Hog Disassembly

Tall T · Apr 19, 2015

It seems to me that undoing the 4 bolts holding the gearbox to the deck, would let the gearbox and blade assembly drop down
so that I could just lift the deck and pull it all out from under.

If I put the whole thing on its back, all the lube will drain out
whereas I can keep all that under control and have an easier time of removing the blade bar and changing seals.

Any reason I shouldn't do this?
I don't think there are any bolts coming up to the gearbox from underneath.

Oh and did I ever mention how Amsoil MP cuts rust instantly?

Then I sprayed the input shaft end and the MP took it all right to bare metal without any rubbing and the rust pouring off.

BigYoung · Apr 19, 2015

TT, spray it with Amsoil MP and it oughta slide right off.

Gonna get me some cause I'm torchless in So. LA.

Caryc · Apr 19, 2015

Are you sure that it will fit through the hole in the deck? It couldn't be that easy.

mbramble · Apr 19, 2015

Whenever I've want to do work like that, I raise the mower up as high as possible and then set it down on 6x6 wooden blocks, stacked 2 high, at each corner. Then I can slide under it from any angle and do whatever work is required.

Caryc · Apr 19, 2015

(quoted from post at 18:26:10 04/19/15) Whenever I've want to do work like that, I raise the mower up as high as possible and then set it down on 6x6 wooden blocks, stacked 2 high, at each corner. Then I can slide under it from any angle and do whatever work is required.

That's when a FEL comes in really handy. :wink:

notjustair · Apr 19, 2015

There's no way. You should have to spend a full
week on it and break off three bolts. You might even
need stitches.

If the hole in the decking was big enough to get it
turned and twisted (to get it down through) you
would have a one foot hole up there. They aren't
that nice when they build one. They make it some
kind of jigsaw puzzle on purpose. It's the same
feeling I get when I think a row unit is broken on the
planter and I just filled the boxes on the last round.

Incidentally, I gave it a 50/50 shot that this was
about butchering. You can tell I sorted pigs today.

Tall T · Apr 19, 2015

(quoted from post at 17:59:17 04/19/15) TT, spray it with Amsoil MP and it oughta slide right off.

Gonna get me some cause I'm torchless in So. LA.

Pure genius.
As some tree fallers I know used to say, "Now we're loggin'!"

The first stuff to drip off was so dark brown it looked black then it progresses to the lighter browns. I like that you don't have to soak and wait with this stuff.

Tall T · Apr 19, 2015

Cary,

Good thinking 99!

I thought maybe it would drop and then with a tipping the input shaft and housing could be coaxed through.
But upon further perusal and measuring, I think not.

So . . . I have two choices in mind.
1. Torch cut a bigger hole in the disintegrating deck in front of the gearbox and then put a cover plate over the hole afterwards.

2. Remove the input shaft housing and the box will definitely fall through then.

Questions:
I'm assuming that the front seal is a typical one and that the large red area around the shaft is not part of the seal but is a dust cover. . . . but then again it's probably all seal.

Can I remove the input shaft housing without the dreaded "unforeseen"?

Thanks,
T

Jason S. · Apr 20, 2015

Go to agcopartsbook.com click on guest user and type in 59 in the search box. It will pull up the parts book and you can see if it is a dust cover or not.

Tall T · Apr 20, 2015

Hi Jason,

That's great!
http://www.agcopartsbooks.com/PartsBooksN/Viewer/book.aspx?book=agco/651177

Part #5 says Cover!
Part #12, typical seal by the looks of things.

Thank you much!
Terry

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