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

[Brian VanDragt]

The John Deere manuals that I have seen show them using some fancy splitting stands made by OTC (Owatonna Tool Company) which are adjustable for different tractors and have wheels.

Brian

> 
>     On December 12, 2016 at 6:13 PM Ken Knierim <ken.knierim at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>     On the older Case tractors there were splitting pins for doing some of this
>     work. Folks usually use pieces of all-thread through some of the bell
>     housing bolt holes with nuts on them which allows the tractor to be slid
>     apart and somewhat keep it lined up. You still want to have support to keep
>     things from tipping over though. Cribbing the engine and rolling the back
>     half of the tractor back on a floor jack might work if you have a decent
>     floor to do this on.
> 
>     Is there anything in the manual that suggests how to do this? I haven't
>     split a JD.
> 
>     Ken in AZ
> 
>     On Mon, Dec 12, 2016 at 3:41 PM, John Hall <jtchall at nc.rr.com> wrote:
> 
>         > > 
> >         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??
> > > 
> > >             Thanks,
> > >             Dennis
> > > 
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