OK....What Is It ???????????

Caryc

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This gadget comes in very handy on my MF202 Workbull. Any guesses as to what it is? The watch is just there for size comparison.

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It is an adapter for pulling the top cover on a transmission on a 35,50,65 or so tractors. There is a thread on here with all of the dimensions for it. I have never tried on so I don't know how it works but I have seen pictures before.

Steven
 
(quoted from post at 19:09:18 02/20/17) It is an adapter for pulling the top cover on a transmission on a 35,50,65 or so tractors. There is a thread on here with all of the dimensions for it. I have never tried on so I don't know how it works but I have seen pictures before.

Steven

Correct. When I purchased my MF202, the three point lift did not work. After pulling the top cover on my 8N I knew what the job was going to be like pulling it off the 202. I believe the 202 cover is even heavier.

So I had a machine shop make up this "hinge" bracket and the handle you see in the pics. Once you place the hinge bracket in place you bolt the handle onto the top cover where the seat bolts on. Then you just pull back on the handle to turn the top cover over and it rests upside down ready for any work you need to do on it. In the one pic, you see how it pins to the tractor and you see the handle in the other pic ready to pull back the cover.

Below are a couple pics I took from the MF35 Hydraulics repair DVD. The thing is, I never got to use the thing. I got the hydraulics working by removing the side plate and loosening things up. But at least I'll have it for any future repairs.

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Hello,
You will find it an invaluable piece of equipment to be able to remove the cover and turn it upside down safely.
The length of the handle should be such that when its top end rests on the floor the cover should be roughly
horizontal.
I believe that I can see two problems with the hinge bracket. Firstly the hydraulic cover has to move rearwards
slightly in order for the 'step' on the front of the hydraulic cylinder to clear the casing and conversely it
must move forward slightly in refitting to settle in the correct place. You may have sufficient movement by
'rocking' the bracket on the hinge pin. The original MF bracket had slots for the top to allow this to happen.
The other problem that I believe you will experience is that you will find it difficult to drop the cover exactly
in the correct axial alignment. Some washers or spacers either side of the bracket and either side of the top
link rocker assembly will help to keep it in line. From the point onwards where the handle is horizontal you will
find that the cover becomes very unwieldy and in that last 6 inches or so you will struggle a little to keep
control of it. Refitting to a 35 or 65 is not quite so critical but fitting to a 135 upwards is because it is
very easy to bring the cylinder bracket down inside the pump fork and dislodge the button which holds it in place
resulting in removal of the pump to retrieve it.
A good investment.
DavidP, South Wales
 
This photo from the factory workshop manual shows the bracket in place with the additional bracket for the later type hydraulic cover. The slots can be seen as well as the spacers to maintain the alignment as much as possible.

DavidP
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(quoted from post at 10:28:07 02/21/17) This photo from the factory workshop manual shows the bracket in place with the additional bracket for the later type hydraulic cover. The slots can be seen as well as the spacers to maintain the alignment as much as possible.

DavidP
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Thanks for the additional info. I made those top holes in mine one inch to accommodate some play with the 7/8" pin in there. If needed, I can take it back to the shop that made it and have the holes slotted a bit. TSC sells all kinds of spacers and machine shaft shims that could also be used if needed.

I'm just hoping that I will never need to try it out. :wink: I'm pushing 70 now so I don't know which will give out first, me or the tractor.
 
I made me one out of some scrap steel since I usually work alone. It sure beats having to use a hoist of some sort, and finding some to work the hoist for you.
 
(quoted from post at 15:08:35 02/21/17) I made me one out of some scrap steel since I usually work alone. It sure beats having to use a hoist of some sort, and finding some to work the hoist for you.

Yeah, it's too bad it won't work on my 8N. But then I did have my grown nephew and his friend to help me with that one.

Since I had the lifting help on the 8N I left the seat spring on and clamped a lifting handle to it and yes, I did remove the seat pan from it.

The seat spring was also a good way to clamp it to my worktable so it was nice and accessible.

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