Oxyacetylene torch for heating and/or cutting frozen fasteners is an absolute must.
I've been able to get by without a 3/4" drive. I just buy the specific socket I need for the job and use a 1/2 inch breaker bar with an adapter.
I finally broke down and bought a 1/2 inch drive Ingersoll-Rand impact wrench. It definitely saves time and aggravation.
For lifting and splitting the tractor, I use both a bottle jack and a floor jack. My floor jack is an inexpensive "RV" jack. The recreational vehicle jacks have higher lift than a typical cheapy floor jack.
If you have a strong point in the ceiling to attach to, you can do most of your overhead lifting with a come-along or chainfall. If not, you'll eventually need a cherry-picker engine hoist.
I had a bunch of 4x4, 2x6 and 6x6 blocking I acquired over the years. One day my wife looked at the pile of neatly stacked blocks sitting next to the woodshed and decided they had to go. She burned every last one! When I discovered they were gone I was more than a little bit upset. "Why did you burn them?" I asked. "Well, they were all rotten." "Honey, that was pressure-treated lumber!" Oh well, lesson learned. Anything outside my shop is fair game.
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