Daddy Don 893 #26 Posted January 21, 2019 Wish I could get back to early 70's 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallfish 15,939 #27 Posted January 21, 2019 11 hours ago, squonk said: How the heck did I drive the tractor back in the shop, move it to fix the tire and park it again,with the wheels straight but the pin is gone? Sabotage! Somebody is out to get ya! Check the brake band just in case 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,975 #28 Posted January 21, 2019 Age is all in the mind. My brain says I'm 19. The rest of me disagrees. 2 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,256 #29 Posted January 21, 2019 Keeping in mind I haven't yet had the pleasure of removing a steering wheel... Where and at what angle does that pin set? Metal and plastic would likely have very different expansion rates. Could it have fallen out, outside in the cold? Then a tight fitting wheel allowed you to drive back in. Warm up. Metal and plastic change size and.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Retired Wrencher 4,880 #30 Posted January 21, 2019 12 hours ago, squonk said: I turn 60 next month, what do you think? Mike I can relate to that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,256 #31 Posted January 21, 2019 I just turned 48 last month. I can relate to that already as well. That can't be a good sign for me. Sometimes I think I'm such a fruitloop if I actually did get Dementia nobody around me would have a clue. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,975 #32 Posted January 21, 2019 Mere boys. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,235 #33 Posted January 21, 2019 I'll bet you don't believe in the Clevis Pin Fairy. Did she leave you a quarter?? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 63,256 #34 Posted January 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, stevasaurus said: I'll bet you don't believe in the Clevis Pin Fairy. Did she leave you a quarter?? Probably not Steve. She's known to be a little uppity with those of questionable beliefs. "You don't think I'm here? I don't think I need to leave you a quarter." Said the clevis pin fairy 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sarge 3,462 #35 Posted January 22, 2019 I deal with the pin Fairy the easy way - let people come over and metal hunt on the property with their equipment - the agreement is this, "you can hunt all you like, but pick up and return any steel parts you find - I may need them". The last guy that was here gave me 5 cotter pins, 4 clevis pins and a whole pile of hairpins and bolts/nuts out of his keeper bag. It was nice, I just kept working on the truck while he retrieved my hardware. Sarge 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee1977 6,232 #36 Posted January 22, 2019 You got lucky, you don't know when it fell out. Now fix it right before your luck runs out. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boovuc 1,090 #37 Posted January 27, 2019 I'm with you Squonk! My hands feel like I hand polished 200 rounds of empty brass after mowing or plowing using a tractor with the skinny steering wheel! Call Phil Swift over to spray some Flex Seal in that collar. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
