Rebuilding Dempster 10 ft no 12

[mtblah]

The difference in the weight is the 1st thing that struck me , wow . 10 ft'r is HEAVY , oh , that's why most of you guy's have gin poles , fork lift , overhead chain fall , cherry picker , etc. to lift the load .

[CTXmiller]

They are much heavier the bigger they get and I’d imagine your 10’ #12 is heavier than my 10’ #15 with the #12 having two pinions and two bull gears. I can pick up most 8’ gearboxes, but I use the tractor frontend loader for the 10’ ones or bigger.

[Wayne]

The older we get the heaver a 100lbs gets.

[mtblah]

Well , reassmbly started today , 1st bearing race is installed , piece of cake !

[windybob]

Mike, the guiderod that screws in above that race screws down on it to hold it tight. Make sure the race is all the way in before tightening that guiderod down.

[mtblah]

it was "pressed " in up to the keeper that stops movement , and thank you for the heads up .
another lesson learned from the professional's

[mtblah]

a few additional bits & pieces cleaned and installed
BUT
the big question is how do the 2 bull ( large ) gears seperate fron the 1/2 shaft ?

[windybob]

Heat, tapping, and patience. They just slide on.

[mtblah]

thank you ,

[mtblah]

Windy , I can do two out of three of your recomendations , but , its the 3 one i have a problem with !