New job for an old engine stand.
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Topic: New job for an old engine stand.
Posted By: Don(MO)
Subject: New job for an old engine stand.
Date Posted: 20 Nov 2016 at 1:09pm
I have a older engine stand that I don't like and don't use a lot. As I get older heavy lifting and my back are not as good as it used to be so the days of rolling front bolsters around have stopped. I have two front end bolsters to rebuild back to back so after I found myself moving a older engine stand out of the way as I was thinking about a better way to handle them the idea of just bolting the bolster to that p.o.s. stand and after 10 to15 mins of cutting and drilling holes here's my new way to work over them heavy bolsters. so what do you think?  ------------- 3 WD45's with power steering,G,D15 fork lift,D19, W-Speed Patrol, "A" Gleaner with a 330 corn head,"66" combine,roto-baler, and lots of Snap Coupler implements to make them work for their keep. |
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Posted By: JoeO(CMO)
Date Posted: 20 Nov 2016 at 1:19pm
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That really looks good, Don. I have seen pictures of a small floor jack welded to a pipe to go into the pipe receiver of an engine stand. Another pipe is welded to the lift of the jack to have a small cherry picker for removing an engine out of lawn mower or a golf car or? ------------- |
Posted By: Michael Crowe
Date Posted: 20 Nov 2016 at 3:57pm
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Don that is an excellent idea! That will greatly simplify that job. ------------- The 14th Annual Exclusive AC Swap Meet will be held in Boonville, MO, March 7-8, 2025. See the club website for details: http://www.moacclub.com/ |
Posted By: Sugarmaker
Date Posted: 20 Nov 2016 at 5:55pm
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Don, Looks good! These are a bugger to handle! And now you can turn it upside down to work on it or clean and paint too! Great idea. Regards, Chris ------------- D17 1958 (NFE), WD45 1954 (NFE), WD 1952 (NFE), WD 1950 (WFE), Allis F-40 forklift, Allis CA, Allis D14, Ford Jubilee, Many IH Cub Cadets, 32 Ford Dump, 65 Comet. |
Posted By: Jacob (WI,ND)
Date Posted: 20 Nov 2016 at 10:13pm
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That is a great idea! Does the height work out just right to take it out/ put it in the frame rails by chance, or do you still need to lift it up/ down? I'll have to remember that one! ------------- Jacob Swanson 1920 6-12; 1925,1926 20-35 longfenders; 1925,1926 15-25's; 1927,1929 20-35 shortfenders; C; B's; IB; WC's; WD; WD45 |
Posted By: allischalmerguy
Date Posted: 20 Nov 2016 at 10:44pm
I second Chris! Mike ------------- It is great being a disciple of Jesus! 1950 WD, 1957 D17...retired in Iowa, |
Sugarmaker wrote:Posted By: shameless (ne)
Date Posted: 21 Nov 2016 at 2:34am
| that looks great! use what ya gots first! great idea! |
Posted By: David Maddux
Date Posted: 21 Nov 2016 at 6:51am
| Smart Duck! |
Posted By: Don(MO)
Date Posted: 21 Nov 2016 at 8:45am
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Thanks guys. I will not use it to remove or install the unit off or back on the tractor, I will still use the hoist for that part of the job. It was nice to lower the main shaft in the housing. If you have had the fun job or removing and installing the main shaft in the tractor it's a pain in the rear working under the tractor with bolster still in place now all work is done from the top just roll it over and over just like rebuilding an engine on the stand. ------------- 3 WD45's with power steering,G,D15 fork lift,D19, W-Speed Patrol, "A" Gleaner with a 330 corn head,"66" combine,roto-baler, and lots of Snap Coupler implements to make them work for their keep. |
Posted By: farmtoybuilder
Date Posted: 21 Nov 2016 at 1:45pm
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Great Idea!!!! You were Thinking! ------------- 5 different TT-10's,5 TT-18's Terra Tigers,B-10,2 B-207's,B-110,2 B-112's,HB-112,B-210,B-212,HB212,2 Scamp's & Homilite T-10. Still hunting NICE HB-112 & anything Terra Tiger & Trailers for them. |
Posted By: Hubert (Ga)engine7
Date Posted: 21 Nov 2016 at 2:13pm
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Don, great idea! That's using your head for more than just a hat rack.
------------- Just an old country boy saved by the grace of God. |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 21 Nov 2016 at 4:41pm
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What do I think............ I think I've got one here that I will send down, or even BRING down and have you work on it!! THAT'S what I think...... Brains before brawn........Grampa told me that eons ago. That's using the ole bean! ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: shameless (ne)
Date Posted: 22 Nov 2016 at 1:00am
| friend of mine made a clamp and put it on his stand so he could paint stuff. |
Posted By: Allis dave
Date Posted: 22 Nov 2016 at 8:22am
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That looks like a right good idea if you'll ever have more than one to do and I know you will. I like Sugar's idea. that would work nicely for cleaning and painting too. |
Posted By: IBWD MIke
Date Posted: 22 Nov 2016 at 12:06pm
| Now if we can get Don to do a video/demonstration on how to rebuild, take the slop out of these things. |
Posted By: Jacob (WI,ND)
Date Posted: 22 Nov 2016 at 8:19pm
YES! Great idea ------------- Jacob Swanson 1920 6-12; 1925,1926 20-35 longfenders; 1925,1926 15-25's; 1927,1929 20-35 shortfenders; C; B's; IB; WC's; WD; WD45 |
Posted By: j.w.freck
Date Posted: 26 Nov 2016 at 7:58pm
| very spiffy idea don..... |
Posted By: Orange Tractors
Date Posted: 27 Nov 2016 at 2:52am
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That definitely fits the idea of "Work smarter, not harder."
Robert
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Posted By: Brian Jasper co. Ia
Date Posted: 27 Nov 2016 at 9:53am
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How's that go, necessity is the mother of invention? Looks pretty darn slick. The next step is cleaning right? A fabbed up sheetmetal funnel under the bolster to catch the solvent and return it to a 3 gal benchtop parts washer attached to the stand and you have fast n easy way to wash all the crud out from inside. ------------- "Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the government take care of him better take a closer look at the American Indian." Henry Ford |
Posted By: Don(MO)
Date Posted: 27 Nov 2016 at 12:21pm
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I have come up with a new and better way to mount the all the bolsters on the same engine stand. I'm going to build a mounting bracket that uses the side four bolt holes on both sides to hold front bolsters on, that will let one bracket to hold narrow, three bold and four bolts fronts all mount and rotate. Video? I will think about maybe doing one sometime, I'm not good at teaching school, look at the last one on oil pans. lol Brian I just use my handy dandy hot water high pressure washer and a five gal bucket with a 3/4" hole three inches down from the top to hold the grease in and let the water run out as I clean them out, works good just have to stop and let the water running out drain down sometimes, then just dump the grease out after draining the water out first. this will not work for oil but on that old heavy grease it's works OK. ------------- 3 WD45's with power steering,G,D15 fork lift,D19, W-Speed Patrol, "A" Gleaner with a 330 corn head,"66" combine,roto-baler, and lots of Snap Coupler implements to make them work for their keep. |
Posted By: IBWD MIke
Date Posted: 27 Nov 2016 at 3:10pm
| I was just teasing on the video comment but the oil-pan video has been priceless. |