Engine test stands?
 

Hi guys, I was wondering if anyone has built a stand for testing motors before dropping them into the tractor. I have a couple engines kicking around, and i was thinking it would be nice to mount them onto something to find out what works/doesn't without having to dismantle a working tractor. anyone done this? how did you go about it?

Seems to me all you'd really need is something to secure it to (metal plate, 2x12, anything will work), a source of fuel (I'd suspend a small tank above the motor), a 12v battery and something to crank the motor (screwdriver, extra swtich, etc.).

Would be a pretty cool idea if you would use it enough :beerchug:

My motors always run when I put them in. :biggrin2:

if you have a junk parts tractor sitting around just cut off the front of the frame and weld some legs to it.

if you read his post hes wanting to test used engines not rebuilt ones.

That's...that's actually a really really good idea! I've got an old frame laying around I couldn't figure out for the life of me what to do with and that is a perfect idea. BTW, it doesn't matter that I never really have any engines that I need to test but still, it's a tool in my shop I don't have so I must build it. And you know what they say; if you build it, they will come :biggrin2:

I bolt them to the motor plate then clamp the plate to my work bench, hook a temp fuel and electric system and fire them up. The diesels are a little more complicated to deal with but I also do them.

I seen one on another forum years back. It was custom built and Neat.

Doesn't matter, either way.

I was actually intending to try this, I recently aquired another 125 that I haven't decided what to do with yet, and started to try this without chopping it up so i could use it for a future project, but I stalled out on this project because te wiring had LOTS of problems, and I didn't want to dump a lot of money into something I didn't know what to do with yet. But, my 72 will need a new harness, so maybe I'll buy it early and use it for a test bed for a bit. I've got a pair of k301's lying around that seem to be good, an my neighbor says he has a k241 for me, so I'd like to have a known good system to test them on before tearing into them. Thanks for the suggestions everyone! Nice setup there, Sam!