Posted by Jim.UT on April 09, 2013 at 21:19:22 from (67.2.254.241):
In Reply to: Starter Ring posted by Waterworth Farm on April 09, 2013 at 19:03:53:
You've already received a pretty good list of other chores to take care of while the tractor is apart.
As for the actual ring replacement, many will say heat the ring up in the oven first. That method is not available to me....wife won't hear of it.
I tried heating it with my oxy-acetylene torch, but it's hard to get it uniformly hot....I ended up having one part hot while the other parts got cool.
I finally had good success by building a small fire in the outdoor firepit, then putting the ring in the coals after the fire had burned down some. After about 15 minutes in the fire it was glowing hot all the way around. I picked it out of the coals with a couple of channel-lock pliers and dropped it onto the flywheel.
I've also heard that a gas barbecue grill will work, but I haven't tried that yet.
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - Oil Bath Air Filters - by Chris Pratt. Some of us grew up thinking that an air filter was a paper thing that allowed air to pass while trapping dirt particles of a particles of a certain size. What a surprise to open up your first old tractor's air filter case and find a can that appears to be filled with the scrap metal swept from around a machine shop metal lathe. To top that off, you have a cup with oil in it ("why would you want to lubricate your carburetor?"). On closer examination (and some reading in a AC D-14 service manual), I found out that this is a pretty ingenious method of cleaning the air in the tractor's intake tract.
... [Read Article]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.