Colt Case Ingersoll Garden Tractors

@Spike188 and @Eugen... Just wondering - If removing the whole assembly on the back of the trencher was an issue - could the downrigger be dropped out of the bottom of the frame? If you dug a small pit so the cylinder and sleeve would go down far enough to clear the frame work then you could work on the pin for the pad on the bench rather than at ground level?

He he

@Spike188 thank you! Right now access to the lower pins under the post is my issue. Cannot lift the posts because the frame is still connected to the trencher. One link I cut the pin last night with the sawzall. Very tight and poor access. Fortunately one I could cut because they used a bolt.


The other side is a hardened pin, the blade doesn't cut. Already tried heat, hammering, doesn't budge. Maybe I try the angle grinder tomorrow, I'm gone to the city today.

@RoamingGnome Gerry, if I don't succeed with the grinder I might dig the hole. It's muddy, if I can avoid it I will

If only you had a backhoe.

Toolslinger wrote: ↑Tue Apr 11, 2023 4:38 pm If only you had a backhoe.

He he! Truer words have not been spoken


Any who, a separation agreement was signed and all parties are satisfied

One of the stabilizer cylinders was easy to unpin so after the children went to sleep I took it apart using a 24" pipe wrench for the gland. It's a strange cylinder, I'll show pics on assembly. Many seals on this one. But they're out and ready for measurements.

@Eugen Good to see you made progress and can now order all cylinder seals . Are you going to tackle the valve body as well?

DavidBarkey wrote: ↑Wed Apr 12, 2023 6:47 am @Eugen Good to see you made progress and can now order all cylinder seals . Are you going to tackle the valve body as well?

Not sure. Should I? What would you guys do?

Personally, I've grown more and more shy of opening up things that I don't know what's inside.

I'd leave it alone.

Bob

Because of the sludge found in while doing my D100 a complete rebuild of the control stand was in order. During the rebuild one broken centering spring was found and replaced via local sources. There was a missing detent spacer on another spool that allowed the lever to over travel. The spacer was easy to duplicate in the drill mill. Rebuilding did not take long and gave me peace of mind. Keep in mind that here are about 50 O-rings and around 8 different sizes in the control stack.