Pullstart 62,732 #3851 Posted January 5, 2020 54 degrees... temperature or slope of the hill? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,179 #3852 Posted January 5, 2020 5 minutes ago, pullstart said: 54 degrees... temperature or slope of the hill? Yes 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,732 #3853 Posted January 5, 2020 Friday afternoon we got Hot Wheels and Jane out to do some yard cleanup from construction projects. You know... the kind that make mowing one more step?? We never use that door, but built an approach anyway... after 20 something years of it not having one. That turned into play time. Then Rylee wanted me to drive crazy on Jane and she wanted to chase me / drag behind the trailer. I figure if she falls, she is behind the rotating mass of everything so let her be a happy kid. Note too, we were air lassoing on our horses! 4 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mikey the Monkey 697 #3854 Posted January 5, 2020 Thank God for kids 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,732 #3855 Posted January 5, 2020 5 minutes ago, Mikey the Monkey said: Thank God for kids And tractors... and Carhardts! 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Tuul Crib 7,336 #3856 Posted January 5, 2020 1 hour ago, pullstart said: Friday afternoon we got Hot Wheels and Jane out to do some yard cleanup from construction projects. You know... the kind that make mowing one more step?? We never use that door, but built an approach anyway... after 20 something years of it not having one. That turned into play time. Then Rylee wanted me to drive crazy on Jane and she wanted to chase me / drag behind the trailer. I figure if she falls, she is behind the rotating mass of everything so let her be a happy kid. Note too, we were air lassoing on our horses! Weeee!!! 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lane Ranger 10,943 #3857 Posted January 6, 2020 Working on removing some old bearings from an RJ three piece transmission side plate today. I want to get it ready to rebuild while in Florida in February! 4 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tractorhead 9,064 #3858 Posted January 6, 2020 Ouch, that bearings look a bit let me say „crispy“... 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lane Ranger 10,943 #3859 Posted January 6, 2020 If they are not rusted in they must be welded! Going to have to get some assistance! I don't have a welder or an anvil here! ' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,732 #3860 Posted January 6, 2020 E tank Lane, E tank 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tractorhead 9,064 #3861 Posted January 7, 2020 8 hours ago, Lane Ranger said: If they are not rusted in they must be welded! Going to have to get some assistance! I don't have a welder or an anvil here! ' You don‘t have a Bearing extractor set? Sadly i‘m to far away to help you out, i purchased one at habor freight, maybe not perfect quality, but handy and useful enough for a reasonable price if you don’t need it daily. Additionally it still lasts until now, even i missused it for different reasons. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lane Ranger 10,943 #3862 Posted January 7, 2020 (edited) Yes I have a Harbor Freight Bearing extractor set and it was not the took for these bearings! I think this transmission was the one that had the most rusted, broken and water filled three piece transmissions I ever saw! However the center case and side plates were good! One of the challenges of 60 year old machines! Edited January 7, 2020 by Lane Ranger 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 17,634 #3863 Posted January 7, 2020 Started opening up the engine on my GT-14. Good news STD piston no scoring on the cylinder walls. Should get way with .010 over... We have had a lot of discussions here about what if any sealer you should use on a head gasket. I think RTV was not one of the suggestions.....but it wasn't leaking.... 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tractorhead 9,064 #3864 Posted January 7, 2020 6 hours ago, Lane Ranger said: Yes I have a Harbor Freight Bearing extractor set and it was not the took for these bearings! I think this transmission was the one that had the most rusted, broken and water filled three piece transmissions I ever saw! However the center case and side plates were good! One of the challenges of 60 year old machines! I think if simply remove wasn‘t proper working, i would take as next step a Hot Air gun or a burner, to warm up the whole centerplate up to about 100- 150deg.C with bearings upside down. if temp was reached, i would try use some Ice spray in bearingrings to shrink them. Supported by lightly hits with a small hammer arround the Bearing it shall be popping out. If no movement was seen, i would drill 2 small holes ( about 3mm dia.) inside the opposite bearing area thru centerplate let me say to better understanding in North and South and use a ( sorry don‘t know the name of that tools) to pry the Bearing with alternating light hammer hits carefully out of it‘s Seat. allways alternately a hit on each side. If needed it can be after that removal of the Bearing be closed by simply 2 Weldingpoints. but because it was inside the Gearbox, i think it is not required. 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 6,972 #3865 Posted January 8, 2020 Tractorhead - they have a couple of names in English. Punches or drifts. That sounds like a good method for removing stuck bearings. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,732 #3866 Posted January 8, 2020 (edited) Stefan, don’t be showing my girls that ice spray! They’d be running around the Big Show trying to freeze everything like Elsa! Edited January 8, 2020 by pullstart Auto correct 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lane Ranger 10,943 #3867 Posted January 8, 2020 So I bought a couple more flat chisels to work on the RJ. Bearing removal. Soaked the bearings overnight in penetrating fluid. Started the round about hammering with my brass hammer and different sixes chisels. About ten minutes into it I saw the closed bearing (center knocked out) start to move a little! So I knew it was just a matter of working it out. Which it finally did and I ground diwn any gouges i. The metal until smooth and cleaned it out. Still have the last race to get out on the other bearing but I will tackle tomorrow! 4 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lane Ranger 10,943 #3868 Posted January 8, 2020 So I bought a couple more flat chisels to work on the RJ. Bearing removal. Soaked the bearings overnight in penetrating fluid. Started the round about hammering with my brass hammer and different sixes chisels. About ten minutes into it I saw the closed bearing (center knocked out) start to move a little! So I knew it was just a matter of working it out. Which it finally did and I ground diwn any gouges i. The metal until smooth and cleaned it out. Still have the last race to get out on the other bearing but I will tackle tomorrow! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lane Ranger 10,943 #3869 Posted January 8, 2020 Ok my answer to removing the stubborn outter bearing ring on my RJ transmission plate I am rebuilding. I decided to use my Dremel metal cutting blade to cut a slit in outter bearing ring and the welded bearing ring. Cutting the slit allowed me to use a chisel to move the outter bearing race and cut a second and third slit in the outter bearing race using the same single slit I cut first through the welded bearing ring. 3 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,732 #3870 Posted January 8, 2020 That should remain plenty strong, Lane! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,732 #3871 Posted January 9, 2020 I stuck Chief up in the rack, making room to start working on the dump box tractor! 4 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,732 #3872 Posted January 9, 2020 The girls had some friends over last night. The homeschool academy is still on winter break until Monday. It’s a blustery 30 degrees, feels like 14 with a constant strong wind. Little MJ wanted to go for a tractor ride! 2 1 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 17,634 #3873 Posted January 11, 2020 You know sometimes leaky axle seals are an advantage. Leaky side is sliding off with just a light tug from a two jaw puller. Other side didn't budge with the set up on there (pic 1) Do not want to snap the flange so have to reconstruct my pull from behind set up used a few years ago on the D200 (pic 2) Some of the steel tubing I used was repurposed in the interim so some new fabrication is needed. 4 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 17,634 #3874 Posted January 11, 2020 No luck yet will have to add heat tomorrow Cocktail hour... The GT-14 is fighting me... 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,179 #3875 Posted January 11, 2020 Trina and her mom spent a few hours moving the rest of the firewood from the upper yard in the shed to the basement. 5 loads in the Ohio Steel brand trailer tugged by her 867. I spent a lot of the day in the outdoor workshop moving/organizing/cleaning then took apart the 1267/1287 mongrel so I can shelf some of the stuff and use the 8 speed transmission for the Colossus project. 7 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
