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

[Cecil Bearden]

A Tricycle is a dangerous pain in the ass to split.  That said, I have 
don several.  No 2 alike.  I used an 8 ft  I beam mounted to the front 
of an old WD allis and welded legs on the ends and used wood blocks w/ 2 
tapered shims under the legs.   Then I built a small a frame hoist to 
use at the flywheel end to raise the engine with a 2 ton come along.  I 
used a rolling floor jack on the back end.  When I worked at the tractor 
shop, we always rolled the rear end back and left the front stationary.  
I made several sets of tapered shims out of old oak pallets on the table 
saw and they were used almost daily.

Cecil in OKla


On 12/12/2016 6:27 PM, Ralph Goff wrote:
> On 12/12/2016 5:30 PM, Brian VanDragt wrote:
>> 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
> When we split the Super 90 Massey some years ago to replace a hydraulic
> pump it was not a bad job.
> Being a wide front axle we just had to put blocks on top of the axle
> each side to stop the engine from tilting
> to either side once split. Blocked up the back of the engine.  I can't
> even remember what we used as a counter
> balance for leverage on the back of the tractor to roll the rear section
> back but we did it, and on a dirt floor
> shed too. Three man job as I recall.
>
> Ralph in Sask.
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