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Clever Way To Split A Tractor Apart for Repairs

When the clutch went out on Paul Gustafson's 255 Massey tractor, he realized he was going to have to split the tractor to repair it. But he didn't want to have to build a cradle to hold the two ends of the tractor up, and he didn't want to rent any equipment to get the job done.

"Instead, I installed my bale spike on the tractor 3-pt. hitch, lowered it down to floor level, and then put a wood pallet over the top of it. Then I put some weight on top of the pallet to hold it in place. Once I took the tractor apart, the weight held the transmission up.

"To hold the front of the tractor in place I used a chain hoist. After putting the new clutch in, I used the 3-pt. hydraulic top link to raise and lower the back end to line up the clutch shaft with the clutch, and then used a come-along to pull the two parts of the tractor back together again."

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