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interchangeable spindles and tie rods on 560?

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560inKS

02-03-2008 20:23:39




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Hey fellas, thanks for the advice you've been giving me on the front end lately. i have a couple more questions. Are the spindles and tie rods out of a used swartz or ih front end interchangeable with a norden that's under this 560? would they fit? should i try to do that, seeing as how changing the whole front end is dangerous work especially without a concrete floor to change it on, which i do not have. I'm just a 27 year old youngster with only the basics for tools and equipment. Or should i get a front end and have a mechanic shop change it out for me? any idea what a shop would charge to do that? I'd prefer to do it myself, but, it sounds like it's pretty dangerous for somebody that hasn't done it before. and right now i'm having a tough time thinking of somebody around my area that i know that has swapped front ends before. Any thoughts or ideas? It's greatly appreciated.

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mkirsch

02-04-2008 05:40:13




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 Re: interchangeable spindles and tie rods on 560? in reply to Hugh MacKay, 02-03-2008 20:23:39  
If the parts would fit, someone would've mentioned it by now, and all I've heard about Norden front ends is how hard/impossible it is to locate parts, so it's only logical to conclude that the answer is no.

To take it to a dealer and have the front end swapped is going to cost you several hundred dollars, at least. Shop labor rate is somewhere between $75 and $100 an hour these days if I'm not mistaken. That doesn't include trucking if the shop is more than a few miles away, or the tractor is not drivable.

You don't necessarily need to find someone who has done this before. It's not at all complicated, so all you really need is a friend, a few basic tools, and a decent concrete floor.

If you want to be super-extra-safe, get some treated 6x6 lumber and cut it into 3' lengths for cribbing material. Build yourself a "log cabin" underneath the tractor between the front end support and the bell housing to support it while the front ends are being swapped. It won't be going anywhere.

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