Manually crank an engine that does not hava crank pulley nut

pbrride · Mar 4, 2011

I just purchased a 1958 IH Farmall 560LP that sat in the weather for two years. I've had the pistons and such soaking for two weeks but have no means that I know of to crank the engine manually. I mean, I know about the nut on the crank pulley; however, this tractor has a manual crank setup that was broken in half years back. I can't get a pipe wrench or anything else on it, and don't have a welder to weld a lever. Anybody know of another method to crank the engine manually?

Bob · Mar 4, 2011

Put it in the highest gear and rock it back and forth,

pbrride · Mar 4, 2011

Wish I had thought of that...Thank you Bob!

J.Wondergem · Mar 4, 2011

Plus what Bob said, you can go through the clutch inspection hole if it has one. If not, take the starter off and pry back and forth on the fly wheel through that hole.

El Toro · Mar 4, 2011

If you can't get it to move I would pull the head and oil pan and pour some kerosene on top of a piston and set it on fire. Don't do this near any building or have anything flammable on the tractor. Remove the rod cap and use a piece of 2 x 2 oak and a big hammer and see if you can drive the piston out. Use your fingernail to check for a ridge at the top of the sleeve you may need to use a ridge reamer to remove the ridge. You may not be able to do that on the cylinders if the piston is at the top of its stroke. Hal

JMS/.MN · Mar 4, 2011

Jack up one drive wheel, put the tractor in gear, and turn the wheel.

pbrride · Mar 5, 2011

I tried through the starter opening, but flywheel is inset. Couldn't get anything on it. I'll check out clutch access. Thanks

pbrride · Mar 5, 2011

Jacking the wheel seems like the easiest solution. I'll try it first. Thank y'all for your feedback. I'll work on it this weekend and let y'all know how things work out. Dominick

pbrride · Mar 8, 2011

I guess she's froze more than I figured. Jacked 'er up, used a 2X6 in the wheel for a bit more beef but couldn't get the engine to rotate. I could see the flywheel motion, but didn't budge from it's orginal point.

J.Wondergem · Mar 8, 2011

If it's set up that bad, I would pull the head off, and see what you got. Check the valves, make sure they're not stuck. Might have a bunch of rust on a piston that has to come out.

pbrride · Mar 8, 2011

I was hoping to avoid all that, but I need to "bite the bullet" and dig into it. Thanks

pbrride · Mar 8, 2011

(quoted from post at 14:54:42 03/04/11) If you can't get it to move I would pull the head and oil pan and pour some kerosene on top of a piston and set it on fire. Don't do this near any building or have anything flammable on the tractor. Remove the rod cap and use a piece of 2 x 2 oak and a big hammer and see if you can drive the piston out. Use your fingernail to check for a ridge at the top of the sleeve you may need to use a ridge reamer to remove the ridge. You may not be able to do that on the cylinders if the piston is at the top of its stroke. Hal

Howdy El Toro...my full propane tank is full and just above the pistons, so the fire is not an option. The pistons have been soaking in every possible de-rust solvent including Aero Kroil; do you think that's enough for penetration before I start banging out the pistons?

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