Bendpak.com also has 1,500 # cycle lifts on their website , but they do not have prices listed so i guess they have a dealer network ???

They sure do have some nice stuff on their site !!!!

Darrell

This tractor had a rear 3 point and rear PTO. When I got it some of the rear PTO parts where missing so I sold the remains to a member here. When I removed the rear cover that is part of the PTO I noticed how easy it is to scrape the gasket off the flat plate compared to the stamped plates so I had my welder friend cut out 3 of the flat steel plates. I'll replace the covers on my other tractors when I need to remove them. The "ladder bars" are the lower hitch points for the 3 point hitch. Axle tubes are standard Cyclops, they have the big bearings in them.

Hey Sam ,

The flat plate is a good idea , now just drill it and weld a plug in there for the fluid !!

I didn't know the Cyclops had such a big axle tube , are they that size just because of the bigger bearings ??

With the 3 point hitch on it you can't get at a plug. I'll just put a vent on it like I do on all my Cyclops. The pic shows the bearing in a Cyclops axle tube.

Put the new bearings in the PTO today, still need to do some epoxy work on the coil and fix the wiring to the coil but I think it will live. Engine is ready to pull, had to use the fire wrench on one of the nuts welded to the motor mount to get the bolt to break free. got lucky with that one. Started working on the rear. Pulled the axles and got the suction tube loose. Sometime they can be a PITA. Replaced the trunnion spring (Big Thanks to J-Mech for the tip on a better spring). That's it for today. Now it's wait for parts. :beerchug:

cub
 

Hey Sam, how bout sharin that tip on a better trunnion spring. Or did i miss it. I just tried improving on one. Mike

This is the PM about the springs.

Jon

I recall a while back that you posted something about using a muffler spring for the trunnion springs. I need to replace the springs on that 2182 I just picked up. Can you tell me what you used and where you got them and what the part number is?

Thanks
Sam


Yep. It's the spring for the exhaust pipe to manifold flange. You can get them at most part stores, and is in the "HELP!" line. Bad news, you have to buy the stud and all to get the spring, but they're usually cheap. Part number is: 03107 at O'Reillys. "HELP!" is a Dorman product. The part is like $6.50 at my local store. Napa will have it, so does Autozone. IIRC, we had to shim it a little as the spring was just a tad short, but it is much stiffer than the correct one. It virtually eliminated the hydro "lag". No lost speed in a hard pull, or going up hills. Also, no speed increase in a push, like going downhill. We left the small spring in too, "just because" I guess.

cub
 

Thanks Sam, I used to have some of them floating around here. I tried shimming and replacing a broken inner spring, it helped but not quite enough. We have a hardware here with a good spring selection, i'll check them also. Mike

Today turned out to be one of those some people should not be allowed to use tools days. Removed the axle tubes and got the normal quart of nasty goop. Then I noticed that on one of the bearings for the carrier the shims were loose and the bolts were cross threaded. Seriously some star assembled it like that, you have got to be kidding me. :bash2: Take it all apart, clean up the burrs they created from just cramming it together. Re-tap the bolt holes play with the shims till I got it nice. Funny thing is I almost didn't pull the tubes on this one, I was just going to suction the crud out of the tubes but I decided to drill the oil return holes in the case. guess I got lucky. :beerchug:

Looks good Sam :beerchug:

So the oil return holes you drill, they have not been done in those pics, correct? I'm curious to see more pics of that job.