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Wardner 10-31-2009 09:49:02 4.154.245.99 735810 Report to Moderator	1. Remove spark plugs and empty a can of PB Blaster into cylinders. Let soak for a week. 2. Remove valve covers and check for stuck valves. All were good. Give them a shot of PB Blaster anyway. 3. Remove oil gallery plug on left side of block at rear. Pump in oil. 4. Block up left side of tractor. Attach wheel attachment and 12' wooden lever. Select 5th gear, high range on TA. Rock the lever both ways. Nothing happened. 5. Add three tires (about 125 lbs) and rock again. Nothing happened. Hit starter and I got movement. Think I will let it sit for a few more days before doing that again. [Reply]   [Send Email]
JIM Kuntz 11-10-2009 17:09:31 24.14.152.135 737382 Report to Moderator	Re: How I unstuck my W-400 in reply to Wardner, 10-31-2009 09:49:02   BP Blaster in on pistons - let set overnite - put in highest forward gear and pull tractor backwards - the engine runs backward, pulling away from the rust. Waalaa, free at last !!!   [Reply]   [Send Email]
mkirsch 11-02-2009 05:05:34 64.80.108.57 736061 Report to Moderator	Re: How I unstuck my W-400 in reply to Wardner, 10-31-2009 09:49:02   We could've used a pair of those back when I was a kid, before we put in a lot of drainage tile... But boy, those look like something out of one of those SAW movies... "Hello Wardner, I want to play a game..." YIKES.   [Reply]   [No Email]
Ric KS. 11-01-2009 19:41:23 75.105.32.38 736025 Report to Moderator	Re: How I unstuck my W-400 in reply to Wardner, 10-31-2009 09:49:02   Must be for soft permafrost or peat bog use? Would be God awfull rough riding on anything solid. If the luggs flip out maybe used only when you start to spin down, stop and flip them in and go till more solid footing then flip out again. Might have been good for filling trench silos.   [Reply]   [No Email]
railhead 10-31-2009 16:24:00 205.237.134.3 735844 Report to Moderator	Re: How I unstuck my W-400 in reply to Wardner, 10-31-2009 09:49:02   If you got movement, you have got it free. Just soak the whiz out of it again and be patient....don't do like the w9 I have stuck, ruined by impatience. Great looking beast and LP too....NICE. Now that wheel attachment......I'm not sold on that.   [Reply]   [No Email]
Wardner 10-31-2009 17:35:51 4.154.244.4 735867 Report to Moderator	Re: How I unstuck my W-400 in reply to railhead, 10-31-2009 16:24:00   Yes, I like to take it slowly on this unknown condition stuff. I have plenty of other things to do.   [Reply]   [Send Email]
dblair 10-31-2009 14:20:55 98.140.24.155 735830 Report to Moderator	Re: How I unstuck my W-400 in reply to Wardner, 10-31-2009 09:49:02   why would anyone make such a fixture for spade wheels , they don" t pull as good as rubber.   [Reply]   [No Email]
Wardner 10-31-2009 17:53:14 4.154.244.4 735871 Report to Moderator	Re: How I unstuck my W-400 in reply to dblair, 10-31-2009 14:20:55   dblair, I suspect most people would agree with you. That's probably why this wheel attachment would seem to be rare. But I also suspect there may be certain applications where they really shine. Perhaps they were meant for hilly terrains. Skidders maybe. This pair of attachments was purchased in Canada north of Niagra Falls at auction. Hugh would have known something about them. Can you imagine getting stuck with these? One wheel revolution and you would be dragging the drawbar and rear frame. It would be interesting to know what tractor they were designed for. To make them fit properly on my tractor, I will need to remove 5" of offset.   [Reply]   [Send Email]
MeanGene1 10-31-2009 13:05:18 204.14.185.31 735824 Report to Moderator	Re: How I unstuck my W-400 in reply to Wardner, 10-31-2009 09:49:02   Did the same thing with the flathead in my little Deuce dump truck, brake fluid & Marvel, and my 1" drive Snap-On breaker bar with 6' of pipe on the rear axle in high gear, rock it back & forth gently- took a week and a half, but no damage and it runs like a train   [Reply]   [No Email]
Wardner 10-31-2009 17:32:43 4.154.244.4 735865 Report to Moderator	Re: How I unstuck my W-400 in reply to MeanGene1, 10-31-2009 13:05:18   MeanGene, Nice to hear there was no permanent damage. I am hoping that holds true for this motor. It was a nice running tractor five years ago before parking it. Seems like all propane motors last forever.   [Reply]   [Send Email]
charles todd 10-31-2009 11:18:26 205.242.95.133 735819 Report to Moderator	Re: How I unstuck my W-400 in reply to Wardner, 10-31-2009 09:49:02   What exactly is the "WHEEL ATTACHMENT"? CT   [Reply]   [No Email]
Wardner 10-31-2009 11:28:11 4.154.245.99 735820 Report to Moderator	Re: How I unstuck my W-400 in reply to charles todd, 10-31-2009 11:18:26   It's meant for high speed work and making rooster tails. The increased diameter will let me go 25.3 MPH. Not designed for Astroturf.   [Reply]   [Send Email]
John G. Hasler 10-31-2009 10:20:47 174.124.36.161 735812 Report to Moderator	Re: How I unstuck my W-400 in reply to Wardner, 10-31-2009 09:49:02   That wheel attachment device is amazing.   [Reply]   [Send Email]
Wardner 10-31-2009 11:17:21 4.154.245.99 735818 Report to Moderator	Re: How I unstuck my W-400 in reply to John G. Hasler, 10-31-2009 10:20:47   Too much offset, Needs to be closer to wheel. I am in the process of shortening the other wheel attachment and making it available for use on a 38" Farmall wheel as well as an International wheel.   [Reply]   [No Email]
ScottyHOMEy 10-31-2009 11:07:07 71.241.193.92 735817 Report to Moderator	Re: How I unstuck my W-400 in reply to John G. Hasler, 10-31-2009 10:20:47   Just a little smoethin' Wardner thought up over breakfast. He probably had it together before lunch. ;8^)   [Reply]   [No Email]
Wardner 10-31-2009 18:00:33 4.154.244.4 735874 Report to Moderator	Re: How I unstuck my W-400 in reply to ScottyHOMEy, 10-31-2009 11:07:07   Well. actually they have been sitting outback for at least ten years. It took alot of sledge hammer work to get the grousers loosened so they would flip over. These attachments were never used much.   [Reply]   [Send Email]