Allan did you use the gas wrench yet?

Did those daul hubs come off yet?

I havn't heard to much cussing today yet.

Gary

You can now have your long axles back. They finally gave up and let go. :>)

'Nother bonus is that I don't have to loose my plow stance that I was so darned worried about. Think they are gonna fit with a full 1/2 inch to spare.

Those jokers were tight!

Say, anyone happen to know what a new 3/4" ratchet would cost a guy nowadays? :>)

Allan

I had to remove the hubs on my 1600 so I could move them in to narrow it up. I had no choice but to put the rose bud to it and heat them up. I only lost 1 to mucked up threads, the others finally gave in and came out. The nuts weren't tight, the u bolts were just rusted inside the hubs after 40+ years.

Donovan from Wisconsin

Someone had clamp-ons on there somewhere along the line.

Allan wants the rings for another tractor so he is going to take them off to keep.

I don't need them.

Gary

j/k- I guess if I could get someone to customize a tractor without myself having to touch it, what the heck.... Kinda saw the whole cab thing coming though, once he got the first one he just has to have another.... Something about the cold & snow..... .

Donovan from Wisconsin

I thought I was gonna have to come out there and show you how to get physical with those hubs.

And I wasn't lookin forward to the 12 hour ride.

LOL Gary

I had stopped at the tire shop and asked what they would charge me to come out here and use their 1" impact on 'em. Guy instead sold me a can of juice that he claimed was the best in the world. Said if that didn't work, then he'd shoot the truck this way but felt the juice would do the trick.

So, anyways after a week of soakin', they finally busted loose without the heat. Don't think I've ever worked with 1" bolts before. :>(

Allan

Got a couple broken 3/4 rachets you can have!!
Stinkin blue wrench tears up so much?

Bill

Like a dummy, I didn't even think and put the cheater on the ratchet right off the bat. Just didn't think that they'd end up being this tight and I wrung that stub off the ratchet first thing.

I've had 'em soakin' with panther juice for a week, but today they finally gave up the fight. Whew!

Allan

Allan

That's not a bad idea at all. Thanks!

Allan

only thing is the seconded one i put the tool on wrong an bent the bolts.Allwell that goes with it.

Bill