149 Winter Tear Down.

[Ambush]

Almost done with the tubing, just have to cut and flare four ends at the rear. Supplier was out of the female side of the quick couplers I wanted. I want to keep these the same as all the ones on my JD.

It’s getting pretty tight for my oversize hands inside the frame. In hindsight, I wish I had run the lines for the lift cylinder across and then back. It would have been a simple matter of turning the cylinder 180 and bought myself some room. I have two tees for future front lines, just capped for now. Now I have to pull
them all out for paint. Probably should have used stainless.

[Ambush]

And now I have a bunch of tubing to clean, tape and paint.

[ironman]

Here's hoping you can remember which one goes where.

[Ambush]

And the snowball gets bigger!

The bearing bores on the front rims have always been sloppy and getting worse with the addition of the loader a couple years ago. I accidentally ended up with a bag of sixteen bearings and have just been sticking them in there when I notice too much slop. Raise the front with the loader, take a 9/16” wrench and five minutes later all four bearings changed.
my plan was to fix those bores and maybe a better bearing.

We have a big Canadian supply chain that is the equivalent to your Harbour Freight. Lots of cheap stuff, but also some decent brand names at very good prices if you wait for sales. I went to look for some appropriate bearings.

AND they had 16-6.50-8” ags on for $50. My old turfs are checked and have tubes.

AND they ha 16.5-6.50-8” trailer tires on four bolt rims for $75.

And I happen to have a near new 2,000# axle that was on another now obsolete implement.

So the 149 is going to get upgraded to 1” axles and four bolt hubs.

[Ambush]

I hope so too Ironman! They are all different and can only go one place, as I’m pretty sure it won’t take much more than a day or two. Lol

And they also had heavy duty cast iron casters on sale. I’m going to weld them to stubs that can be inserted into the legs on the tractor stand. I used the height on Ironman’s stand and it’s about perfect. The casters are 4” tall. Do I cut 2” off the legs and compromise between them being on or off. Or just knock 4” off right from the get go?

[Ambush]

The back and knee saver stand.

[ironman]

Originally Posted by Ambush

And they also had heavy duty cast iron casters on sale. I’m going to weld them to stubs that can be inserted into the legs on the tractor stand. I used the height on Ironman’s stand and it’s about perfect. The casters are 4” tall. Do I cut 2” off the legs and compromise between them being on or off. Or just knock 4” off right from the get go?

Jack it up and set it on 2" blocks, then 4" blocks and work on it for a while to get the feel.
You might even like it better.

[Ambush]

4” is too much, I already know that. I’ve cut it down twice. (slow learner) Good idea about the 2” blocks.