I am back in the feed grinding business! The New Holland 358 is back together and has to come apart again...

When I was a kid, our Moline M670 Super was a new tractor. 1967 was not that long ago. It is a little hard to realize that my 1980's New Holland 358 Mixer-Grinder can't be that old. I mean didn't Sperry-Rand just sell New Holland to Ford? Or was it Fiat? All these recent changes in farm equipment manufacture ownership has got me mixed up. If only New Idea still owned White.

But, I digress...

I have the 358 back together. 

If you can. remember about ten days ago I pulled the gearbox apart as it started running just a little bit hot. Click here to timetravel to this event. I also talked about the process in this post. I was rebuilding the gearbox then.

Portrait of the Artist as an Old man..

Of course I have to take it apart again. 

After I make a ton of feed. I actually have an order for oat/alfalfa pellets. 

The coupler between the driveline and gearbox is split through the set screw hole. Did not see that until I was installing the gearbox. 

I wish I would have seen this was cracked ten days ago when I was ordering parts. But! another order from ABC Groff  might get me another refrigerator magnet and a Pen! I wonder how much I have to buy to get a hat? Oh man, a nice winter baseball hat. I do need one of those.

Gearbox installation is actually very straight forward. You lift the gearbox up with a floor jack, turn it 90 degrees to clear the frame, turn it back, install the four nuts holding it on. Don't forget the one bolt has a shim, and knock the coupler back on the shaft till the drive sprocket aligns for the unloading auger. Tighten the set screw till the collar splits and then back off half a turn to close the gap. I figure the locktite will hold it for a while.

The gearbox was not hard to install. You do need to block the mixing auger so it is centered. It is not real hard to move around from underneath but its all a bit awkward on your back on the gravel. I filled the gearbox and plugged the fill hole before installation. There is a filler pipe that you install later.

I ordered the Sprocket/coupler from A.B.C Groff in Pennsylvania.

It is New Holland Part Number 714700

It looks like I got their last one! Here is their info. Seems like a good place to do business with. 

Email parts@abcgroffinc.com or Call 717-354-8000

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