First post my Wd puller project.

So with the help of a few friends we fabbed up some really basic wheelie bars and a hitch.

I didn't really know what I wanted in a hitch just that I wanted it short and as high as possible per the rules (18" high and 20" from the center of axle back)

This is the best picture I have of the hitch and bars.

Upstate ny near Ithaca. I have a lot of pictures of my project just trying to figure out a decent way to post them.

Thanks for the info. I took a bunch of pictures during the build. I hope I can get them posted.

Great pics thanks for the reply.

So Tha last 4 pulls of 2016 I ran the stock WD.

I pulled 3500, 4000, 4500 and 5000 all in the antique class which is 3.5mph.

The track I pull at is really grippy clay and I definitely didn't have the hp.

I could spin out in 3500 and 4000 but ran out of power after that.

So now I was trying to decide what to do.

Build my motor up to 45 specs? Leave it stock.... Hmmm

Well this is when I found this site. I did a lot or reading and found that the gleaner E was a good swap. I thought what are the chances of finding a decent E motor.

A work friend of mine owns a combine salvage yard in upstate NY so I gave him a call. He just happened to have a gleaner E that came in (got drove in) last summer. I told him to pull the motor I would take it.

So I stripped the gleaner motor and pressure washed it. I ditched all the associated combine parts (started, flywheel, water pump, and had it down to just the basics.

I looked everything over really well and took a lot of pics to reference later if need be.

We first pulled the WD engine and set it off to the side.

While I had the engine out I wanted to pull the hand clutch out and strip off all the other in needed parts.

So I removed the hydraulic pump, hand clutch, PTO box, PTO gears and associated parts that held them in.



Here we are prepping to pull the motor.

The kids were a huge help. It was so nice doing it with them.

Keep the pictures coming and keep up the good work. Good see the kids helping maybe they will drive it some day.

Next step was dropping the frame rail, pulling the steering wheel and shaft, and the fuel tank.

I thought I had more pics of the hand clutch removal but can't find them at the moment.

Here is a picture of the housing with the hand clutch out. I also removed everything the large cross shaft too. Figured might as well if it's not needed.



Here is the shaft that goes into the transmission



I had a hard time coming up with a coupler for this.

While I had that section out I had to make block off plates for the hydraulic pump, PTO box, hand clutch, and flat belt pulley openings.

Here is the one for the hydraulic pump.

Now it's time to see if the gleaner would fit.



We put a new clutch in it while it was apart.

So I will try to cover what I did and why if you have any questions please ask

Here are the 2 thermostat housings. I ran the factory WD one so everything would clear.



Here is a side by side picture of the 2 pulleys.

So you have to do something about the oil lines so that the steering shaft clears.

Here is what the factory gleaner lines looked like.



Here is what I did.



I actually redid them one more time to make it easier to pull the dipstick.

This particular gleaner motor already had a block off plate on the fuel pump hole in the block so I didn't have to mess with it.

Good thread! Glad you have the boys helping you!
Regards,
 Chris

So once we we're ready to try to fire it I was very nervous.

We puller the started handle and it fired right up..... I mean like sat there ideling perfect. The motor runs amazing. Idles great revs good. I had a few small oil leaks but I couldn't believe how great this thing ran. I got very very lucky with this motor considering it was at a salvage yard.

The governor works great to. It's hard to explain but it is a much touchier throttle. It really snaps open hard but then hits max rpm quick. It works fine just touchy compared to the tractor gov.