"Hanger" Lifts Pto Unit To Repair IH Tractors
“After years of struggling to remove pto units from IH 06-88 series tractors so the clutch can be rebuilt, I decided to make the job easier. I designed a hanger that bolts onto the pto unit, allowing one man to use an engine hoist to lift the unit off the tractor. The hanger balances the pto unit perfectly and makes the removal and installation an easy, one-person job,” says Robert Grenzow, Sumas, Wash.
Grenzow operates a custom fabrication shop and specializes in repairing older IH tractors. “I’d rather see these old tractors go back into the field than go to the scrap yard,” he says.
He explains that IH 06-86 series tractors are equipped with an external pto unit that bolts onto the tractor’s differential, so to rebuild the pto clutch you have to unbolt the pto unit from the differential and then remove it. “You don’t have to split the tractor like you do on many other tractor brands. However, the pto unit weighs several hundred pounds so removing it isn’t easy. The hanger helps by balancing the pto unit perfectly as you lift it out,” says Grenzow.
The hanger is designed to be used after you remove the cover from the top link on the tractor’s 3-pt. hitch, exposing a big hole. It’s made from 1/4-in. thick steel and attaches at 2 places to the back of the tractor using a welded-on pin and a bolt. The engine hoist chain attaches to a big 2-in. dia. hole near the top of the hanger.
After the pto unit has been rebuilt and bolted back onto the tractor, Grenzow uses a 5-gal. bucket and a homemade trough to fill the differential with oil. “It lets me add oil fast and without making a mess,” he says. “The trough is made from light sheet metal and measures 18 in. long by 8 in. wide at one end, tapering down to 5 in. The way I built the trough it’ll stay in place by itself.”
The hanger works so well that Grenzow says he has already sold several to other mechanics. It sells for $35 plus S&H.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Robert Grenzow, 3047 Halverstick Rd., Sumas, Wash. 98295 (ph 360 988-2401; bkgrenzow@yahoo.com).
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Hanger Lifts Pto Unit To Repair IH Tractors POWER TAKE OFFS PTO S “After years of struggling to remove pto units from IH 06-88 series tractors so the clutch can be rebuilt I decided to make the job easier I designed a hanger that bolts onto the pto unit allowing one man to use an engine hoist to lift the unit off the tractor The hanger balances the pto unit perfectly and makes the removal and installation an easy one-person job ” says Robert Grenzow Sumas Wash Grenzow operates a custom fabrication shop and specializes in repairing older IH tractors “I’d rather see these old tractors go back into the field than go to the scrap yard ” he says He explains that IH 06-86 series tractors are equipped with an external pto unit that bolts onto the tractor’s differential so to rebuild the pto clutch you have to unbolt the pto unit from the differential and then remove it “You don’t have to split the tractor like you do on many other tractor brands However the pto unit weighs several hundred pounds so removing it isn’t easy The hanger helps by balancing the pto unit perfectly as you lift it out ” says Grenzow The hanger is designed to be used after you remove the cover from the top link on the tractor’s 3-pt hitch exposing a big hole It’s made from 1/4-in thick steel and attaches at 2 places to the back of the tractor using a welded-on pin and a bolt The engine hoist chain attaches to a big 2-in dia hole near the top of the hanger After the pto unit has been rebuilt and bolted back onto the tractor Grenzow uses a 5-gal bucket and a homemade trough to fill the differential with oil “It lets me add oil fast and without making a mess ” he says “The trough is made from light sheet metal and measures 18 in long by 8 in wide at one end tapering down to 5 in The way I built the trough it’ll stay in place by itself ” The hanger works so well that Grenzow says he has already sold several to other mechanics It sells for $35 plus S&H Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Robert Grenzow 3047 Halverstick Rd Sumas Wash 98295 ph 360 988-2401; bkgrenzow@yahoo com
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