REAR END - What's inside the 1855's backside? 

Boy oh boy 🤩. After 35 years plus. I finally getting to see all the good stuff 😁😎

Remember, it can’t be tight if it’s a liquid.

Certainly a lot to know, I tip my hat to you getting that type of knowledge is priceless, in my opinion. There is absolutely nothing wrong with using a good adjustable wrench, or a good pair of vice grips. Getting along with the 1855, gonna look good when you getter completed. Thanks Chris, have a great day!

Hey buddy, all the stuff that you have taught me over the past few years maybe I can return the favor. Also, this is not meant to be a keyboard mechanic comment lol..when you took that big hydraulic line off of the top cover, you warmed up the cover and then eventually the nut and the cover were both red hot. The problem with warming up the cover is it expands into the nut and actually gets tighter. It's the cooling off a lot of times that breaks something free in a situation like that. Dealing with all the old forklifts, they all have that same problem. I have found what works the best is if you heat the nut up good and hot and then walk away. Come back a couple minutes later and as the nut cools down it shrinks and it breaks free from whatever it's threaded into. Then I spray a little weasel piss on there and they come right out every time. Awesome Sunday video as usual. Looking forward to seeing this one done although spring is creeping up on you pretty fast.

Never thought that in retirement I would sit at home and watch others do what I did for a living! For some strange reason it is enjoyable? Thanks Chris.

Thanks for the video. Making the tractor work well again.😊

one more step in the journey

A White 2-105 fan from Indiana. Looks familiar even when I'm upside down and backwards!

Another good one. Thanks.

I noticed that the 2 bolts that are at the back of the frame just inside of the top 3-point bolt on spot appear to not have been made one size larger. We had the famous gasket walk-out problem on those covers. The top link flexed the back of the hydraulic housing a very tiny bit and that would cause the base gasket to walk itself out and start a leak. Oliver suggested drilling the case threads out and taping the holes 1 size larger. It stopped the problem as one could torque the bolts tighter without fearing breaking the bolt. Remember the pump drive retaining nut that they did not design the proper lock for. Pull the PTO shaft and it would drop down into the transmission case if the tech did not hear it drop when they put the PTO back in and start the tractor the nut would cause great damage when it sometimes would exit thru the side of the housing. The fix was to pull the tops off and put the new locking parts on. I bought a big crow foot tool so that I could reach in thru the hydraulic pump opening and reinstall that nut using a healthy dose of thread locker. The red stuff made sure the nut never came loose unless you applied heat. It was a pain to work thru that pump mount hole but it sure beat having to remove the cab. The bonus was that the warranty flat rate for doing that the way they said to do it was it paid for having nicks and cuts on one's arms and hands and better shop profit. I still have that tool and when I see it sitting in my tool boxes it brings back painful thoughts of all of those nicks and cuts.

That transmission looks much healthier than the one in the 1600 I have! it’s still stuck in gear, it’s missing teeth and they rode up on each other, it has clicked while moving since we bought it and I’m assuming that’s why, because there is no teeth laying anywhere in the case. I’m enjoying the progress of yours though!

Great Video as Always, Chris!!! 👍 I believe the outside threads on the lifting eyes were used for Rear cast wheel centers!

Hey Chris, I was browsing the interwebs and found a pretty nice 82 2-105 4x4 going up for auction on Thursday the 30th in West Branch,MI, on Tractor Zoom. Thought maybe that might be of some interest to you.

Very interesting video, my friend. I have no experience working on that aspect of farm tractors. That has always been done by my friend Joe. Plus, I have no 55 series tractors on the farm, but assume my White 2-110 would be more similar to the 55 series than my 50 series tractors. Anyways, learned a lot! Thanks, my friend.

Hey Chris not sure if you've ever tried this but if possible I pour cold water immediately after I've used the smoke wrench to heat something up. It helps to loosen the the temper since the water cools the metal quickly.

Good morning Chris! Well shoot I think I may have missed something, I did not realize there was a seal on the back side of the input shaft. This is the first 55 series I have ever had apart and I don’t remember how the seal looked or if it was even in there. I went back thru pictures but I don’t have any that close up of that area. Maybe you should put some money in the swear jar for me. And now everything is painted!

I use an air hammer and dull chisel on those big line nuts and big jic fittings it works really well in tight places where you can't swing a big wrench . Yes it does booger the fittings a little but saves alot of swear words.

Does that line where you are wanting to re-route the case drain need to be lower pressure than the case drain?

Glad when you were heating that fitting up I seen you were wearing your shoes and not crocs 😂 in hindsight would penetrating oil have worked if you’d applied it weeks ago? Just curious on your thoughts

Another awesome video there sir, I really enjoy all of your videos, very helpful with all the information I need for working on my stuff. You and Ross the Oliver Man both are my favorite. Could you do us a favor and give a shout out to Ross’s channel. Hopefully both of you can reach 100,000 subscribers here soon

Chris, I agree why you got it torn down that far that you might as well just open up the rest of it to make sure the seals are there and might as well replace them the seals are getting pretty old. Replacing the seals now will save you time later. Thanks Michael

Is it the basically the same transmission in my 1800a I lost low range in it? Will the electrolysis clean rust from inside the tank?

Good afternoon Chris. A guy just told me about your videos. I have a 1855 I’m having PTO issues with. I’m going to tear into it in a while. Just wondering if you have any advice. Been on the other green my whole life. Not used to this Oliver stuff yet. Though I love the tractor!

Were did you get the return line kit on the injectors?

I need a rosebud like the one you're using. Mine doesn't put out near that much fire/heat!

Is the transmission and rear end the same in my 2-105 ?