I just swapped out my 1811 front axle for an 1862 axle and noticed that the approach to the tractor was different. On the 1811 axle there was fore/aft adjustment available with screws on both sides of the axle, which I had to remove to fit the 1862 axle, and there was a grease fitting on the center pivot bolt. On the 1862 there was none of these things even though they were very similar in many other ways. Also the wheels on the 1811 were bolted on with3/8 inch bolts and the 1862 were bolted on with 1/2 bolts. The tie rod also is beefier on the 1862 as well as the ball joints, 3/8 vs 1/2 inch. So it seems that some things were better but others were not as good. The 1862 did come with power steering so that explains the beefier items but what about the grease fitting and the axle adjustment? Were they made by different companies or during different times?
