Tractor Seperator

[Caryc]

I was looking at tractor stuff on offerup.com and saw this thing. Too bad the price was $850. I have never seen another one like it. Does anyone else make something like this at a reasonable price?

 

[Caryc]

Hmmmm...I guess a lot of companies make them. I found another one at $341.89. I guess it just depends on how heavy duty the thing is made. I just noticed that the one below is the same one, but on Ebay, it's "out of stock".

https://www.ebay.com/itm/373983891295

 

[rustred]

looks like an accident waiting to happen to me.

 

[DSMHONEYYARD]

You can DIY one like it. All it takes is some angle iron, some flat stock, some all thread, 8 wheels, a few nuts, and a welder. Start with making the stands or use some jack stands or stabilizer jacks. I did some thing like it for splitting my AC-B. I used a couple stabilizer jacks, and made some frames to put them on. I used a set of V shaped casters. I used some old 2" well pipes with some welded brackets to keep them the same distance apart. It worked well.

 

[Caryc]

Yeah, all you need is a welder. Would you believe that some of us actually do not have welders?

 

[DSMHONEYYARD]

Well, you could use a bunch of bolts to hold it together.

 

[caterpillar guy]

I can't imagine life without a welder for fixing things. Though I do remember life before a cutting torch. chisel and hammer was about the only method or a hacksaw to get things apart and fixed. Then when it came to sharpening the knives in the chopper dad bought an angle grinder for that and we wore it out grinding all those jobs that took forever to get cut with a hacksaw. Then the torch arrived for use and that sure changed working on things could cut it open replace pieces and be going again in half the time. But no welder would sure limit repair work .

 

[MarkB_MI]

Really not necessary for splitting a small tractor, and I wonder if that one can handle a big machine. It's something that would take up a ridiculous amount of space in a shop for a tool that's rarely used.

 

[wp6529]

Look at Western Truck and Tractor Repair on youtube, Warren has a separator stand he built that handles the big tractors and also doesn't rely on tracks to get in the way and trip over as well as it bolts in place so no risk of slipping off.

 

[showcrop]

That would make it difficult to get under on your creeper.

 

[Fred Werring]

I can't imagine life without a welder for fixing things. Though I do remember life before a cutting torch. chisel and hammer was about the only method or a hacksaw to get things apart and fixed. Then when it came to sharpening the knives in the chopper dad bought an angle grinder for that and we wore it out grinding all those jobs that took forever to get cut with a hacksaw. Then the torch arrived for use and that sure changed working on things could cut it open replace pieces and be going again in half the time. But no welder would sure limit repair work .

Had my son's car in the air on my lift, using my cordless sawzall and angle grinder to cut off the old exhaust, trial fitting the pipes and mig welding them together, welding a couple new hangers to the frame...
And thinking of me 45-50 years ago laying on rocks, using a couple concrete blocks and pieces of boards for jack stands, working on an exhaust with a hacksaw, hammer and chisel, trying to piece it together so I could go run around that night...
My son was doing most of the work. And I was telling him my tales of woe when I was his age, and he's like ' wow dad, that's terrible, hand me the angle grinder willya?"
I think they're spoiled

 

[Eman85]

Tractors have wheels and you only have to move one section. A dolly with blocking and a screw jack would save you over $800 and no welder required. I have seen some use a trailer jack bolted to the one section to move it and it's adjustable, might need a bracket fabricated though.

 

[Caryc]

Tractors have wheels and you only have to move one section. A dolly with blocking and a screw jack would save you over $800 and no welder required. I have seen some use a trailer jack bolted to the one section to move it and it's adjustable, might need a bracket fabricated though.

You also need a good surface to do that on like concrete.

 

[Pipestem]

Look at Western Truck and Tractor Repair on youtube, Warren has a separator stand he built that handles the big tractors and also doesn't rely on tracks to get in the way and trip over as well as it bolts in place so no risk of slipping off.

Pete, on Just a Few Acres Farm youtube channel has similar set up to Warren for his Farmalls.

 

[Eman85]

You also need a good surface to do that on like concrete.

Or plywood

 

[Janicholson]

Little side to side stability, zero attachment to frame structures, both ends are not rolled, no locking into a fixed position. Weak in needed strength places and stronger than needed in others. Woof. Jim

 

[Tony in SD]

Yeah, all you need is a welder. Would you believe that some of us actually do not have welders?

IMHO if I was you, I would buy a welder before this piece of equipment. Even if you dont know how to weld, you could take classes and you would still be money ahead in the long run.

 

[bc]

It looks like something that Harbor Freight wouldn't even touch with a 10 foot pole.

Now that HF sponsors the half time shows on the NFL network, they have to charge more for their tools.

 

[Caryc]

IMHO if I was you, I would buy a welder before this piece of equipment. Even if you dont know how to weld, you could take classes and you would still be money ahead in the long run.

Don't have a 220 outlet either.

 

[Charles in Aus.]

Similar ' splitting frames ' certainly make putting an old grey fergie back together much easier . Not everyone has a concrete floored workshop, one of these mounted on some sturdy rail road sleepers or posts makes a catch job possible on a dirt or gravel floor .