Oh I am not attempting this alone, I have a REAL mechanic doing almost all of the real work. I am good for fetching parts and water and general "take this bolt out". I Started to work on it when it was a simple job, as soon as I determined just how much there was to do to pull this off, I called a professional. Even at that HE had no idea it was going to be this complicated. I also did not have a way to split the tractor and hold it up. Well, now that I know how small the pieces are when you are eventually done, I probably could have handled it with a couple wheel barrells! I also need to stay focused on work, and want this done in a reasonable time frame, so I got lots of help. If you can take the top shaft out the front, why not the bottom? I always say an engineer should have to change the oil on any car they design, I now say they should have to work on a tractor they design as well. It was like one thing led to another to another, and then there was nothing left but a pile of parts. Yep, I am sure I am still ahead on my "cheap" tractor, but the margin keeps getting closer all the time. I am wondering how many of these shifter forks have broken off, I seem to ave read of at least 2 others on here alone.
