Posted by mkirsch on October 14, 2010 at 05:17:20 from (64.80.108.57):
In Reply to: stuck wide front posted by jasonjaberdeen on October 13, 2010 at 18:56:47:
It's pretty much given that the front end WILL be stuck when you go to adjust it.
One thing you can do to help the process along is to remove the clamps, and replace the pins with ones that are at least one size too small. Drive the tractor around some place that's a little rough. You might be able to break the front end loose that way.
Heat will be required. The torch needs to be large enough to heat large quantities of metal quickly. That means a rosebud.
Even then I've read about people also needing a "porta-power" to press the front end apart.
IMHO, you definitely want to get the front end apart, clean it up, and grease the sliding parts so it will go back together easily.
Or, you could just heat it up and beat it into the position you want.
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