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    MF65 throttle/governor dialing in

    Hi farm folks! I want to thank you for helping me through the breaking in half and clutch replacement on my 1959 Continental Gas MF65 earlier in the year. I'm very glad to say the clutch, PTO, and new seals are working flawlessly and should be good to go for another couple of decades. What...
  2. M

    MF65 transmission shaft retainer housing removal

    Thanks for the post! I'm up to step 14 and Bundy Bear on Youtube prefers to punch the PTO shaft backward. I don't have the luxury of removing the entire gearbox, so I'm trying to follow the manual. But now the PTO shaft is stuck when I try to pull it out through the front. I have about 1/4"...
  3. M

    MF65 transmission shaft retainer housing removal

    I am trying to follow the service manual and it says the shaft can be pulled out through the front viewed here. I looked up the Youtube video recommended by you folks (thanks!) and that gentleman used a punch to punch the shaft out through the back. So there's a difference between that model...
  4. M

    MF 65 CLUTCH PROBLEM

    Sorry for resurrecting a dead post, but I'm in the same boat as the OP... 12 black springs on a dual clutch. I am OK to order the 9 red spring kit for this?
  5. M

    MF65 transmission shaft retainer housing removal

    It's taken a while, but I finally got the old tractor split open and after a couple of days of work am nearing the "end game" for replacing the seals/gaskets. I'm now to the final seal- the one behind the transmission shaft retainer- and I'm stuck. The retainer housing refuses to slide off of...
  6. M

    What else to replace when splitting an MF65?

    Thanks to everyone for their help with my tractor and brush hog earlier in the year- I'm glad to say things are working well and the meadows are cut and primed for the deer season. Now it's on to replace the worn clutch on this 1959 gas model. My late grandfather's records indicate he had...
  7. M

    Rotary brush cutter loud squeal when cutting

    I'll pop the oil plugs and take a look. Do you think adding a tube of grease (as others have suggested on other threads) to the gear oil would help? I did look at the output shaft as best I could above the stump jumper and didn't find any tall grass wrapped up- but that thought did cross my...
  8. M

    Rotary brush cutter loud squeal when cutting

    I am not sure, unless it's the output shaft bearing. The input shaft bearings are brand spanking new. Leveled out gear oil level when I replaced them just a month ago, as well, so it's not lubrication. And with the blades spinning freely by hand as soon as I parked, it seems like the gearbox...
  9. M

    Rotary brush cutter loud squeal when cutting

    It is a shear pin input shaft, not a slip clutch. Which makes this even more odd. My initial guess, after confirming the blades weren't loose, is maybe the entire cutter deck started shifting for some reason, causing the blades to dig too deep toward the ground? But I have no evidence to...
  10. M

    Rotary brush cutter loud squeal when cutting

    After my drive shaft broke in two early this year, requiring a new PTO shaft in my MF65 and bearings/seals on the Sidewinder 5x5 rotary cutter, I finally got things patched back up and took it out in the pasture tackling some 6' tall grass and weeds. It's been a wet summer so the grass is about...
  11. M

    Catastrophic implement shaft failure!

    I'd like to thank everybody for their thoughts and comments. I spent most of Friday night and all day Saturday extracting the old PTO shaft/seals/bearing and replacing the whole shoot-and-match with new parts. I realized that NOT having a shop press and arbor plates makes assembly a real pain...
  12. M

    Catastrophic implement shaft failure!

    Thanks for the replies, folks! There is no built-in overrunning clutch on the mower, and the shaft that busted was a straight drive shaft with no slip clutch unlike what I'm finding in my search for a replacement (do rotary cutters even need a shaft with a slip clutch or is that for something...
  13. M

    Catastrophic implement shaft failure!

    That's quite a while! You've seen that area grow. Good luck with the upcoming tourist season. You farm up your way? I just had 20 acres of overgrowth cleared and am now putting the old tractor back to frequent use.
  14. M

    Catastrophic implement shaft failure!

    You're right- the remaining PTO shaft splines exposed and that still look straight were locked inside the over running clutch at impact, possibly hiding some twists inside the tractor. Bummer! I guess my next question involves what special tools are necessary to extract the PTO shaft, bearing...
  15. M

    Catastrophic implement shaft failure!

    Glad somebody noticed the handle! I'm a bit south and east of the Lake area closer to Mark Twain forest. There was nothing under me to hit to induce any kind of stopping impulse. My initial thought was the gearbox seized on the cutter but after I was able to make it spin with a gentle touch...
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