It's a neat idea to have a narrow front but its just too big of a tractor to have one under it. With 11Lx15" tires under it to hold the weight its just not enough to hold it up in soft ground, But same tires on a wide front and it will flout over the same ground the narrow front will sink and push dirt and get you stuck. I kind of figured on doing this when I bought the tractor and it just tool me awhile to find it and I have now so its time to change it. Bandit
There is no shortage of things I need to do so I pick the battles I can win first and leave those other battles I know I'm going to loose for latter ! Maybe after a couple of wobble pops I might look at them differently ! LOL Bandit
@@jeremyswindell2330 The TO DO list only grows it never gets any shorter and my list is a mile long and growing ! LOL I'll do what I can in a day and worry about the rest tomorrow IF I remember them ! LOL Bandit
I am so glad to see the wide front end on the "horse". It always took some of the potential away from the tractor to have a narrow front end. The only good thing I ever saw in a narrow front end was cultivating. I know I learned to plow with a narrow front end 3 Star Moline and it was miserable. At age 9-10, keeping the front tires out of the dead furrow while making sure the plow wasn't plugging up with corn stalks was a challenge. Another great video Bandit!
Bill I figured I would be doing this when I bought the tractor but it just took me awhile to find one and now I have it and its wet and raining its time to change it. The new tie rods well I could have saved me some money fixing the old ones but the odds of them coming apart easy is slim to none and as they say with age comes wisdom so I bought new ones to save myself a lot of work and getting pissed off ! LOL BTDT this is a lot easer and faster to fix ! I grew up on narrow front tractors and using them on hill sides so I know just what you mean and an 1850 is just too big of a tractor for a narrow front dew to the weight, There neat and very nimble but there not good in soft ground. It was a lot of work getting it to this point but the hard part is over and its going to be a lot easer to put back together and if I can get some help it will go even easer ! Bandit
Its cheaper the going gambling and it has better odds ! LOL There is something very satisfying about turning the dirt planting some seeds and watching it grow and harvesting it when its ready. There is nothing better than the smell of fresh turned dirt and diesel smoke for this old boy ! Bandit
Good detailed Vid and handeling the camera in a tight and greasy situation. It will be satisfing to see the 1850 with the New Wide Front end. --New tie rods was the way to do it with all the years , striped threads , and rust Anyway hope you don't bust your knuckles and break suff. -- but good use of the time while getting all this rain and sloppy ground.
I think this camera is about 6 or 7 years old now and it has held up pretty good for what its been threw and its just a $90 camera and not a $500 GoPro camera. The tractor that front end came off of has been sitting for 30 plus years and that said I really doubt that the tie rods would come apart so rather fight it I'm saving myself a lot of work and time by buying new ones that put on and adjusted right will last me a very long time. It rained last night and pretty much all day off and on so its a good time to fix this old girl up while I wait for dry weather. At least when I'm done I wont have to worry about it for years to come witch is good cause there is no shortage of things I need to fix ! LOL Bandit
@@banditfarmer1900 Yup but don't forget a Barn Extention project cause we all know your dieing to pick up At Least 2 or 3 more tractors at the Auctions over the Next few years - We know U Can't Turn down a killer deal -- defentaly got to Plan on that.. lol. Plus Buy a WHITE. or an OLIVER Sign and start up the Side Hussle used Tractor and parts business w/ a little bone yard too.
@@PeterErikson-rd5tj I'm not really looking for anything tractor wise just looking to fix what I have in tip top shape. We got an offer the other day on the ground, They offered $15000 an acre for it ! They keep offering more who knows I might be moving ! LOL Nope ! It's paid for so I'm going to keep on farming till I cant. The county the farm is in as the county grows they come up with more restrictions on everything and there is a lot I can get by with because its considered a farm by the acreage it has but a bone yard is out of the question for sure. Those Oliver White signs are really expensive anymore really out of my price range for sure even the repops are expensive and I really dont get it for what they are. But who knows when something might pop up at the right price ! Bandit
@@banditfarmer1900 Yep - Family Land has a lot of Values - Monitary but also Like Territory that you grow up with. Work and Live it for 20 or more years anyway then they will be. offering. $35,000. or more an Acre.
Thank You John, Yup this is a lot of work for one guy but I'm used to doing things on my own and it might take me a little longer to do it but if I can get some help that would be even better and this is really a 2 person job for sure. I'll have to give him a call and see what he is up to today and go from there. Bandit
Yesterday I got a wide front for the Oliver 1850 and today Thursday May 16 2024 after going on a parts run most of the morning I moved something around and got the 1850 in the barn and started to take it apart to put the wide front under it. One of the things I went after I went to McHenry's and got 2 new tie rods for the wide front cause I just dont want to spend a day trying to get one apart to fix it so I got new ones. I had hoped I wouldnt have to take the radiator off but after getting the sheet metal off and the front weights and grill off they just wasnt enough room to do anything, So I drained it out and took it and the fan off to give me more room to work in the gear box. I put in about 5 hours taking it apart and I figure I got a good bit done today and I've gotten it to a point I can really get to taking the narrow front off and getting the wide front stuck up under it and bolted up good and tight. One thing worries me as I see 4 of the bolts have nuts under the steering box so I really hope the threads arent stripped out of the casting so I guess I'll find out tomorrow. I hope you enjoyed watching as I take the old girl apart. Bandit
Good call putting that wide front on don. Me personally I never did care for the tricycle front ends. Always thought they were kind of dangerous. Just my personal preference. Have a good one
All the tractors I grew up running were narrow front tractors and I was on hill sides with them. My 1550 was a narrow front tractor when I got it but the bearings in the pedestal were bad and at that time (late 80's) it was going to cost a little over $500 to fix it so I bought a wide front off an 1850 and put under it. A narrow front on a bigger tractor is neat and makes it really nimble but in soft ground there useless and you can plow a trench real quick and get stuck, Just too much weight to be held up in a small spot so a wide front is a lot better idea. Bandit
@@Thecasey34 Good solid ground there perfectly fine but if it gets wet they just flat out plow the ground ! A bigger tractor with a narrow front is not the best idea for general operations on the farm. Now if its a planting tractor or a baling tractor or if you cultivate a lot there great for that but field work they leave a lot to be desired . Bandit
That thing is a mother to take off so I might put a little English on it and persuade it to ware I want it to be. If I can get it to move a little JB weld will fix it just fine for me and I might add a little paint to it too ! But it all depends on the air cleaner so I'll keep it in mind and I'll let you know what happens. Bandit
There is never a time whare there is a lack of things to do ! LOL With it too wet to work ground and raining as I type this I think its a good time to do this and this will make the tractor a lot more stable using 3pt equipment and get some more weight on the front end to hold it down. This is the opportune time to do this so why not get it done while it rains ! Bandit
Don this is an epic video, never thought to see the 1850 on wide fronts, but I understand your explanation, great video and it will looks great
It's a neat idea to have a narrow front but its just too big of a tractor to have one under it. With 11Lx15" tires under it to hold the weight its just not enough to hold it up in soft ground, But same tires on a wide front and it will flout over the same ground the narrow front will sink and push dirt and get you stuck. I kind of figured on doing this when I bought the tractor and it just tool me awhile to find it and I have now so its time to change it. Bandit
Looking good bandit, its alwsys something, 🙂
There is no shortage of things I need to do so I pick the battles I can win first and leave those other battles I know I'm going to loose for latter ! Maybe after a couple of wobble pops I might look at them differently ! LOL Bandit
I heard that, im so far behind its crazy lol
@@jeremyswindell2330 The TO DO list only grows it never gets any shorter and my list is a mile long and growing ! LOL I'll do what I can in a day and worry about the rest tomorrow IF I remember them ! LOL Bandit
I am so glad to see the wide front end on the "horse". It always took some of the potential away from the tractor to have a narrow front end. The only good thing I ever saw in a narrow front end was cultivating. I know I learned to plow with a narrow front end 3 Star Moline and it was miserable. At age 9-10, keeping the front tires out of the dead furrow while making sure the plow wasn't plugging up with corn stalks was a challenge. Another great video Bandit!
Bill I figured I would be doing this when I bought the tractor but it just took me awhile to find one and now I have it and its wet and raining its time to change it. The new tie rods well I could have saved me some money fixing the old ones but the odds of them coming apart easy is slim to none and as they say with age comes wisdom so I bought new ones to save myself a lot of work and getting pissed off ! LOL BTDT this is a lot easer and faster to fix ! I grew up on narrow front tractors and using them on hill sides so I know just what you mean and an 1850 is just too big of a tractor for a narrow front dew to the weight, There neat and very nimble but there not good in soft ground. It was a lot of work getting it to this point but the hard part is over and its going to be a lot easer to put back together and if I can get some help it will go even easer ! Bandit
The joys of being a part time farmer and running older machinery i think farming is a sickness i am in the same group
Its cheaper the going gambling and it has better odds ! LOL There is something very satisfying about turning the dirt planting some seeds and watching it grow and harvesting it when its ready. There is nothing better than the smell of fresh turned dirt and diesel smoke for this old boy ! Bandit
Good detailed Vid and handeling the camera in a tight and greasy situation. It will be satisfing to see the 1850 with the New Wide Front end. --New tie rods was the way to do it with all the years , striped threads , and rust Anyway hope you don't bust your knuckles and break suff. -- but good use of the time while getting all this rain and sloppy ground.
I think this camera is about 6 or 7 years old now and it has held up pretty good for what its been threw and its just a $90 camera and not a $500 GoPro camera. The tractor that front end came off of has been sitting for 30 plus years and that said I really doubt that the tie rods would come apart so rather fight it I'm saving myself a lot of work and time by buying new ones that put on and adjusted right will last me a very long time. It rained last night and pretty much all day off and on so its a good time to fix this old girl up while I wait for dry weather. At least when I'm done I wont have to worry about it for years to come witch is good cause there is no shortage of things I need to fix ! LOL Bandit
@@banditfarmer1900 Yup but don't forget a Barn Extention project cause we all know your dieing to pick up At Least 2 or 3 more tractors at the Auctions over the Next few years - We know U Can't Turn down a killer deal -- defentaly got to Plan on that.. lol. Plus Buy a WHITE. or an OLIVER Sign and start up the Side Hussle used Tractor and parts business w/ a little bone yard too.
@@PeterErikson-rd5tj I'm not really looking for anything tractor wise just looking to fix what I have in tip top shape. We got an offer the other day on the ground, They offered $15000 an acre for it ! They keep offering more who knows I might be moving ! LOL Nope ! It's paid for so I'm going to keep on farming till I cant. The county the farm is in as the county grows they come up with more restrictions on everything and there is a lot I can get by with because its considered a farm by the acreage it has but a bone yard is out of the question for sure. Those Oliver White signs are really expensive anymore really out of my price range for sure even the repops are expensive and I really dont get it for what they are. But who knows when something might pop up at the right price ! Bandit
@@banditfarmer1900 Yep - Family Land has a lot of Values - Monitary but also Like Territory that you grow up with. Work and Live it for 20 or more years anyway then they will be. offering. $35,000. or more an Acre.
Good job Bandit that’s lots of work for one person. Get Jacob to help will be smart move.
Thank You John, Yup this is a lot of work for one guy but I'm used to doing things on my own and it might take me a little longer to do it but if I can get some help that would be even better and this is really a 2 person job for sure. I'll have to give him a call and see what he is up to today and go from there. Bandit
Thank you
Your Very Welcome Jerry, This has been in the works for a long time and needed done but I love it when a plan comes together ! Bandit
Looking good! Now, Could you please paint the grill? That would make the tractor shine!
Weather permitting I just might do that before I put it back on. Bandit
Great vid, keep 'em coming.
Oh there is so much to show you guys thats been going on and a hole lot from last year to show you guys. Lots more to come thats for sure. Bandit
Yesterday I got a wide front for the Oliver 1850 and today Thursday May 16 2024 after going on a parts run most of the morning I moved something around and got the 1850 in the barn and started to take it apart to put the wide front under it. One of the things I went after I went to McHenry's and got 2 new tie rods for the wide front cause I just dont want to spend a day trying to get one apart to fix it so I got new ones. I had hoped I wouldnt have to take the radiator off but after getting the sheet metal off and the front weights and grill off they just wasnt enough room to do anything, So I drained it out and took it and the fan off to give me more room to work in the gear box. I put in about 5 hours taking it apart and I figure I got a good bit done today and I've gotten it to a point I can really get to taking the narrow front off and getting the wide front stuck up under it and bolted up good and tight. One thing worries me as I see 4 of the bolts have nuts under the steering box so I really hope the threads arent stripped out of the casting so I guess I'll find out tomorrow. I hope you enjoyed watching as I take the old girl apart. Bandit
Good call putting that wide front on don. Me personally I never did care for the tricycle front ends. Always thought they were kind of dangerous. Just my personal preference. Have a good one
All the tractors I grew up running were narrow front tractors and I was on hill sides with them. My 1550 was a narrow front tractor when I got it but the bearings in the pedestal were bad and at that time (late 80's) it was going to cost a little over $500 to fix it so I bought a wide front off an 1850 and put under it. A narrow front on a bigger tractor is neat and makes it really nimble but in soft ground there useless and you can plow a trench real quick and get stuck, Just too much weight to be held up in a small spot so a wide front is a lot better idea. Bandit
Don’t get me wrong narrow front tractors have their place. They just never worked for our operations. You said it! They don’t like mud.
@@Thecasey34 Good solid ground there perfectly fine but if it gets wet they just flat out plow the ground ! A bigger tractor with a narrow front is not the best idea for general operations on the farm. Now if its a planting tractor or a baling tractor or if you cultivate a lot there great for that but field work they leave a lot to be desired . Bandit
Nice video
Thank You Wayne, There is never a time when there isn't something that needs done so when it rains you work in the shop or barn in this case ! Bandit
I’m pretty sure I have the air cleaner assembly off of the 1855 if it’s the same
That thing is a mother to take off so I might put a little English on it and persuade it to ware I want it to be. If I can get it to move a little JB weld will fix it just fine for me and I might add a little paint to it too ! But it all depends on the air cleaner so I'll keep it in mind and I'll let you know what happens. Bandit
Always busy huh
There is never a time whare there is a lack of things to do ! LOL With it too wet to work ground and raining as I type this I think its a good time to do this and this will make the tractor a lot more stable using 3pt equipment and get some more weight on the front end to hold it down. This is the opportune time to do this so why not get it done while it rains ! Bandit
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