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pete_5959 10-08-2012 14:02:58 70.63.206.178 Report to Moderator	Anyone have any suggestions or experience with any of the advertised splitting stands? I am in the market and would appreciate any and all responses. Thank you. Pete in NC [Reply]   [No Email]
RodInNS 10-08-2012 20:48:23 216.118.158.123 Report to Moderator	Re: Store Bought Splitting Stands in reply to pete_5959, 10-08-2012 14:02:58   Splitting stands? A pair of 2.5 ton floor jacks and a couple blocks of wood... Rod [Reply]  [No Email]
36 coupe 10-10-2012 06:47:16 66.186.169.176 Report to Moderator	Re: Store Bought Splitting Stands in reply to RodInNS, 10-08-2012 20:48:23   Make shift works but the right tools make the job easier.Dufus thinks you can do a valve job with 2 screw drivers.I have the Ford bar,A driver that reaches around the valve to drive a stubborn valve guide , a puller to pull valves with mushroom stems when the guide is stuck.A tool to pull stuck guide retainers.A fixture to grind the ends of valve stems square when more clearance if needed.Try opening the gas lines on modern vehicles with out the right tool.Dufus posted that he was going to cut all the valve stems off mushroom stem valves.Only way he could get the valves out. [Reply]  [No Email]
RodInNS 10-10-2012 13:49:22 216.118.158.123 Report to Moderator	Re: Store Bought Splitting Stands in reply to 36 coupe, 10-10-2012 06:47:16   Removing keepers is a different ball game than splitting a tractor... A stand has it's advantages. It's also pretty worthless if it can't be adjusted for the steed you're about to split. Two floor jacks, two round blocks of wood and two wedges for the front axle have an amazing capacity to get the job done... provided one is carefull to NOT knock the engine off the jack/block. Rod [Reply]  [No Email]
oldtanker 10-10-2012 14:22:51 66.228.255.239 Report to Moderator	Re: Store Bought Splitting Stands in reply to RodInNS, 10-10-2012 13:49:22   LOL My BIL wanted my nephew to split a 1566 IH on a couple of 55 gallon drums and some boards. Rick [Reply]  [No Email]
504 10-08-2012 18:37:39 64.111.61.44 Report to Moderator	Re: Store Bought Splitting Stands in reply to pete_5959, 10-08-2012 14:02:58   Call Charlie s Repair at 507-438-8172.(cell) He builds a great stand and will send you a catalog. [Reply]  [No Email]
JMS/.MN 10-08-2012 17:31:04 66.87.4.42 Report to Moderator	Re: Store Bought Splitting Stands in reply to pete_5959, 10-08-2012 14:02:58   google "Cofer Mfg- Dodge City, KS" [Reply]  [No Email]
kevinj54 10-08-2012 16:42:04 50.36.187.64 Report to Moderator	Re: Store Bought Splitting Stands in reply to Bob Stevens, 10-08-2012 14:02:58   Quoting Removed, click Modern View to see Here is mine... [Reply]  [No Email]
Zachary Hoyt 10-08-2012 17:10:26 184.12.76.190 Report to Moderator	Re: Store Bought Splitting Stands in reply to kevinj54, 10-08-2012 16:42:04   I used two spare frame rails and a 6x6 piece of wood to split my Farmall 300. I needed to move the engine and front end sideways and found that old wrist pins work great as rollers in the Egyptian style. Zach [Reply]  [No Email]
showcrop 10-08-2012 16:30:57 75.67.231.80 Report to Moderator	Re: Store Bought Splitting Stands in reply to pete_5959, 10-08-2012 14:02:58   Someone, perhaps Hobo, posted pics a few months ago of one he built out of a trailer jack and an adapter plate designed to bolt into the side of the the rear housing. That's what I am going to do for my next split. [Reply]  [No Email]
DeltaRed 10-08-2012 16:19:05 67.6.219.50 Report to Moderator	Re: Store Bought Splitting Stands in reply to pete_5959, 10-08-2012 14:02:58   I built one 5-6 years ago out of mostly scrap.done 10 or so tractors with it.All the way from SC to 1256. [Reply]  [No Email]
kevinj54 10-08-2012 16:14:46 50.36.187.64 Report to Moderator	Re: Store Bought Splitting Stands in reply to Paul Searl, 10-08-2012 14:02:58   For a one time deal you can build one from the scrap pile. [Reply]  [No Email]
pete_5959 10-08-2012 15:26:08 70.63.206.178 Report to Moderator	Re: Store Bought Splitting Stands in reply to pete_5959, 10-08-2012 14:02:58   I need to split the SM I have and don't mind spending the money to do it safely. I have never come across a used one so have started looking at new. This is my winter project this year. [Reply]  [No Email]
jm. 10-08-2012 14:58:40 75.105.128.37 Report to Moderator	Re: Store Bought Splitting Stands in reply to pete_5959, 10-08-2012 14:02:58   Have three here at the dealership. All depends on what they do. If the shop floor is good the ones with rollers work however the one with the tract that lays down also works good. Bigest thing is how long it takes to go from one model tractor to the next. How many tractors do you split in a year..? [Reply]  [No Email]