[AT] 6 to 12 volt starter conversion--splitting tricycles

[John Hall]

We split Dads DC Case a few years back to turn the starter gear around. 
I made 2 legs that bolted to each side. At the bottom of each leg I 
welded a fairly big nut--1/2, 5/8,3/4--that way I could screw a bolt in 
so that the head was next to the floor. This way I could accurately 
adjust the height of the engine. I may have also made a tie bar to go 
from one leg to the other for rigidity. I don't remember if I spread it 
out wide or made it just the width of the engine block--wider is 
obviously better! Used either a hoist or floor jack to roll the rear 
end. I was at a Deere dealer years ago and they had a similar setup 
except it had adjustable height wheels on the legs--they were splitting 
one of our 4020's.

John Hall

On 12/12/2016 11:07 AM, Dennis Johnson wrote:
> I have a JD 420 that has a bad spot on the flywheel. I need to get organized enough to split the tractor to get to the flywheel. I could probably rotate the flywheel 1 or 2 bolt holes and be OK. I think that the engine tends to stop on the same rotational angle most times, which causes excessive wear on 1 spot. Any good ideas on supporting each end?? Front is tricycle type. Back support can be either blocks. Maybe I can use 2 hoists on my small gantry crane - need to keep it from tilting. Guess I need to build a small beam with some plates to bolt to side of blocks. Anyone have a better idea or experience in doing this??
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> Dennis
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