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Mike CA

11-05-2006 00:00:47

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When I split my tractor to replace the seals and do whatever else has to be done with it split, I need to prop the front and rear ends. Now, I've seen pictures of guys proping theirs up with logs, cinder blocks, and what have you, but my two young boys will be out with me, and I cannot take a risk that the tractor might fall. So, I saw in one of my restoration books from Omar Associates. Looks nice. Looks expensive.

Does anyone have a safe, sturdy, yet cheap tractor stand alternative?

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Wayne Stine

11-04-2006 11:08:54

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Re: Tractor stands? in reply to Mike CA , 11-05-2006 00:00:47

Mike, several years ago we built a set of adjustable splitting stands. We went to a local tractor salvage yard and bought a pair of farmall "H" (I believe) side rails. I then welded some good heavy caster wheels to a piece of 1" threaded rod and then welded a plate with a 1" nut to the bottom of the side rails. The slots in the "H" splitting stands will match up to many different Farmall tractors and the casters on the threaded rod let you adjust for any height. I have used these for years on tractors from H's to a 1206 and they work great as you can roll the front half of the tractor apart. Be careful on the larger tractors. Good Luck! Wayne

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john d

11-04-2006 11:03:36

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Re: Tractor stands? in reply to Mike CA , 11-05-2006 00:00:47

An easy way to support the rear section when splitting a tractor is to use a pallet jack rolled under from the back side. Crib up under the belly of the tractor with 4x4 timbers and once it's detatched just roll it back out of the way. This will let you adust it up and down when re-aligning the two halves.

The front half must be not only supported well, but kept from tipping sideways. A simple frame such as shown in a post below will do this safely on a tractor with a wide front. If it's a row-crop, or narrow front tractor, the stands attached to the sides of the frame rails need to have a "foot" on them to the left and right that is long enough to prevent the entire front half from falling sideways when you start yanking on wrenches or pushing things into place.

DO NOT use cinder blocks, cement blocks or a simple bottle jack under the center of it!

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sammy the RED

11-04-2006 09:34:31

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Re: Tractor stands? in reply to Mike CA , 11-05-2006 00:00:47

If'in you wer'nt so far away, I would lend you mine that I bought at a dealer close out.

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old

11-05-2006 07:52:47

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Re: Tractor stands? in reply to Mike CA , 11-05-2006 00:00:47

If you can weld and have the steel laying around makeing a set of them isn't all that hard to do. I've seen a good number of them that people have made and all of them worked some better then others. To bad I don't have any pictures, if I did I would post them.

Hobby farm

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Janicholson

11-05-2006 07:20:46

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Re: Tractor stands? in reply to Mike CA , 11-05-2006 00:00:47

THis reflects information gathered here, and stands I have seen and used. This would cost about $100 to make. Using a floor jack on the rear half will be fine. JimN

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trw

11-05-2006 06:37:16

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Re: Tractor stands? in reply to Mike CA , 11-05-2006 00:00:47

We built a "splitting stand" several years ago. I don't think it cost more than $100. It has four wheels on it and it goes on the front half of the tractor. We put blocks under the back half to secure it. We have used it several times. We even used it on the 1566.

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jimont

11-05-2006 05:52:13

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Re: Tractor stands? in reply to Mike CA , 11-05-2006 00:00:47

Mike - Quite a while ago, there was a thread on yt about just such a stand. A fellow had made stands that attached to the tractor's frame. Do a search on here. I was impressed with what he had to offer.

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Mike Van

11-05-2006 04:34:12

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Re: Tractor stands? in reply to Mike CA , 11-05-2006 00:00:47

Don't use cinder or cement blocks, they will fail without any warning sometimes. Buying or making a splitting frame to do one tractor is a lot of $$$. If there's a local mill near you, get a bunch of 6x6's, 4x4's, whatever it takes. Square cribbing is used safely by loads of construction workers, house movers, etc. If you're in doubt, get someone who knows this type of work to help, we sure don't want to read about some tragic accident.

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RustyFarmall

11-05-2006 04:32:38

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Re: Tractor stands? in reply to Mike CA , 11-05-2006 00:00:47

I've been intending to build a pair of splitting stands myself, but have not done so yet. When I worked for the JD dealer back in the '70s, we used stands that were built by the Owattana tool company,(not sure I spelled it right), or OTC. The stand that bolted to the rear half of the tractor had a heavy caster wheel on it which allowed you to roll the rear away from the front. I doubt that a pair of similar stands would be cheap, but they certainly would be the safest way to do it. I recently used a large oak stump and stacked several 2x6s on top of that to get the height I needed. It worked, but I was scared of the tractor falling off the whole time it was split. Steel stands that are bolted in place is a much better way, and should be the only way.

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banjo

11-05-2006 00:50:09

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Re: Tractor stands? in reply to Mike CA , 11-05-2006 00:00:47

Hey Mike, sorry but i don't have any pics but i made an A-frame to hold one half of it. And built some stands to bolt to the other half. used a 2 1/2 ton floor jack underneath to roll apart and the stands/legs bolted to the sides of the tractor would keep it from falling if it slipped.

Some folks have wheels on the A frame to roll it but mine was stactionary. I used a chain hoist to hold it and blocks underneath made from railroad ties. Just used what i had around the place.

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