right... (this one "shattered")



Rear right...




3 down, 1 to go.

Thrashed it a bit too hard. I stalled it at the same time this happened. Started driving it and luckily I looked down in time to find this:




Whoops.

That happened at 5th gear WOT (governed)...that was a ride. Went over the dash but never got it in neutral so when I got bucked off and came off the clutch it took back off again. Had to chase it down before it went into the trees haha

Bought a “running” 5.3, turned out it’s a 4.8 that dropped a valve

@Murraymountain wrote:

When my brother got this tractor it had 4 tires that held air with the help of tire sealant.

As of now...

Front left...



Front right... (this one "shattered")



Rear right...




3 down, 1 to go.

There ya go boys! 4 for 4!

Not a tractor, but I figured this belonged here. My Honda 420 grenaded it's rear U-joint.

Ouch. Looks expensive.


This definitely belongs here.



He has another one that's cracked. Not shattered, but it's almost there.

@Murraymountain wrote:

Ouch. Looks expensive.

Honda parts are remarkably cheap. I ordered a new OEM U joint, u joint boot, and a couple bushings directly from honda. Only put me out $65. A whole new top end to this engine (cylinder, head, valves, piston, rings, and all the involved gaskets) is only $180 OEM. One good thing I like about Honda 4 wheelers. Their parts are really cheap.