Problem With Front Spindles Breaking On Deere 4020 Tractor Solved

Problem With Front Spindles Breaking On Deere 4020 Tractor Solved FARM SHOP Repairs 25-6-39 Robert T. Valentine, 417 Commercial Ave. S., Wolsey, S. Dak.: "I read about the problems Norman Fiddler has had with front spindles breaking on his Deere 4020 tractor (Vol. 25, No. 5). I had the same problems with my Deere 4010 but I solved it in a different way. I bought a used Case 1370 front axle assembly from Paul Meyers Tractor and Combine Salvage in Aberdeen, S. Dak., and modified it to fit the 4010. I used the 4010's regular saddle without any modification. We cut the Case cylinder brackets off the back of the Case front end. Then we cut loose the rear bracket that's welded to the Case wishbone near the back, using the proper size shaft as an alignment guide. We then placed the shaft through the Case front end and through the Deere saddle. Next, we moved the cut-out Case mounting ahead so that it's against the Deere saddle and rewelded it in place. "The Case tie rod ends are heavier and thicker than the ones Deere uses so we had a local machine shop enlarge the holes in the Deere steering arm in order to accept the Case tie rod ends. "The machine work was done by folks at the Grasslands Hutterite Colony (11865 - 307th Ave., Wetonka, S. Dak. ph 605 439-3273). Ask for Alvin Wollman or George Waldner, Jr.). "I solved another problem with a broken spindle on our Oliver 1650 tractor. The 1650 uses the same spindle found on an Oliver 88 tractor. I removed the spindles complete with the outside housing and also the wheel hubs and traded them to a salvage yard for complete assemblies from an Oliver 1955 model. The 1955 has much heavier spindle assemblies and hubs but uses the same center section so the change was simple to make."

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