How I unstuck my W-400

Wardner · Oct 31, 2009

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.

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John G. Hasler · Oct 31, 2009

That wheel attachment device is amazing.

ScottyHOMeY · Oct 31, 2009

Just a little smoethin' Wardner thought up over breakfast. He probably had it together before lunch. ;8^)

Wardner · Oct 31, 2009

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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.

charles todd · Oct 31, 2009

What exactly is the "WHEEL ATTACHMENT"?

CT

Wardner · Oct 31, 2009

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.

MeanGene1 · Oct 31, 2009

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

Dblair · Oct 31, 2009

why would anyone make such a fixture for spade wheels , they don" t pull as good as rubber.

railhead · Oct 31, 2009

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.

Wardner · Oct 31, 2009

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.

Wardner · Oct 31, 2009

Yes, I like to take it slowly on this unknown condition stuff. I have plenty of other things to do.

Wardner · Oct 31, 2009

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.

Wardner · Oct 31, 2009

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.

Ric Ks. · Nov 1, 2009

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.

mkirsch · Nov 2, 2009

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.

jim kuntz · Nov 10, 2009

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 !!!

Nebraska Kirk · Nov 10, 2009

(quoted from post at 18:09:31 11/10/09) 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 !!!

That will not work any better than pulling the tractor forwards. No matter which way the engine turns, there will always be pistons going up as the others go down. I am also leary of pulling a tractor to free a stuck engine, you could bend a connecting rod.

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