Governors

[Anonymous-0]

After a lot of research I am beginning to understand the governors. I just bought a 1937 B that has a governor issue. The tractor is doing the typical sit and idle fine, but revs high as soon as you move the throttle. I am not a machinist, and do not know one personally. Is it hard to find one who will do this kind of work, and what would I be looking at for a bill if a rebuild of the governor were needed. If I find the governor, and not the linkage, is the issue, I will rebuild the entire thing while it is out of the tractor. Thanks

 

[CalJim]

Two Cylinder governers have very few parts and are fairly easy to rebuild with a manual. A machine shop could help you press or pull the bearings on or off the shaft, you could do the rest. CalJim

 

[jc37A]

I ordered a video from Robert's Carb Repair that shows how to repair the governor. It was very helpful when it came time to rebuild the governor on my old "A." Hope this helps!]

 

[Hotflashjr]

I was thinking about the buying the video also. Others have said that the video from Robert's is very helpful. What was the cost to rebuild your governor? Just curious as to what I am looking at for a rebuild price.

 

[35 A]

I found the loose weights to be the problem in my A. Drilled the holes out to the nearest oversize & made bushings out of brake line. I enjoy raking hay in 3rd gear at 1/4 throttle & it"s been doing fine for 15+ years

 

[jc37A]

I must have selectively deleted some of the cost associated with this tractor project from my memory and I'm not sure I want to guess and then leave something out. IF you have the mechanical ability......you will save money and know for sure the quality of workmanship if you do it yourself. I watched the video and decided to give it a try. I believe the end result turned out great. I bought the end-shaft bearings, thrust bearing, and related gaskets and shims from JD. I bought the drill stock for the oversized pins from MSC. I bought a used sleeve bearing/bushing from Sharps. The total cost for you will depend on the specific parts you need to replace. This will also be a good time to check/replace the 2 fanshaft bearings if needed. Hope this helps!

 

[Hotflashjr]

If I have to take the governor out I would replace the fan shaft bearings, and replace all the parts associated with the governor while it is out. It only makes sense. With my luck I would only replace what needed to be, and then something else would go wrong. Thanks for the help. Anyone else remember any prices for parts for this rebuild?

 

[Will P]

I did the fan shaft and governor on my 51 G last year. At least for the G, the 2 bearings and races for the fan shaft, are the same as the 2 bearings and races in the governor. A set of bearings was like $40 a set. I replaced the flat bearing that the governor fork rides on. I also replaced the pins that 2 weights swing on. I can't remember all of the prices, but to do the fanshaft and the governor was just over $200 I used a press at the machine shop I work at. I didn't replace the weights. They were not worn bad, but the pins were. It is not a hard job. Just take your time.

Will