Cathie 4 #1 Posted 18 hours ago (edited) Last year I ran my 312-A out of oil. Think I froze the engine, but that's a problem for another day. The rear wheels will not move, and I need to move it to another location to work on it. I made sure it was in neutral. Still won't turn. Got any ideas I can try? Thanks in advance. Edited 18 hours ago by Cathie 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 64,898 #2 Posted 17 hours ago Unfortunately the 312-A has an Eaton 700 transaxle and they can not be pushed or towed without damaging the transmission. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 16,143 #3 Posted 16 hours ago 1 hour ago, Cathie said: Last year I ran my 312-A out of oil. Think I froze the engine, but that's a problem for another day. The rear wheels will not move, and I need to move it to another location to work on it. I made sure it was in neutral. Still won't turn. Got any ideas I can try? Thanks in advance. On my 518-H, I resorted to removing one rear wheel and supporting the axle case on a small dolly. That let the wheel-less hub rotate through the differential when the wheeled side was turning. Later, while it was in the shop, I’d use a wheeled jack under the transaxle to hoist the rear then move it. Lastly, I got a set of “car skates." In the end, the 518-H donated its topsides to a 520-H chassis, the Eaton 700 got donated to member in need, the dolly got cannibalized, and the skates went to @ebinmaine! 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 17,640 #4 Posted 16 hours ago (edited) 1 hour ago, Cathie said: Got any ideas I can try? Go get two cheap dollies from Harbor Freight (about 10 bucks each) and lift the rear wheels onto it. At least you can shuffle it around on smooth surfaces. A 12hp Kohler is worth rebuilding. Can be expensive but well worth it. Hardest part is finding a shop to do the bore and grind the crank. Edited 16 hours ago by kpinnc 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ineedanother 1,994 #5 Posted 15 hours ago 55 minutes ago, kpinnc said: Go get two cheap dollies from Harbor Freight (about 10 bucks each) and lift the rear wheels onto it. At least you can shuffle it around on smooth surfaces. A 12hp Kohler is worth rebuilding. Can be expensive but well worth it. Hardest part is finding a shop to do the bore and grind the crank. Larger casters aren't too expensive at HF if you need to move over something rougher and you probably don't have many other options to get it moved. It sounds like that might be worth the trouble and expense. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cathie 4 #6 Posted 5 hours ago Thanks All! I appreciate the confirmation that there isn't much to be done. We've got several of those dollies, and we do plan to get the engine rebuilt. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gasaholic 358 #7 Posted 1 hour ago If you are really lucky and able to pull a hub off one side you can put hub back on loosely without a key in the axle shaft and it'll roll easily that way.. however, if the hub came off THAT easy, I'd be worried.. LOL .. Where I worked, we'd often just use the hand truck (AKA dolly) to lift rear off the ground and move it that way (Though much easier with a helper!) and if your back can handle it (back when we were young and dumb) , just a rag under the fender on one side and lift that side's wheel off the ground so it'd spin backwards while pushing tractor forward... if you happen to have 4 spare mower wheels and a couple steel rods handy you can fashion a cradle to sit the rear tires on... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
