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Who's towing who?
Here's the trailer I'm thinking of getting. I'm 
storing it for someone, that's how I ended up buying the 37 Chevy
I'm jealous
I can't seem to find time to get to the closest lake 20 minutes away 
We got screwed out of spring so everything in the garden is getting planted all at once, all weekend and every night after work. Maybe it's time to take a night off
I've got a chance to get a rather large car trailer to move the tractor around with, looks like I'll be needing a trailer brake myself. The 3/4 ton 70 Chevy should pull her around alright I figure.
Be good for haulin logs for firewood too
Bob, after I posted that I realized that yes, you could push the old upper bearing out from the side opposite the notch that keeps the bearing from spinning
I was thinking more of how far the crankshaft could be lowered I guessDid your tractor come with spare bearings in a box? You will most likely need them. Pull the pan and start with the rod bearings first. You will most likely see the damage to the bearings without measuring. Unfortunately the main (crankshaft) bearings will be shot as well, and I can't see a way to change them without splitting the tractor. If you're lucky the crankshaft can be cleaned up with crocus cloth and won't need to be turned. Likewise hopefully the rods will not need to be re-sized. I hope I'm wrong but it's doubtful.
Edit: If the rod caps are not marked, stamp or scribe them so you'll be able to put them back exactly as they came off. Same with the mains once you get to that point.
Aubrey, you're the third or fourth person that I've seen have that same roll pin problem at that location since I've been on this site. If I was a betting man I'd say the odds are good that's the problem
I've heard that with the shuttle shift the suspect connection is just below the dash. That's my 2 cents.
Boy you got that right about the cost of wire Carl, geeze.
I about fell over pricing wire. I'll be looking for where I put mine for a LONG time before spending $150.00 or so on what would have cost $20-30.00 eleven years ago.A good friends dad ran the mechanic shop for Biggie Drayage out of Oakland and swore by using oil analysis monthly on every piece of equipment.
On a side note when the pipes going through the Tehachapi mountains bringing water to southern California were being installed the tunnels were bored too small. Bill Kirkwood (the dad) engineered a piece of equipment that would raise it's front or rear legs, crawl inside the pipes and run them into the holes and butt them together, saving a ton of money that would have been spent enlarging the holes. I spent countless nights over whiskey and water soaking up knowledge from this man.
