Stands

Belt lifting jig.

Hoist & Bracket

Tools

Left Front up

Right Front up

Left Side view

Right Side view

Rear support points

Left Rear

Right Rear

Right track

Rear driver removal

Rear driver removal

Rear driver removal

Right idler removal

Idler removal

Idler off

Right track off

Right track off

Left track removed

Left track

All off !

The tractor has to be jacked up and held at least six inches off the floor. I fabricated one stand for each corner of the machine.

The belts are very heavy. I made this lifting jig from 12 inch I-beam and 2" X 4" tubular steel. The position of the lifting eye is adjustable to balance the belt as it's lifted. The vertical position of the top belt support arms is also adjustable to offer the proper support for the top of the belt.

The belt will be lifted with an electric hoist attached to the hoist frame we made a few years earlier.

The hoist frame, hoist, jig, and stands

A view of the support jig supporting the track. 2 X 12 planks are used under the track. 4 X 4 posts are used to support the top of the track

The rear drive wheel being lifted off.

Another view of the rear driver wheel being removed.

Another view of the supported track and the driver removal.

The right pneumatic idler being removed. This was the reason for the whole project. The left inside idler had developed a "bubble" in the sidewall. I decided to remove and replace all four idler tires with new ones.

Another view of the idler being removed.

The idler being supported on the engine hoist.

View of the right side of the machine with the track off.

Another view of the removed track.

A view of the left track that has been removed and is being supported by the jig.

Front view of the left track and the offending left-inside idler.

Both tracks removed and supported. When the new tires arrived and were mounted, the procedure was reversed to replace the tracks. Once the tractor was jacked up, it took me one day to remove the tracks and two days to replace them. The tracks are heavy and attempts to man-handle them into place are futile. Brain beats brawn with this project.