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I had to split my tractor a couple months before Tommy came out with his clutch alignment tools, so I turned my own. No problem, as I have both wood and metal lathes in my shop. I made mine of metal and didn't bother with cutting the splines, just hit the correct diameters and shoulder locations. It works like a champ and the thing went together in minutes, working by myself.
If Tommy had had his available, I would have bought one, though. It took me a good couple hours shop time to mike and turn mine and that's too much time for what Tommy charges for his. I just had no choice at the time.
I've got a 2007 Jinma 304 with FEL, brush hog, chipper and grader box I'd sell you for ten grand – if you happen to be in the Virgin Islands. Otherwise, the shipping is gonna kill you.
I only use the 4wd rarely if I need it on a hill or something. Routine work is all done i 2wd and I use the diff lock if I need to counteract rear wheel slipping. I have a 304 Jinma which has a heavier front end than the 200 series but I still wouldn't do any loader work in 4wd for fear of shearing a front axle. I do have loader braces to the rear axle assembly, but that doesn't protect the front axles.
I think that additional wear on that side is from piston slap, not differentials in cooling/heating.
Thanks for the post, Jim. I have the TY395 E3 engine in my 304 Jinma and am going to check out the adjustment.
If I had such a situation in my house, I'd hook up a couple of gas lamps to the lines and use them. While dirty and a bit of a nuisance, to say nothing of the fire hazard, gas light is a wonderful soft color that is relaxing and cozy. Granted, electric lighting is much more sensible, but there's something to be said for a bit of nostalgia if you can get away with it.
The house my parents owned when I was in junior high school had electricity as a retrofit since it was built before the turn of the 20th century. It did have gas piped to every room for lighting, though. It was a nifty old mansion in its day. Sadly, when they added electricity sometime in the 30's, no one thought to save the gas fixtures. A couple were converted to electric but most were simply gone. A real shame, as the house was fitted with gas valves on the walls to control the ceiling lights, something pretty rare from what I understand.
