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Jacking tractor up and safety

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AnvilheadTX

05-29-2007 08:30:26




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Looks like I will be re-doing my brakes. Is there any tips on jacking up the rear end of an 8n - from both a "how to" stand point as well as a safety stand point?




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AnvilheadTX

05-29-2007 10:54:34




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 Re: Jacking tractor up and safety in reply to AnvilheadTX, 05-29-2007 08:30:26  
Will I be able to unloosen the bolts with out any specialized wrench? What size are the eight nuts and what size is the big axle nut? No cinderblocks...I have some railroad ties and some 4x4s to use as cribben.

Last dumb question - is the rear tire more than what one man can handle - as far as putting in the back of a truck? I guess I can use a 4x4 ramp and wheel it in.



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Ramrod

05-29-2007 11:24:34




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 Re: Jacking tractor up and safety in reply to AnvilheadTX, 05-29-2007 10:54:34  
The lugnuts will come loose with a socket and short extension, don't remember what size, but it was in my 1/2" impact socket set. The wheel is very heavy, but not too heavy if you don't let it get away from you. I had to get help to get it in and out of my truck, and I would not use a ramp, I would lay it beside and let it fall into the bed, then scoot it up, or use a trailer is much better. The big 2 1/8" (maybe 2 1/4") axle nut is torqued to 400+ ft/lbs. It will take a special rig to bust it loose. A big cheater bar, or a big 1" impact wrench and a big impact socket. AutoZone will sell that big socket in 3/4" drive for a few bucks.

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AnvilheadTX

05-29-2007 13:35:13




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 Re: Jacking tractor up and safety in reply to Ramrod, 05-29-2007 11:24:34  
And I have to take off the axle nut to remove the wheel?



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Ramrod

05-29-2007 13:38:37




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 Re: Jacking tractor up and safety in reply to AnvilheadTX, 05-29-2007 13:35:13  
Nope, the wheel will come off with just the lug nuts. BE READY, it's a heavy beast, much more so if filled. If it falls, don't try to catch it, let it fall.



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AnvilheadTX

05-29-2007 14:20:54




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 Re: Jacking tractor up and safety in reply to Ramrod, 05-29-2007 13:38:37  
That is what I thought....regarding both the lug nuts only and the weight. Sounds like a "have a friend helping or standing by" job.



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Ramrod

05-29-2007 14:35:26




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 Re: Jacking tractor up and safety in reply to AnvilheadTX, 05-29-2007 14:20:54  
Yep, a good idea. My wife and I were able to get the old ones in the pickup, then we drove to town and let the guys unload and take old tires off. New tires were ordered, so I took rims home and sand blasted and painted them, then coated inside with truck bedliner and took them back. They mounted new tires and loaded them for me. Mama and I stashed them in shed for months until rebuild was completed then I remembered how heavy they were when I tried to roll them up grade to work shop for installation. Mama helped again, and we got them up the grade and installed. I hope they outlive us this time, way too heavy for my comfort level.

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AnvilheadTX

05-29-2007 14:56:42




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 Re: Jacking tractor up and safety in reply to Ramrod, 05-29-2007 14:35:26  
Ramrod - let me ask you - I have a set of great tires on my "project" tractor - but the wheels/rims need to be sandblasted (and one tire needs to be sealed). I plan to use these tires in the future (my re-build will start this fall). The tires on my runnin tractor (the one with the bad brake)are in rough shape. Should I for now just fix the brake and slap the old wheel/tire back on and then when I do the rebuild swap out the better tires (and hopefully by then cleaned up rims/wheels)? In essence, I can start my rebuild now by cleaning up the rims/wheels on the project tractor and stash them like you did.

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Ramrod

05-29-2007 09:22:42




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 Re: Jacking tractor up and safety in reply to AnvilheadTX, 05-29-2007 08:30:26  
Harbor Freight, if there is one near you will have some good cheap tall jack stands. They are worth the trip, unlike most of the other junk they sell.



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Dell (WA)

05-29-2007 08:42:32




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 Re: Jacking tractor up and safety in reply to AnvilheadTX, 05-29-2007 08:30:26  
Tex..... ...NEVER EBBER USE CONCRETE CINDER BLOCKS to support ennythang.

I just use my regular floor jack under the diffy. I scored some metal RV support stands somewhere. (they're taller) ...or... you can chainsaw chunks of railroad tye ...or... build a "crib" of 4x4 chunks of lumber. Use yer imagination.

BEFORE jackin', LOOSEN yer BIG axle NUTT. They're supposed to be torqued to 450ft/lbs. (attza bigga GRUNT!!!)..... .Dell

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Bob Harvey

05-29-2007 18:19:46




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 Re: Jacking tractor up and safety in reply to Dell (WA), 05-29-2007 08:42:32  
'On the nut' as usual Dell re; concrete blocks, they are strong in the appropriate application, but like glass bottles when not. 6x6, 4x4 and 2x4's are the right way to go. Start with BIG timber and work your way down...make sure ALL the bits are in direct contact with the ones below....SAFETY FIRST !! PS, Have Phunn!!



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