Fixing old man tricks

[super99]

That’s what I call it when I screw up. Put the doors and windows in the tractor cab a week or so ago on a nice day, figured I’d attach the inside latches later. Today I was going to put the blade on to be ready for it to snow. I put the windows on the wrong side and they wouldn’t latch. Had to pull the 1550 and the 1655 out to have room to get to them with the rolling stairs. Got them switched okay and finally got the blade hooked up. The right door hasn’t had an inside latch handle since I owned it so I cobbled one up. 1/2 inch nut fit over the square shaft so I drilled and tapped one flat on the nut and welded a rod on to it. Seems to work okay, better than nothing I guess.

 

[Steve in VA]

That’s what I call it when I screw up. Put the doors and windows in the tractor cab a week or so ago on a nice day, figured I’d attach the inside latches later. Today I was going to put the blade on to be ready for it to snow. I put the windows on the wrong side and they wouldn’t latch. Had to pull the 1550 and the 1655 out to have room to get to them with the rolling stairs. Got them switched okay and finally got the blade hooked up. The right door hasn’t had an inside latch handle since I owned it so I cobbled one up. 1/2 inch nut fit over the square shaft so I drilled and tapped one flat on the nut and welded a rod on to it. Seems to work okay, better than nothing I guess.View attachment 96013View attachment 96014

Seems good to me.

 

[wore out]

Looks good!

My 4020, "Ervin", came to me with a Vise Grip as the inside RH door handle.

I had it for probably 40 years before I finally made a custom handle similar to yours.

 

[flying belgian]

That’s what I call it when I screw up. Put the doors and windows in the tractor cab a week or so ago on a nice day, figured I’d attach the inside latches later. Today I was going to put the blade on to be ready for it to snow. I put the windows on the wrong side and they wouldn’t latch. Had to pull the 1550 and the 1655 out to have room to get to them with the rolling stairs. Got them switched okay and finally got the blade hooked up. The right door hasn’t had an inside latch handle since I owned it so I cobbled one up. 1/2 inch nut fit over the square shaft so I drilled and tapped one flat on the nut and welded a rod on to it. Seems to work okay, better than nothing I guess.View attachment 96013View attachment 96014

Just needs a little Oliver white paint and no one will know it's not factory.

 

[stevieb49829]

Looks like a '30s era automotive latch behind that handle. steve

 

[Brian G. NY]

That’s what I call it when I screw up. Put the doors and windows in the tractor cab a week or so ago on a nice day, figured I’d attach the inside latches later. Today I was going to put the blade on to be ready for it to snow. I put the windows on the wrong side and they wouldn’t latch. Had to pull the 1550 and the 1655 out to have room to get to them with the rolling stairs. Got them switched okay and finally got the blade hooked up. The right door hasn’t had an inside latch handle since I owned it so I cobbled one up. 1/2 inch nut fit over the square shaft so I drilled and tapped one flat on the nut and welded a rod on to it. Seems to work okay, better than nothing I guess.View attachment 96013View attachment 96014

At 83, I could use some old man fixing tricks. LOL

 

[Ozlander]

I'm 85, I'll start saving those tricks for when I get old.

 

[Ray,IN]

I'm 82 and when confronted with a problem still find myself thinking, what would dad do to fix this? He had to quit school ½-way through the 6 grade to help operate the family farm after his dad was killed by a mule. He didn't have the schooling but could sit down and design any building he wanted to build, then build it by himself using leverage and other laws he learned by himself.
But man was he hard on equipment, he had a H. Ferguson TO20 and a 5' bush-hog, he would cut anything he could run over. I think I replaced the PTO shaft 5 times in the 4 years I in was in high school. I still have the slatted moldboard 2 bottom 14" plow he bought with the tractor.