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zooeyhall

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I was at a shop the other day, and they had split a large tractor. They had a nice wheeled frame setup to roll the front part away, and a stand to hold the rear end.

I would like to have one of these for use with smaller tractors (less than 80 hp). Is this something you have to have made? Or can you buy these setups someplace? Are they specific to the tractor model? Any advice appreciated!
 
Not too hard to make.I made one years ago.Made it 'universal'. Been used from SC to 1256.And a few others.....
 
I have one that I bought at the local IH shop when they closed years ago.Has its own inverted v track system,with iron wheels with grooves in the wheels,to keep it lined up.Very handy for splitting big tractors,or pulling big axle trumpets.Make sure your floor is level when splitting heavy tractors.Small tractors,you can usually use a floor jack with a home made cradle.
Make sure you block the nose to the axle,so the engine doesn't tip over when you split it.
 

I always block the front and roll the rear and from what I read on here that is what most do. You get leverage pushing against the tires. HoboNC posted pics of his support for the rear, that I think is the slickest and safest. You just take a trailer jack and bolt it to the side of the rear housing by means of a fabricated bracket. It would be impossible for the rear to come off the jack. Very low cost, and very effective, and very safe.
 
I believe I talked to him at the Le Sueur MN swap meet. I don't have any of what he sells but he has built a lot of nice shop equipment.
 
I know somebody with a body shop who did that with a frame straightening machine. Didn't end well. He bought a new expensive frame straightener and used it as a model to make his own,then he sent the one back that he'd bought. The salesman that he bought the new one from came out and saw the one he made. He made him cut it up in to little bitty pieces with a torch while he watched. It was that or get sued.
 
(quoted from post at 11:48:35 05/16/14) I know somebody with a body shop who did that with a frame straightening machine. Didn't end well. He bought a new expensive frame straightener and used it as a model to make his own,then he sent the one back that he'd bought. [b:10ea61821c]The salesman that he bought the new one from came out and saw the one he made. He made him cut it up in to little bitty pieces with a torch while he watched. It was that or get sued.[/b:10ea61821c]
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FAIK A guy can't be sued for replicating a piece of equipment for ones one use, but it can't be duplicated for resale purposes without repercussions.

When i split a tractor i block up the rear half, and roll the front front half forwards with the rear of the engine hanging in my chain hoist on the trolley on my A frame's I beam. i have an adjustable stand i put under the engine and take the slack of the hoist off for safety.
 
Hi Built mine when we were Belarus dealers. Have used it on most color tractors and modified it on the way, to fit some of them better. I have used trolley jacks and find the track much nicer.

If splitting a 100 hp tractor with fluid in the rear tires I move the front. It"s easier than trying to push big wheels and the extra weight of fluid, and maybe cast centers.
The other thing can be pushing them together in gear moving the back half. It"s a little harder getting the shafts back in the clutch splines, when the shaft turns with the wheels.
Every body has their way I prefer moving the front here.
Regards Robert
 
Been a tractor dealer for years, have two factory purchased ones and one shop built one. The shop built one gets the most use but they all make splitting easier and probably safer than jack stands ect.
 
Oh yeah, mine wouldn"t be quite that nice. There would be no worries of patent infringement. :)

Rick
 
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