Got Jack Stands?

Royse

Well-known Member
Mine are apparently 3 1/2 inches too short to hold the tire of a
row crop off the ground. :(
No, its not off to the side of that block as far as it looks.

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Hi Royse, you've seen my 4000 WF. Where's the best spot to jack up and hold the front end? I'm going to try to take the WF off and install the NF. I've heard pros and cons about a NF and moving snow but I can't help but think the NF will turn tighter. Just not sure if it's going to dig in when the snow gets deep. Can I just swap the hubs, bearings, etc. off the WF or am I better off trying to find new ones? Thanks! Tom
 
pretty tall ain't they!
I just swapped tires around on my 4000 RC NF.
I used my floorjack with blocks on it where you have yours,
and my farmjack chained to the axle where you have your stand.
Kind of a helper, and failsafe jackstand in case my floorjack slipped.
Worked pretty good.
Just gotta remember to keep an eye on the farm jack handle when
adjusting the floorjack................
 
Hi Tom, you can just swap the hubs/bearings/etc from wide to narrow. Leastways- it worked for us.
I wouldn't worry too much about digging in snow- you'll probably be backing up with a blower or blade and actually while turning the narrow front won't hang out in the un-plowed snow like a wide front. If you're just heading out into an un-plowed field, might hang a little more than widefront.
Should be able to jack under the front of the side frame just behind the front axle support to lift.
 
Yes I have seen it, beautiful tractor you have there!
If I were trying to change the front end, which I have not done
on a 4000, I think I would jack it up in the front and crib it with
4 x 4 or 4 x 6 pieces of wood across the under side of oil pan.
Wood won't scratch your paint and won't collapse like a cement
block can. This picture is of my 960, one piece front end.
Not the right color and not easily swapped to a wide front.
 
PS, a NF will turn MUCH shorter than a WF.
They don't do so well if you are just trying to drive through
snow and steer, but turning on cleared ground is much tighter.
A narrow front tractor with good brakes is the original "zero turn".
 
I've got a set of NAPA stands made in the 70's
when cars were bigger. They are just tall enough
to hold up my 4000rc.
 
I've found that the old bumper jacks that I've saved for many years are just the thing to lift the front of row crop tractors.

I used one on each side to lift the front of my JD730DWES with 450 lbs of front weights while I rebuilt the front axle and steering.

One would suffice for a vintage Ford RC.

Dean
 
(quoted from post at 18:24:17 09/27/14) Hi Royse, you've seen my 4000 WF. Where's the best spot to jack up and hold the front end? I'm going to try to take the WF off and install the NF. I've heard pros and cons about a NF and moving snow but I can't help but think the NF will turn tighter. Just not sure if it's going to dig in when the snow gets deep. Can I just swap the hubs, bearings, etc. off the WF or am I better off trying to find new ones? Thanks! Tom

Tom,
I crib up my narrow front tractors under the front edge of the bellhousing. Most have a flat spot there.
When jacking up the front of a NF, block front and back of both rear tires, not just one.
I know this is a one time thing for you, but for others,
that work on a lot of narrow fronts....
Nothing beats adding another trolley and hoist to your gantry.
Snag each side of a NF, pull both hoist chains at once.
up it goes and will hang there....forever.

Like Royce said, the original zeroturn.
and on snow, stab a brake and that narrow front will slide around like it's on casters. (you'll catch yourself doing it in fresh snow just cuz it's fun!)
 
(quoted from post at 23:35:51 09/27/14) I've found that the old bumper jacks that I've saved for many years are just the thing to lift the front of row crop tractors.

I used one on each side to lift the front of my JD730DWES with 450 lbs of front weights while I rebuilt the front axle and steering.

One would suffice for a vintage Ford RC.

Dean

dont trust the bumper jacks!
My neighbor had the back end of a '49 ford up on 2 bumper jacks to put shackles on the springs when they fell over pinning his head between the tire and fender. I had to drive him to the horsepiddle to get 12 stitches in his face after picking up the car to get his head out
 
(quoted from post at 18:03:53 09/28/14)
(quoted from post at 23:35:51 09/27/14) I've found that the old bumper jacks that I've saved for many years are just the thing to lift the front of row crop tractors.

I used one on each side to lift the front of my JD730DWES with 450 lbs of front weights while I rebuilt the front axle and steering.

One would suffice for a vintage Ford RC.

Dean

dont trust the bumper jacks!
My neighbor had the back end of a '49 ford up on 2 bumper jacks to put shackles on the springs when they fell over pinning his head between the tire and fender. I had to drive him to the horsepiddle to get 12 stitches in his face after picking up the car to get his head out

Same goes for floor jacks. A guy I went to high school with was working by himself under his car when it was just being held up by a floor jack and it dropped on him and he died. It didn't crush him so that he died instantly. The doctor said that it was just so heavy on his chest that he couldn't breath and so he suffocated to death as there was no one around to help him.
 
I bought a set of jack stands at a auction a few years ago. the owner welded round steel plates to the bottom of the legs. makes them much more stable when having to put the stands on wood.
 

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