1054 steering issue

[Lane Ranger 10,968]

wh315-8:  Probably not much help to you now but here are some pics of the left and right front  of one of our 1054 tractors we use for snowplowing.

 

 

 

[wh315-8 460]

Thank you Lane Ranger. Just confused on main link, on yours it is on top and mine is on bottom. Seems on top isn't right with how the bends are from fan gear. Would interfere with frame. Don't see how either way would affect steering radius. 

[19richie66 17,508]

Mine are both on the bottom also. Not too sure you can see it in the picture unless you zoom.

Edited November 14, 2018 by 19richie66

[wh315-8 460]

Here it is 7 months later and I finally got to work on the 1054. All the input here has been so helpful in getting this fixed. Wanted to update so that this info could be helpful to someone else. So many old forums on this site have been so helpful for me to work on my herd. Wished some of my other tractor brands would have such a great site as Red Square. As I was plowing my garden the welded up ball joint on #27 Drag Link fell apart; I was able to wire it up to finish the job. So I was going to cut, grind down & thread the end and add a 1/2" ball joint ass'y. Instead I found a used 953 Drag Link that was in mint condition. I compared it to the old one, both are the same bends and length. 1- I cut off the welded on stops off of axle. Probably added by PO because they didn't know how to center the fan gear (?) or the larger ball joint on the left side of Tie Rod that the Drag Link hit the nut when turning. 2- added washers to the bottom of the larger ball joint & got rid of the taller lock nut and used a star washer with shorter nut. This keeps the Drag Link from dragging on the nut. 3- put on the newer Drag Link and adjusted the ball joint #26 out a few more threads from the one I took off. 4- centered the Drag Link & steering wheel with the fan gear. 5- changed the tires to tri-ribs. {Gives it the real tractor look it deserves}. Also easier turning than with trailer type tires. These steps improved the steering greatly. When making a circle the tractor makes a tighter left turn than the right hitting the axle with the factory stops. But nonetheless way better radius than before. I am sure that any 1054 will make the same radius due to the setup of the Drag Link is not centered on the front #28 Tie Rod as other models are. Left radius is approx 7 feet & Right is 8 feet. Book Specifications claims it is 6-3/4 feet. Either way the tractor will follow the same radius track making loops. Before the changes the radius was more like 9-10 feet.