[Farmall] Transmission Jack (was Re: Mystery IH tractor - 340 Industrial

[Dave Merchant]

OK, seemed like a good idea.

At the price, it might be handy to have around anyway.

Dave Merchant


At 01:12 PM 4/4/2007, you wrote:


>Dave Merchant wrote:
> > Looking at the shot of changing out M hydraulics, got me thinking that
> > tranny jack
> > might be handy for splitting a tractor (and getting things lined up on the
> > way back together.
> >
> > Does it look to you like that would work?
>You can see it at
><http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=39178>
>I may have gotten my from Northern Tool, but I don't see it on their
>Website.
>
>It works well enough for what I used it for (as well as putting the cast
>iron pan back up on the Ford 2N engine and other similar straight
>lifts), but I don't think I would want to trust it for splitting a
>tractor. What I have used for something the size of an NAA is a regular
>rolling hydraulic jack, which works fine if the wheels are on a smooth
>surface. An inexpensive 1-ton or 1-1/2 ton jack with some wood between
>the lift point and the transmission works fine for that kind of thing.
> >
> > Where did you get your jack from?
> >
> > Rated capacity?
>It is only 450 lb. and has to be raised and lowered with a 1/2" wrench -
>it isn't hydraulic.
> >
> > (Contemplating a probable split of my NAA soon).
> >
> > Thanks
> > Dave Merchant
> >
> >
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Dave Merchant
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