what are the four holes for in the bottom of the TO-30 differential case?

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Or more importantly, is it okay to use them for interfacing with a jack adapter plate? Holes are about 1/2" diameter on a 3.375" x 6" pattern. Need to lift up the back of the tractor to take one of the wheels off and was thinking about making a jack adapter plate that would have some 3/8"-diameter pins on it that stick into these holes. Other side would have a short length of tubing/pipe that the head of the jack would fit in.
 

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Here's what I was envisioning. Plate is 1/4"; pins are 3/8" diameter and stick out 1/2".
 

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   / what are the four holes for in the bottom of the TO-30 differential case? #3  
I think it for use with a swinging draw bar if I'm not mistaken.
 
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Any idea what size bolts? That would make the plate even simpler if I just drill holes in it and use bolts to attach it. The holes under there on mine were pretty dirty - they didn't appear to be threaded - maybe I need to get under there and clean them better. :scratchchin:
 
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5/8 x 1 3/8ths.coarse.
 
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Excellent - thanks! I'll have to get them cleaned out this weekend if it's not raining.
 
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Or more importantly, is it okay to use them for interfacing with a jack adapter plate? Holes are about 1/2" diameter on a 3.375" x 6" pattern. Need to lift up the back of the tractor to take one of the wheels off and was thinking about making a jack adapter plate that would have some 3/8"-diameter pins on it that stick into these holes. Other side would have a short length of tubing/pipe that the head of the jack would fit in.

They are for the drawbar.
 
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Got the holes cleaned out this weekend. Good bit of dirt up in them. Used a combination of homemade thread chaser, a semi-spiraling o-ring pick, and a pipe brush to get it all out. They are indeed 5/8-11 with a thread depth of approximately 1.25".

Also changed the design of the plate so I can use some 1/4" x 4" flat stock I've got laying around:
 

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All that work to take a wheel off? What are you taking it off for?
 
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It's not too bad - so far all I've done is futzed around on the computer with designs, laid under the tractor a little bit, and cut a few bolts down (the shortest 5/8-11s that Lowe's had were 2", so I cut them down to 1.375"). Figure it's worth a little time and material for the added peace of mind. I may have to add a hanging hole so I can put it up on the pegboard instead of rummaging and cursing when I need it again. :)

Left rear axle seal is leaking. Got oil down inside that wheel. The brakes weren't too confidence-inspiring last time I used the tractor, so I figured I'd better fix that before I use it again.
 
 
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