I'm thinking about ways to put a load on the engine in my model G so I can make some adjustments while it's up to normal operating temperature and under load. It has no PTO, belt pulley nor hydraulics. Just a hole in the drawbar. I'm thinking of blocking the right rear wheel just off the ground on another tractor that has about 20 hp, using that tractor as a load unit. Of course chocking the other rear wheel and front wheels so the tractor can't roll. Then backing the G up behind the load unit tractor so the two tractors set back-to-back, right tires of the two tractors firmly together. Again of course blocking the other wheels of the G too so it can't roll. Then on the load unit tractor, I'd leave the fuel and ignition shut off, begin with it in neutral, clutch engaged, then shift it into high gear if needed to get enough load. Then power up the G. It would take a little experimentation to determine what gear to use.
Maybe setting the two tractors back-to-back, left tire to right tire, would work better so a come-along could be used between the two tractors to keep the two rear tires in contact. I think the G is so much smaller than the load tractor that this could work.
I think the tire lugs are so much closer together on the G than on the other tractor that the lugs coming into then out of "mesh" wouldn't be a problem. Again, would require experimentation. I may be wrong on that, but seems worth a try. It would give the two differentials a work-out, but I don't plan to run them long hours.
What do you think? Anybody tried this? Other ideas?
Maybe setting the two tractors back-to-back, left tire to right tire, would work better so a come-along could be used between the two tractors to keep the two rear tires in contact. I think the G is so much smaller than the load tractor that this could work.
I think the tire lugs are so much closer together on the G than on the other tractor that the lugs coming into then out of "mesh" wouldn't be a problem. Again, would require experimentation. I may be wrong on that, but seems worth a try. It would give the two differentials a work-out, but I don't plan to run them long hours.
What do you think? Anybody tried this? Other ideas?