Post by: Flyin6 on April 10, 2015, 10:51:51 AM
In keeping with this site, the theme here is go old school, pre electronic era and keep it simple yet effective.
Big red came into being following my purchase of some property. I wanted a place off the beaten path that was a safe haven and a place to train up my boys and enjoy family fun while practicing things I feel are critical to "Proper development" in this super safe American lifestyle. I wanted something to get everyone back to basics and practice skills that are all but forgotten by much of modern society.
So with the purchase of "the Farm" came the site surveys and initial plans. My site is very primitive and needing pretty much everything. It has a couple perennial streams that do not have running water during the hot summer months, but still pond it in places. It does have one spring fed pond some 30 feet in diameter and perhaps 3-4 feet deep. The pond along with the barn and farmhouse is in pitiful condition and needing complete overhaul.
With the condition of the road, the pond, and just about everything I needed more than what I could accomplish with a tractor mounted loader and a box scraper. I needed a heavy track machine, some real heavy equipment.
Enter "Big Red" a mis-painted, Red looking 1975 Case 1150B track loader. Weighing in at around 26,000 pounds with a 1.75 yard bucket and able to lift anything you could put in it, I purchased this heavily used Track Loader or crawler loader.
Here it is the day I bought it over in Indiana
Post by: Flyin6 on April 10, 2015, 10:57:37 AM
When looking at it at the buyers house, the engine a 450 Cu In Case BD451 6 cyl non turbo diesel engine fired right up. It smoked some but the outside temp was in the single digits. The hydraulics functioned perfectly and I noted some small seeps at some of the cylinders and hose connections.
It hat 2 new batteries and 2 new track tension adjusting cylinders which are really big money. It came with some spare parts and drove around just fine. Behind it was a huge 5 acre pond that my machine and a excavator had dug, and that was the reason the gentleman had purchased it from the original owner.
Post by: Flyin6 on April 10, 2015, 11:00:21 AM
I was about to get an education in heavy track construction equipment
Post by: Flyin6 on April 10, 2015, 11:01:28 AM
Post by: Dawg25385 on April 10, 2015, 11:04:56 AM
Post by: Flyin6 on April 10, 2015, 11:08:24 AM
You're going to see a "great expansion" on this area. Starting with this "Big Red Thread" I will be introducing a whole new area where we will build a survival site. Using a selected area, we will go from a remote site all the way to a place you can live off grid. Everyone can share and keep up with what is going on there and discuss ideas for a good off grid home.
Moving on, let's get back to this initial installment on Big Red
Post by: Flyin6 on April 10, 2015, 11:12:03 AM
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The pins and bushings were so worn that I could shake the lift arms, all 1.5 tons of them around by hand, so something had to be done.
No 1150B pins exist that we could find, so we went up to a newer Case 1455 and used those pins and bushings. THat required machining and more $$$$$
Post by: Flyin6 on April 10, 2015, 11:36:08 AM
Post by: Flyin6 on April 10, 2015, 11:38:56 AM
We found a squirrels nest in the intake!
Post by: Flyin6 on April 10, 2015, 11:40:08 AM
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Post by: Flyin6 on April 10, 2015, 11:43:47 AM
We found another old 1150B and scavenged some parts from it
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Post by: Flyin6 on April 10, 2015, 11:48:51 AM
I washed this thing for nearly 2 hours. At the end I had used 30 gallons of detergent and was completely covered head to toe with blobs of grease, muck, mud, dirt, leaves, squirrel nest parts and the like, but my machine was as clean as a pin.
I then regreased it and thought even more about painting it...OD green perhaps...?
Post by: Dawg25385 on April 10, 2015, 11:50:10 AM
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Post by: Flyin6 on April 10, 2015, 12:00:43 PM
Well, right about now the bad thing happened. When I was driving it around I found it difficult to get into high range. THe mechanic messed with it and it was working. THen while pulling it out of the shop, it made a "Pop" sound and stopped moving!!!
To this point I had spent $9400 plus the cost of the machine on it and had not used it for 1 minute.
The news was really bad. I asked them to tear into it to see what was wrong and they found the primary shaft of the main transmission broken!
THis early Case design is not hydrostatic like all the modern stuff. Nope it has the engine coupled to a torque converter that looks like it came off the battleship Iowa. That is connected to a main transmission which simply has a high and a low range.
Then each track has it's own transmission which is shifted into either forward or reverse.
These old machines were popular for digging basements because they could turn inside themselves. THe newer Cat 953 stuff will lock a track and propel the other allowing a very tight skid turn. THe Case 1150B can run one track in forward, while one track in reverse so it can pivot as if a nail was driven through it's center.
But if the main transmixer goes, you don't!
And the really bad news was: That part is obsolete and they couldn't find it...and that was 2013
So fast forward to last week. It seems everyone in the world wants to buy the thing from me in hopes of fixing it, and that generated some effort from the case guys. Finally after nearly 2 years they found the part. $2200 and it's mine and that means I would again have a fully operational battle star.
And that's exactly what we are going to do! Fix this thing and get it down to "the farm."
Post by: wilsonphil on April 10, 2015, 12:24:49 PM
Post by: Armalite on April 10, 2015, 04:18:28 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on April 10, 2015, 06:28:31 PM
Don the farm I grew up on we had this exact same base model, the engine and hydraulics are very dependable. We had to rebuild the tracks and it was quite the job. Parts were easy to get 30yrs ago but case is pretty good about supporting equipment. Should be a fun project.
Great! We have a sorta SME on board here with us! I might be leaning on ya some via the PM route
Well good news is the undercarriage is solid, maybe 90%, so I wou't be able to wear that out.
We think everything on this old chunk has been rebuilt or replaced at least once. Since it's showing 5,000 + hours, my money says it actually has 15,000 hours. But there is a chance it is a 5K machine. If it is a 5K machine, then it has a lot of life left
If it is a 15K machine, then everything had to have been rebuilt at least once.
Take a look at the tracks. Grouser height is very good, and pins are hardly worn at all
Post by: Flyin6 on April 10, 2015, 06:36:01 PM
We located the all important shaft which by itself will get me going.
We went over the oil lab analysis and here's what they are thinking. It is not a leaky injector. If it were the engine would have a miss and this beast sounds really healthy. So it could be an injection pump inner seal, but there is another much stronger possibility. THis engine has an old school Cummins and big block Chevy lift pump. If the diaphragm is bad in that unit, then that alone would account for the fuel in the oil at the recorded level.
So we are going to replace the fuel pump and run it and start pulling oil samples to establish a baseline or trend line
It has an old school Bosch style in line injection pump...cool...simple
Post by: Flyin6 on April 10, 2015, 06:38:00 PM
I believe I will paint it either OD Green or back to the original Case puke yellow
It's still very clean after sitting the past 2 years
Post by: Flyin6 on April 10, 2015, 06:40:11 PM
Maybe WilsonPhil (Phil??) could comment on that thought
It is needing some TLC (Read: Paint!)
Post by: Flyin6 on April 10, 2015, 06:42:08 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on April 10, 2015, 06:43:52 PM
That tag says GWT is 29,700, a couple tons over what I thought it weighed
Post by: Flyin6 on April 10, 2015, 06:44:49 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on April 10, 2015, 06:47:30 PM
Most of the gages did not work, and they do now
THe levers are the controls. You really do not need to use the right and left pedals to steer if you can sling the gears just right
Post by: Flyin6 on April 10, 2015, 06:51:22 PM
All in all it's not a bad machine at all
Post by: Flyin6 on April 10, 2015, 06:55:22 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on April 10, 2015, 07:05:06 PM
Post by: wilsonphil on April 10, 2015, 08:14:38 PM
Don the farm I grew up on we had this exact same base model, the engine and hydraulics are very dependable. We had to rebuild the tracks and it was quite the job. Parts were easy to get 30yrs ago but case is pretty good about supporting equipment. Should be a fun project.
Great! We have a sorta SME on board here with us! I might be leaning on ya some via the PM route
Well good news is the undercarriage is solid, maybe 90%, so I wou't be able to wear that out.
We think everything on this old chunk has been rebuilt or replaced at least once. Since it's showing 5,000 + hours, my money says it actually has 15,000 hours. But there is a chance it is a 5K machine. If it is a 5K machine, then it has a lot of life left
If it is a 15K machine, then everything had to have been rebuilt at least once.
Take a look at the tracks. Grouser height is very good, and pins are hardly worn at all
Yes they look really good, its was a small fortune even 30yrs ago to rebuild the tracks that's why we did it ourselves. We made up a press fixture and used a porta-power to press the bushings in. If I remember correctly we used a 15lb sledge to drive the pins out and then used the porta power to put everything back together. It took some trial and error but the first track took a week and the other side we did in a weekend. Also all that steel is case hardened, really like how you welded the frame 100% correct!!!
After I left for the Military my dad stopped farming and that was one of the pieces of equipment that my dad sold off, seeing pictures of it really brings back some memories.
Post by: Flyin6 on April 10, 2015, 10:30:58 PM
After I left for the Military my dad stopped farming and that was one of the pieces of equipment that my dad sold off, seeing pictures of it really brings back some memories.
Well I can fix that
Come on down and run this one for a spell fixing the road or digging the second pond, or???
Post by: BobbyB on April 11, 2015, 02:36:52 AM
Post by: Dustoff35 on April 11, 2015, 06:55:08 AM
on a hill…
in the mud…
while its raining…
at night…
No thanks.
I was in the 3D ACR for a few years but in the Aviation Squadron. No tracked vehicle experience. Will try to keep it that way.
Post by: Flyin6 on April 11, 2015, 08:26:12 AM
And here you were thinking once you left Armor, you wouldn't have to deal with tracked vehicle maintenance anymore! For nostalgia's sake you should change a track at the farm...in the mud.....when it's raining...
Words cannon describe how much I hated the moment(s) when Garcia (My tank driver) threw the track on my M-60A1! GRRRRRRRR
It would go one of two ways bad and worster. to the outside: Bad. To the inside: Worstest You see, to the inside meant it had a tank sitting on top of it, along with probably a ball of mud the size of a VW beetle.
I have some money now. That means a thrown call means a phone call which results in two things: 1. the track gets put back on
2. I lose a lot of money
or
possibly
3. I just leave it and let a patch of locust and briars grow up all around it and after some years no one knows the better.
If it throws a track in the bottom of the pond I'll dig, then if future generations ever pull some of that water out to drink, it will always have an iron rich, oily taste to it!
Post by: Flyin6 on April 11, 2015, 09:28:18 AM
Cool machine!
Post by: cudakidd53 on April 11, 2015, 09:46:39 AM
You could go all "Huck Finn" and charge us to make childhood dreams become reality, letting us pay for an hour of tree pushing down on your farm! ???
Post by: KensAuto on April 11, 2015, 10:22:46 AM
Post by: OldKooT on April 11, 2015, 10:28:16 AM
As for the tree's.... I hope they aren't too large. Our D8 struggles to push over some of the larger stuff here. We usually use the excavator for tree removal.
Regardless, it will be a handy piece of equipment to have on a acreage. Moving dirt is a great way to spend a day...I always enjoy it.
Post by: Drunksailor on April 11, 2015, 01:40:30 PM
Post by: BobbyB on April 11, 2015, 02:17:02 PM
Post by: wilsonphil on April 12, 2015, 04:15:46 PM
After I left for the Military my dad stopped farming and that was one of the pieces of equipment that my dad sold off, seeing pictures of it really brings back some memories.
Well I can fix that
Come on down and run this one for a spell fixing the road or digging the second pond, or???
I didn't say they were good memories'!!! there is a reason I left for the Military as soon as humanly possible! I do not want to farm again, I tell everybody I have been retired ever since I left the farm. That being said if you help more than happy to give you hand if you need it.
Post by: Flyin6 on April 12, 2015, 07:34:04 PM
So ultimately it should find a home at the Farm?Yep, that's where it's going, likely never to ever leave again.
The mechs are trying to slip it in between the bigger projects. There's a motor going in an excavator, when that gets done, Red will be in the shed!
Parts are ordered
Norm, Yea, I want an excavator, that one pictured is for sale...but I'm not a rich guy...
Was down on the farm all weekend, just got back.
Unfortuantely Duane filmed me dropping a tree...which I notched to fall away from the house...which defied gravity...and came right down on the old form house!
I said screw it, picked up my M-4 and pumped 20 rounds into the house just to finish things. Later on we let each of the kids and Duane also perforate the old home. It's toast now...ready for pushin' in and setting fire to.
But walking the property, I am amazed at the sheer number of big cedars I own. Thousands! There are areas where the stands are maybe 14" at the base or better.
I can sell a 14" log, 8'2" long for seventy something. I could get 3-4 long of various diameters out of one tree. Make me a couple hundred...or buy myself a sawmill and start cutting the lumber up for the new farm house. Anyway an excavator would come in handy yanking those logs around
Post by: Armalite on April 13, 2015, 03:23:29 PM
Needin' one of these for the farm:
DO NOT buy that machine.....
Post by: Nate on April 13, 2015, 08:17:40 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on April 13, 2015, 08:21:33 PM
the SME has spoken!
Guess I'd better listen to him!
So a Cat?? A J-Deere?
Post by: JR on April 14, 2015, 02:09:13 PM
Got to be OD and maybe add a clam to that bucket?
Funny how we all like to play on these things. I worked on a ranch for a couple years and loved driving the farmall around or digging things up when not fixin them.
Post by: Flyin6 on April 14, 2015, 03:09:48 PM
I think like the rest, just glad it wasn't a write off like it was leaning towards. I can't see it yellow, just doesn't fit the picture for some reason. If you did it would have to have "TONKA" on it in big letters.
Got to be OD and maybe add a clam to that bucket?
Funny how we all like to play on these things. I worked on a ranch for a couple years and loved driving the farmall around or digging things up when not fixin them.
I agree
For some reason digging stuff up, cutting things down, riding on a tractor, and burning piles of stuff seems satisfying! Must be a man thing
Post by: KensAuto on April 14, 2015, 09:14:21 PM
Post by: cudakidd53 on April 14, 2015, 09:32:08 PM
I think like the rest, just glad it wasn't a write off like it was leaning towards. I can't see it yellow, just doesn't fit the picture for some reason. If you did it would have to have "TONKA" on it in big letters.
Got to be OD and maybe add a clam to that bucket?
Funny how we all like to play on these things. I worked on a ranch for a couple years and loved driving the farmall around or digging things up when not fixin them.
I agree
For some reason digging stuff up, cutting things down, riding on a tractor, and burning piles of stuff seems satisfying! Must be a man thing
My least favorite farm equipment memory is mowing w/ brush hog and having the PTO shaft come flying past my head when a weld (that I didn't do) broke!
Now why NOT paint it yellow and put Tonka on it? Just like being kids again, everyone would want a turn!
Post by: Armalite on April 20, 2015, 02:57:47 PM
the SME has spoken!
Guess I'd better listen to him!
So a Cat?? A J-Deere?
Correct. In my 12 years now of running and owning and repairing heavy equipment in the oilfield, we owned ONE kobelco trackhoe. I put close to 2000 hours on that machine myself... It got us by, but not something you want after its been broke in... No power, a nightmare to get parts, and just plain ugly...
Seriously, parts for that will be a nightmare. At least JD or CAT will have store local, and most local parts stores carry, stock, or can order whatever you need. Kobelco, not so much. A lot of people will give you that look that the sled dog does when you make sound he is not familiar with and turns his head sideways, perks up the ears, and looks at you like you have completely lost it... Ya, that look....
We still run two old JD 120 trackhoes. one has about 6k hours, other around 8k. Not the stoutest, but they still crank every time you turn the key and do the job.
Post by: Flyin6 on April 20, 2015, 03:13:39 PM
the SME has spoken!
Guess I'd better listen to him!
So a Cat?? A J-Deere?
Correct. In my 12 years now of running and owning and repairing heavy equipment in the oilfield, we owned ONE kobelco trackhoe. I put close to 2000 hours on that machine myself... It got us by, but not something you want after its been broke in... No power, a nightmare to get parts, and just plain ugly...
Seriously, parts for that will be a nightmare. At least JD or CAT will have store local, and most local parts stores carry, stock, or can order whatever you need. Kobelco, not so much. A lot of people will give you that look that the sled dog does when you make sound he is not familiar with and turns his head sideways, perks up the ears, and looks at you like you have completely lost it... Ya, that look....
We still run two old JD 120 trackhoes. one has about 6k hours, other around 8k. Not the stoutest, but they still crank every time you turn the key and do the job.
OK Buddy, no Kobelco
Not that I was going to buy one, its only that the one in the pic is parked next to my Case
I was talking to my pastor this morning. He's a Texas boy. He asked me if I had a pond on the farm. I told him I had a small one but when Big Red got fixed, I'd make a big one.
Immediately he said, "Don't do it, you don't know anything about pond building!" He said just give him a couple weeks and he'd get a buddy of his near me to come dig me one for free, but don't I attempt to do it!
Funny!
Post by: JR on April 21, 2015, 02:39:04 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on April 21, 2015, 05:42:04 PM
Careful, the EPA just loves to take over places or say no building when you have a nice pool of water.They are not on my invitation list!
We'll be G-T-G
Post by: Drunksailor on April 21, 2015, 06:26:50 PM
Careful, the EPA just loves to take over places or say no building when you have a nice pool of water.They are not on my invitation list!
We'll be G-T-G
…But…but…we need the EPA…otherwise my taxes would decrease and i wouldn't have nice things like EGR and DPF… think of how efficient they could make the farm!
Post by: Flyin6 on April 21, 2015, 08:38:44 PM
Shame on you!Careful, the EPA just loves to take over places or say no building when you have a nice pool of water.They are not on my invitation list!
We'll be G-T-G
But but we need the EPA otherwise my taxes would decrease and i wouldn't have nice things like EGR and DPF think of how efficient they could make the farm!
Hey, BTW was hanging out with a buddy of mine, Chris today for awhile. He flew Navy C-130's for a long time. Was a Captain at retirement. I met him over at Comair where we flew regional jets together. Good guy, told him about you. He smiled, said he had been in and out of Hawaii a lot on his way back and forth across the pond
Post by: Flyin6 on April 21, 2015, 08:40:39 PM
Larry now has the critical parts at the shop. Talking to him tonight, he was saying he will try and get the machine moved closer to the shop so I can get some air and electricity to it. When that happens, the grindin' and sandin will commence so I can change up the color scheme just a little (Big Grin)
Post by: Drunksailor on April 22, 2015, 06:44:04 PM
Post by: Nate on May 05, 2015, 12:34:15 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on May 05, 2015, 06:33:49 PM
so whats the word in the last 2 wks?Nate,
Mumm is the word. I'm waiting for Larry to tow Big Red closer to the building so I can run a drop chord and air line out and get to sanding on it. As soon as he clears a space, it's tear down time again for the red monster
Post by: Atkinsmatt on May 21, 2015, 09:10:32 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on May 21, 2015, 09:41:18 PM
Any update on red?Nada
Still waiting on a spot in the shop...
Post by: Atkinsmatt on June 04, 2015, 01:21:39 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on June 04, 2015, 03:20:16 PM
No shop space yet?Matt,
Seeing your post here, I called Larry to see what's shaking on Big Red
He has it done! Yup, said Richard put all the transmission parts back together and it's moving around just fine!
But
Now the transmission control valve is leaking. That is probably just a rubber O-ring and an easy fix which we could fix ricky tick
So Red's not dead!
Post by: Atkinsmatt on June 04, 2015, 03:59:17 PM
Post by: Sammconn on June 04, 2015, 04:52:13 PM
You may need that to install your bumper... 8)
Be nice to see Big Red doing some work on the farm for you.
Post by: Flyin6 on June 04, 2015, 07:33:09 PM
I was surprised when Larry said it was done. I thought he was going to call me when he had it near the building so I could start the sanding to paint it, while he thought I was going to call him to move it!
Communication error, nothing more.
I guess Richard needs to dig in there and get some of those packings replaced in the transmission shifter housing to stop those leaks, but once it gets working again it should revive itself pdq
Post by: Nate on June 04, 2015, 07:45:27 PM
sounds like you need to get a road test dispatch for big red and work the rust off her and get her heated up so the seals can set and not leak..........?
Post by: Flyin6 on June 04, 2015, 08:40:08 PM
lets be honest don. what happened to big red is the same thing that happens to military equipment when it sits for to long. I always made sure that at least once a week I got a road test dispatch and drove it real hard and made sure things got heated up to temp to ensure that I didn't have leaks and that my equipment was ready. speaking of that, not once was any of my equipment down when it came to quals or live fires.
sounds like you need to get a road test dispatch for big red and work the rust off her and get her heated up so the seals can set and not leak..........?
You are very correct my friend
Sitting for nearly 2 years did not help anything
But getting it back in the dirt or mud will heal a lot of what is wrong with it and make it much better I think
Going over tomorrow to put a couple miles on it ;-)))
Post by: KensAuto on June 04, 2015, 10:59:22 PM
Post by: JR on June 05, 2015, 12:21:37 AM
Post by: Flyin6 on June 05, 2015, 09:16:32 AM
Oh boy, let the oil change begin!!!!!!!!
Got ahead of myself...Did the oil change and it's $10,000 attendant side jobs already.
She's ready to get scratched up, either by Kintucky briar patches or by my sander turning it OD Green
Post by: BobbyB on June 05, 2015, 09:20:51 AM
Got ahead of myself...Did the oil change and it's $10,000 attendant side jobs already.
She's ready to get scratched up, either by Kintucky briar patches or by my sander turning it OD Green
I think you need a different color to break up the green. My opinion.
Post by: Flyin6 on June 05, 2015, 09:33:39 AM
Got ahead of myself...Did the oil change and it's $10,000 attendant side jobs already.
She's ready to get scratched up, either by Kintucky briar patches or by my sander turning it OD Green
I think you need a different color to break up the green. My opinion.
Bobby,
I actually got to see about a half dozen of these machines painted win a camo cart paint combo and in Marine Corps green which is close to OD.
A local dealership scored 6 Case 1150E dozers from military sales and is reselling them. One had just 19 hours on it since overhaul and the "Oldest" machine had just 400 hours!
Anyway they were painted like I am wanting and looked good. The Army cammo painted one, admittedly, looked the best.
So I was sort of thinking of painting the D-Max truck OD green as well...
Post by: Atkinsmatt on June 05, 2015, 09:58:27 AM
Post by: BobbyB on June 05, 2015, 09:59:17 AM
Post by: Flyin6 on June 05, 2015, 10:05:58 AM
You know, I posted in the wrong thread. Thought you were talking about painting the bumper you just built green. Just ignore the guy behind the computer..Get some sleep man...
Post by: BobbyB on June 05, 2015, 10:20:38 PM
Get some sleep man...
Soon. Up early again tomorrow for another day of riding motorcycles for the Charity.
Post by: Flyin6 on June 05, 2015, 11:50:39 PM
It is definitely moving on it's own authority!
Larry was good enough to have taken pics of the transmission when it was torn down and the shafts were swapped out. The used part they installed looked just great. Hopefully, that will be the end of issues with the trans in it.
All we have left to do is seal up a pesky hydraulic leak, then it gets trucked down to the farm to get working again
Post by: Flyin6 on June 06, 2015, 12:00:14 AM
You aren't going to like this, but I was checking out a recent trade in there a series 200 Kebelco.
I did some homework. I didn't know the K's were built in the USA, whereas the cats and the case and many others are jap or Chinese or Korean or indian. A cat from yipan.
This is a local trade which was purchased here and traded here and professionally maintained.
It has a 6BT Cummins under the hood and is sitting there with just a bit over 8,000 hours. It is a bit loose, I found the bucket pins were missing bushings (Gone!) and the arm to stick bushings had some play, but other than that it was pretty solid.
Not new by any stretch of the imagination but it started right up with zero smoke. The propel pivit and the rest of the controls were all working well.
This is a bigger machine that that pretty Case CX160 I was looking at, but the asking price on this a 1999 SK200 is only $28,000!
That's a lot less for a bigger machine, THis one is up there, I want to say nearing 50,000 lbs and the horsepower is a bunch more as well.
Best thing I found was this one has a hydraulic thumb. I could snatch a cedar right out of the ground with it, or grab a oak log and carry it to a truck and load it right up with no worries.
Not as pretty, but what is?
Post by: Nate on June 06, 2015, 12:00:45 AM
Post by: Flyin6 on June 06, 2015, 12:02:23 AM
Post by: Flyin6 on June 06, 2015, 12:03:37 AM
Post by: Nate on June 06, 2015, 12:04:04 AM
Post by: Flyin6 on June 06, 2015, 12:05:32 AM
That's a big powerful thumb as well!
Post by: Flyin6 on June 06, 2015, 12:09:15 AM
Post by: Flyin6 on June 06, 2015, 12:12:51 AM
So does the 28k include your mech guy bringing everything up to specs or is that going to be extra on top of the 28k?That is their asking price nothing more
I would need the bucket bushings installed and new pins if necessary, A loose hydraulic line secured, have the whole thing pressure washed and steamed inside and out, engine oil and drive fluids changed, new hydraulic filters, and a new seat installed and finally recharge the AC.
I'll go talk to them Monday about all of that
Post by: Flyin6 on June 06, 2015, 10:04:15 AM
This is the pesky part that broke
Post by: Flyin6 on June 06, 2015, 10:05:50 AM
Post by: Flyin6 on June 06, 2015, 10:08:07 AM
Post by: KensAuto on June 06, 2015, 12:34:06 PM
Heck, even a couple pics of an old guy sleeping in a dozer, then sleeping in track hoe.:)
All kidding aside, Don, if you think Ash would not approve (and all of us know that he doesn't) of Mr Kobelco, then why take a chance? I was once told that a smart man listens to those that know more (...in their specific fields) than he.
Your money, obviously, and I would guess that thing has your name on it already........
You is pretty smart, maybe slightly handsome for a Kentuckian, but more stubborn than a pilot!!
Post by: Nate on June 06, 2015, 12:52:32 PM
A bunch of steel in your last few posts.
Heck, even a couple pics of an old guy sleeping in a dozer, then sleeping in track hoe.:)
All kidding aside, Don, if you think Ash would not approve (and all of us know that he doesn't) of Mr Kobelco, then why take a chance? I was once told that a smart man listens to those that know more (...in their specific fields) than he.
Your money, obviously, and I would guess that thing has your name on it already........
You is pretty smart, maybe slightly handsome for a Kentuckian, but more stubborn than a pilot!!
sorry about the edit ken, I hit the wrong button.
ken, we must not forget about the mandals that he is wearing and the photographic evidence of it/them/him doing so............... :o
the second thing is, its really hard to find anybody more stubborn than a pilot.......... ;D
Post by: cudakidd53 on June 06, 2015, 01:35:06 PM
Post by: Nate on June 06, 2015, 01:57:29 PM
mike, we can not give leeway on mandals, flip flops would be acceptable. but at least he wasn't wearing socks with the mandals, so I guess we can cut him just a wee bit of slack.........?
Post by: KensAuto on June 06, 2015, 02:34:15 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on June 06, 2015, 03:29:37 PM
Manley lookin things they are
Why I just heard some ladies comment:
Who's that manly man in those Oakleys and Mandals!
On the Kobelco, I am talking with a very knowledgeable man. Sold and serviced Kobelco, cat and case amongst other over the years. He explained why Kobelco didn't have parts for awhile...It was because Case had just bought them and there was an issue with that, then Kobelco had to move to Texas and start up new and come up with all the parts again.
Now they are up to speed. But for me, that machine was built in the USA and that is important to me. The Case and the Cat I have been looking at are built overseas. Maybe a small point.
And with this machine, it has been 25 miles from the selling dealership it's whole life. THe guys only about 3-4 who ran it are right here, and I talked to one. He said it is older but a hard working machine. He purchased a new slightly larger machine and he told me he already misses the 200 because of that hydraulic thumb. When I asked him how he felt about putting it to work on a farm, without skipping a beat he said it would last forever.
Larry, who fixed Big Red feels the same way, good machine, will outlast me!
Post by: BobbyB on June 06, 2015, 06:47:32 PM
so if I buy it, it will be right at home next to BR
You don't need to armor up the Farm like you're protecting the Fulda Gap there Chief...
You and few others will probably get that.. nice and subtle.
Post by: Flyin6 on June 06, 2015, 09:23:18 PM
so if I buy it, it will be right at home next to BR
You don't need to armor up the Farm like you're protecting the Fulda Gap there Chief...
You and few others will probably get that.. nice and subtle.
Bobby,
You ever visited or see the Fulda gap from the cold war days?
Back when I was an aeroscout pilot for the 3rd I.D., the 11th ACR covered the Fulda Gap area. I've been up there in my trusty jet ranger a time or two. Beautiful country!
Post by: BobbyB on June 07, 2015, 11:04:43 AM
Bobby,
You ever visited or see the Fulda gap from the cold war days?
Back when I was an aeroscout pilot for the 3rd I.D., the 11th ACR covered the Fulda Gap area. I've been up there in my trusty jet ranger a time or two. Beautiful country!
Honestly, I can't remember if I ever did or not.
Post by: JR on June 07, 2015, 11:40:22 AM
Maybe for the asking price they can get all those little items cleaned up, and wake up Rip.
Post by: Flyin6 on June 07, 2015, 02:40:54 PM
Good looking machine there. Don't think I've ever seen this many pics of Don unless you count his book.The pre-ranger was snapping the pics. So he was snapping them of his dad...go figure
Maybe for the asking price they can get all those little items cleaned up, and wake up Rip.
I'll start the purchase conversation tomorrow, see where all that leads. But with a machine like that, all things will be possible on that "Farm"
Post by: Dawg25385 on June 07, 2015, 05:30:53 PM
Saw a video of a guy the other day using his loader to cut firewood. Literally just picked up a log a few feed off the ground, and chunked it up into rounds without even having to bend over... YES PLEASE!
Post by: Flyin6 on June 07, 2015, 05:53:26 PM
A big loader with a thumb has to be about one of the most valuable pieces of equipment out there, especially with all those trees on your property.
Saw a video of a guy the other day using his loader to cut firewood. Literally just picked up a log a few feed off the ground, and chunked it up into rounds without even having to bend over... YES PLEASE!
Loader or excavator?
Post by: Dawg25385 on June 07, 2015, 06:10:07 PM
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Post by: Flyin6 on June 07, 2015, 06:51:00 PM
I was looking at the specs on that machine. It has 55,000 lbs of draw-bar force, the rotation torque of the boom is 57,000 lbs. Fifty seven thousand pounds of torque!
Has a 5.9 Cummins, 97 gallons of fuel, 160 gallons of hydraulic oil, moves along at 3.7mph and is just pretty powerful.
Ever seen someone put in a fence row with one?
One guy holds the post...The excavator operator positions the bucket over the post and simply pushes it into the ground the correct depth...Done!
Logging? Cut the log out of the tree you just dropped and just pick it up and carry it off
Digging? This one can scratch a vertical wall 31 feet high or dig a hole 22 feet deep!
Talk about pole barn building? Here's your crane!
Some neat tricks I've seen/heard about:
Find a paper wasps nest. Use excavator to pull branch with nest off of tree. Place branch in back of pickup truck of a friend or someone who is not your friend ;-)
Place really big rocks or stumps on either end of someone's car
Dig all the ground out around someone's car and leave them perched on a pedestal 6 feet high!
Dig a big hole in a farm road just where the trees close in on either side. Do this when the offending person is out in the field working...then leave
If you are the wife of someone who has wronged you (Husband who cheated on her) use excavator to drive over top of his truck
Park anywhere you wish to create a temporary road block...like to block your neighbors driveway...the one who constantly complains over everything you do...that sort of neighbor
I could see them successfully employed in tearing down mosques
And in the same vein, used to clear out waste treatment plant, sediment ponds!
I've heard of them used to fill up a convertible owned by the lawyer who represented the ex in court where someone got burned
If you suspect the haji who lives down the street has a car bomb inside his 1991 BMW745, use the excavator to remove the roof panel to ensure everyone's safety!
They can also be used for general construction and digging of ponds!
Lots of useful and creative possibilities with such a machine
Post by: Dawg25385 on June 07, 2015, 07:21:14 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on June 07, 2015, 10:20:23 PM
And of course you'd paint it OD Green too....All machinery should be one of the selected mil colors, but since OD green is the nicest, yes, I'd select that!
Post by: EL TATE on June 09, 2015, 06:39:23 PM
Post by: Nate on June 09, 2015, 11:28:21 PM
don't worry, if things work out I will be just south of you in the only other state that has worse drivers than WA.
Post by: Dawg25385 on June 10, 2015, 12:00:10 AM
Post by: JR on June 10, 2015, 01:14:55 AM
Post by: Nate on June 10, 2015, 09:16:45 AM
Post by: Armalite on June 10, 2015, 11:38:30 AM
https://www.deere.com/en_US/industry/construction/learn_more/factory_information.page
CAT is so big, they manufacture their machines in the US, as well as other factories around the world.
You have to keep in mind that CAT and Deere are WORLDWIDE companies. So, they manufacture the machines in other parts of the world, to better service those areas of the world. But, they also manufacture machines here in the USA, to serve locally for buyers here in the US...
Honestly, that is not a bad buy for that size Kobelco. Especially for a machine that will stay on the farm. Me personally, I would not get it. But that's just me. You have your money, and you are welcome to spend it on anything that Don see's fit! If you feel confident in the machine, then by all means, go ahead and purchase it. It could serve you the rest of your life and then some and never miss a beat. It's all a gamble anyway. I've seen a brand new piece of equipment malfunction on day one. An old machine can malfunction at anytime, just like a brand new one.
We run those size machines, and bigger in our line of work Don. That size machine is the norm. The hydraulic thumb is also nice. We run those on our machines as well. One note though, be very observant if you grab a tree, a big tree, by one end, and try to swing it around. It will rip the thumb off. Seen it happen more than once. Just by observing the laws of physics, when you grab a very large, top heavy object by one end, and try to swing it, the forces applied at the welds on a machine that is perpendicular with that extremely large object, are astounding... Basically, grabbing it and moving parallel with the object is safe. Moving perpendicular, is risky...
Good luck!
Post by: Armalite on June 10, 2015, 11:46:50 AM
Those trackhoes are as big and bigger than what you looked at. Those Dozers are even bigger...
The off road dump trucks have 30 yard beds, and weigh about 88k lbs, empty... Full 6wd...
The tractor on the end is running tracks, has 450hp CAT motor, and pulls a 21 yard pan behind it...
Lots of man stuff going on in that pic, lol...
Post by: Armalite on June 10, 2015, 11:55:00 AM
Have to check drainage in surrounding areas, check for springs, make sure you can core out for the dam, make sure you don't hit any water tables or springs! Contrary to everyones thinking, a spring/water table is the WORST thing you can hit when digging your pond. Reason is, when you dam up the pond, and it begins to build up with water, the head pressure of the volume of water pushing back against the water table/spring, can actually prevent your pond from filling up. It will get enough weight that it will push water back into the table/spring, instead of the opposite... Pond will only fill up to that point, then no more... Seen it happen, built one like that, landowner didn't care. It could drop 8" of rain in 5 hours, and his pond would not get with in 2' of his spillway. Would not happen.
So, make sure you get someone out there that knows what they are doing, to advise you as you go along...
Practice and experience make perfect, so learn from people that have been there, done that... 8)
Post by: Flyin6 on June 10, 2015, 11:59:50 AM
Thanks for the feedback
I am moving forward with the purchase, but haven't paid for it yet.
The guys at Southeastern are being great with me. They understand how badly I got hurt with the first Big-Red repair.
Speaking with Jerry, the salesman, we talked about a fluid change of everything except for hydraulics, and filters, a total steam cleaning, a new seat, a general work off of things that should get fixed. He wants to put another bucket on it as the wobble I found there is not due to missing bushings, it has the wrong size pins. He was searching the company for a 42"-45" bucket when last we talked.
The big thing turned out to be in the propel system
When I "Drove" it I noticed it pulling to one side a little bit. I was thinking it needed a bit of adjustment to the levers. While I was talking to Jerry, Richard, the mechanic who has been fixing Big Red said he thought they should put a new drive motor in one side of the track system.
Jerry was working the numbers to give me the best possible price, and none of them want that machine to leave there with any significant problems.
So I'll be in the 20's for a 150HP Cummins powered machine with a great undercarriage. I estimate 200 hours a year for a couple years, then probably a forth of that. I mean, it is so big, it will get a lot of work done pretty efficiently and quicker that grubbing around with big red. And now Red will compliment it well with more of a "Pushing" role than an out and out digging role.
Post by: Dawg25385 on June 10, 2015, 12:02:03 PM
Here is a line up of equipment on our last big pond job...
Those trackhoes are as big and bigger than what you looked at. Those Dozers are even bigger...
The off road dump trucks have 30 yard beds, and weigh about 88k lbs, empty... Full 6wd...
The tractor on the end is running tracks, has 450hp CAT motor, and pulls a 21 yard pan behind it...
Lots of man stuff going on in that pic, lol...
Big boy toys ;D
Post by: Flyin6 on June 10, 2015, 12:11:26 PM
Also, on the pond building, you have to know what you're doing, or you could waste a lot of time and money on fuel, and not accomplish a simple "hole that holds water"...
Have to check drainage in surrounding areas, check for springs, make sure you can core out for the dam, make sure you don't hit any water tables or springs! Contrary to everyones thinking, a spring/water table is the WORST thing you can hit when digging your pond. Reason is, when you dam up the pond, and it begins to build up with water, the head pressure of the volume of water pushing back against the water table/spring, can actually prevent your pond from filling up. It will get enough weight that it will push water back into the table/spring, instead of the opposite... Pond will only fill up to that point, then no more... Seen it happen, built one like that, landowner didn't care. It could drop 8" of rain in 5 hours, and his pond would not get with in 2' of his spillway. Would not happen.
So, make sure you get someone out there that knows what they are doing, to advise you as you go along...
Practice and experience make perfect, so learn from people that have been there, done that... 8)
I hear ya
Built a pond in Tennessee that leaked!
Would hold maybe 6 feet of water out of a 20' hole.
My pastor a Texas man, got ahold of me right away. HE said let him to get his buddy, a guy like you to advise or even put in the pond for me...How cool is that?
I do have a spring fed pond, but this is how I plan to manage that:
The bigger pond site will surround the existing pond but at a lower level. The pond is on a slope, so I'll go down slope and pull out the dirt and build in the dam and set all that maybe 6 feet lower than the existing pond. Then I'll break the dam and flood the water (Not much) into the lower pond, the muck out the existing one. The new pond site will drain a lot of the ridgeline which has a road running down the center, a sunken road. Rains currently run into that road, then down and into a gulley. I plan to reroute all that to empty through a twisty into the new pond.
I also plan to track in 6"-1 foot of clay which I expect to find in the hole excavation
Post by: Armalite on June 10, 2015, 12:17:39 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on June 10, 2015, 12:24:02 PM
They have determined it is a drive motor and it likely has metal chips throughout the system that didn't get trapped in a filter, so they no longer want to sell it to me!
Jerry asked me to let him search around for another machine in the 160-210 class, so I guess I'm back to just Big Red!
Post by: Atkinsmatt on June 10, 2015, 12:26:33 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on June 10, 2015, 12:35:16 PM
You already know, it is a lot better to find out before using the pen. There are plenty out there. You'll find the one you are supposed to have in God's time.That's a fact!
I prayed over this.
If God wished me to have it, then he would make it possible, and if not to put a block in the way
I believe he has spoken!
Post by: Atkinsmatt on June 10, 2015, 12:40:52 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on June 10, 2015, 12:53:02 PM
Being back to just Big Red is not such a bad place to be. It is ready now.Almost ready!
Working on a pesky oil leak, but not a big deal...just time
Post by: Atkinsmatt on June 10, 2015, 01:04:19 PM
Post by: rasimmo on June 10, 2015, 05:13:08 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on June 10, 2015, 06:21:52 PM
Those drive motors are a common issue with older machines. As you found out if it aint tracking straight running at full speed they are likely the issue. When you get one it will quickly become the most used machine on the farm. Pretty easy to run efficiently if you have experience pulling levers to make things happen, as you do. The way I was taught was to look at the boom as your arm, 3 joints, and the bucket as your hand. Fun to run once you figure out the controls.I'm learning every day
I thought I had the machine. At only 28K I could have afforded it handily.
But that drive motor costs $11,000! Now with a new drive motor I would have been OK except for Richard waving me off in telling them they didn't need to sell me that unit. Well, I trust him, and Larry and really, everyone there for that matter, and I think they did this to protect me.
I am disappointed though. I was thinking within a week, I could muck out the pond and demo the house there and have a heck of a lot of fun building my dream down there.
I really liked that Case CX-160 but without it being a dealership, I couldn't find financing. Commercial financing is difficult to say the least. They want to see balance sheets and all that and I just started the "Farm." Other than that, the pretty Case would have been a keeper.
Just in a short time of grubbing around I was getting the hang of running that thing. I owned a couple back-hoes in the past and I'd say, I got on top of those things in a day or so.
Well, I'm pretty good with a loader so we'll see what I can do with big red if no track hoe comes my way
Post by: TexasRedNeck on June 10, 2015, 08:31:20 PM
Post by: rasimmo on June 11, 2015, 12:21:11 AM
Pecked all that out to say be patient. The right machine will there be yours in God's time.
Post by: Flyin6 on June 11, 2015, 09:02:17 AM
Good dealers are hard to come by. If you have one that is taking care of you stick with them. We have a great kubota dealer close by that we deal with a lot. Been looking for a good used mini ex for a year or so. They knew it and we got the call as soon as they got a kx 91 in on trade. We were there when they unloaded it and brought in their shop. 2 yrs old, 250 hrs and not a mark on it. Must have been used to install a couple truck swallowing pits at the mall and that's it. Anyway, bout 20 after they got it in paperwork was signed. Got it for about 2/3 new cost.Patience...You're talking about patience
Pecked all that out to say be patient. The right machine will there be yours in God's time.
Did I ever tell you about patience and a squirrel? LOL
Thanks
Post by: KensAuto on June 11, 2015, 09:00:36 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on June 11, 2015, 09:10:11 PM
Did that thing float on to your property, or has it always been there. :)
At least since the Triassic period!
Post by: OldKooT on June 12, 2015, 11:43:50 AM
Post by: Armalite on June 12, 2015, 12:31:06 PM
It's a thing of beauty imo.... 8)
Post by: JR on June 13, 2015, 03:53:37 PM
That picture is huge!!!!!
Post by: Atkinsmatt on July 07, 2015, 10:46:26 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on July 08, 2015, 08:47:59 AM
Did the leak get fixed? At the farm yet? Anxious to see you get the demo going.Matt,
I don't think it is done.
Larry gets it in when he can, and I haven't checked in a couple weeks. Good reminder, though, I'll give him a shout out
Post by: Atkinsmatt on July 22, 2015, 11:03:44 AM
Post by: Flyin6 on July 22, 2015, 01:03:46 PM
Yep, Big red came back into the shop yesterday or early today for the final repair of a pesky leak
Post by: Wilbur on July 22, 2015, 02:20:24 PM
I have a funny Fulda Gap story from my Dad about his time in Germany during Korea. Not to go all DOT on ya here but rather than start a new thread I'll throw it in. Dad was a Russian Interpreter then and in Psy Warfare. His outfit used all sorts of ways of communicating things to areas including loudspeakers. Well one time he was out on a hill overlooking a village that was near the Fulda Gap (not sure where exactly but in was near there). His job was to observe while another guy in his unit was on another hill across from him and was broadcasting over the loudspeakers down to the village. So my Dad could hear something being broadcast but not exactly what was being said. So he and his partner are looking at the village through bino's and all of a sudden they see people running out of every door in the village, throwing bags and suitcases in cars, jumping on bikes etc and skidaddling out of town as fast as possible. Turns out the guy broadcasting from the other hill (who was a Jewish guy and had little love for the Germans) decided to have some fun. His broadcast message was that Russian armor had crossed the East German line and the town just to the east of them had already fallen etc. etc. Seems his loudspeaker's worked just fine. The guy got in some hot water for that little prank. Ha.
Post by: Flyin6 on July 22, 2015, 10:38:59 PM
Love it!
Post by: Flyin6 on August 11, 2015, 05:41:40 PM
Larry is going to let me clean it all back off and paint Red just outside the shop. So, I am at decision time about the paint selection.
Down at the NSRA show last week, I checked out this coating from KBS Products. A super tough paint of sorts:
https://www.kbs-coatings.com/stop-rust-paints.html
Which goes right on over the top of rust. So that would work for some of the Crawler, but most of it is pretty well covered with ugly paint. Well the stuff goes over paint as well, but is not UV tolerant
For things that sit out in the sun, a top-coat is required and they have this:
https://www.kbs-coatings.com/KBS-Maxx.html
But that stuff is around $170ish a gallon!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Nate on August 11, 2015, 06:15:18 PM
don't jinx her by saying she is "mechanically done", have you touched her and drove her around the yard yet......?
in all honesty this is great news, and what has been the thought/discussion/ponderin about having some sort of bench stock on hand for future repairs (considering the parts for this are getting harder and harder to find)?
Post by: Flyin6 on August 11, 2015, 06:22:10 PM
That isn't what I planned for Big Red, color wise.
I was going to make it OD Green same as Square D and use the much, much less expensive Gillespie paint made in Texas @ $39 a gallon. I figure I throw some hardener in there and call it a day. Apply that over some sealer on the big old dog and it would have a half decent paint job.
So what's a Crawler-Loader owner to do?
Post by: Flyin6 on August 11, 2015, 06:28:15 PM
what is going to hold up to the abuse that big red will see......?Well, Talking to Larry, when the equipment is sold new, it has cheap old enamel on it like I propose to use. Like the OD green on Square D. So even throwing hardener in there would make it a tougher paint than the factory applied.
don't jinx her by saying she is "mechanically done", have you touched her and drove her around the yard yet......?
in all honesty this is great news, and what has been the thought/discussion/ponderin about having some sort of bench stock on hand for future repairs (considering the parts for this are getting harder and harder to find)?
Think of it as a battleship. If a big oak falls on it, you simply push it off and keep going. Not a paint service life sort of thing. More like, just giving it some new life and a fresh start.
I did drive it all over the gravel parking lot today. It runs great. That old Case diesel 451 cu in engine is roaring like a lion and absolutely no smoke. That motor is solid. Richard has everything adjusted like a Swiss watch and for an old piece of equipment, it runs pretty well
We talked about bench stock as well. There are some other 1150B operators in the area. I'm keeping an eye out. I believe I will try and snatch a couple up and park them down at the farm as spare parts. But really, Red is made to run around the clock and I'll only be teasing it with my occasional dirt pushing exercises.
Post by: Flyin6 on August 11, 2015, 06:29:50 PM
Post by: halsey on August 11, 2015, 06:45:47 PM
I spent most of 30 yrs building boats and have seen lots of expensive 2 part paint. Most all of it good. I also spent time as engineer on a 100' charter boat in AK. At haulout we painted with a Sherwin Williams one part. It worked great. Lots of work boats go this route. Sounds right for BR.
Post by: Nate on August 11, 2015, 07:23:12 PM
I did drive it all over the gravel parking lot today. It runs great. That old Case diesel 451 cu in engine is roaring like a lion and absolutely no smoke. That motor is solid. Richard has everything adjusted like a Swiss watch and for an old piece of equipment, it runs pretty well
We talked about bench stock as well. There are some other 1150B operators in the area. I'm keeping an eye out. I believe I will try and snatch a couple up and park them down at the farm as spare parts. But really, Red is made to run around the clock and I'll only be teasing it with my occasional dirt pushing exercises.
both of these comments are good news
Post by: TexasRedNeck on August 11, 2015, 09:32:10 PM
Good news on the mechanical Don. Look forward to seeing it in action
Post by: KensAuto on August 11, 2015, 10:51:50 PM
I don't remember all of the details, bit it's chemical resistant at the least.
http://oem.sherwin-williams.com/products/metal/military-coatings/water/topcoat/mil-dtl-64159-type-2
Post by: Sammconn on August 11, 2015, 11:48:49 PM
If you use it, the spots sporting rust at the moment will once again be paintless.
Is you use it hard, it could even be more. My vote would be to OD it up, and go from there.
The paint is relatively inexpensive, you are familiar with how it sprays etc. and will do the job of protecting the metal just as the more expensive paints will.
Or the stuff Ken has mentioned may be worth a look too. My vote is still OD though.
Post by: Dawg25385 on August 12, 2015, 12:02:09 AM
Post by: cudakidd53 on August 12, 2015, 08:30:38 AM
Post by: Flyin6 on August 12, 2015, 10:48:16 AM
Wife has a deep discount there.
So, I'll look into the SW, like, now, then if a no-go, order the Gillespie OD
Post by: DOOLEY on September 08, 2015, 03:35:23 PM
Post by: KensAuto on September 08, 2015, 05:33:51 PM
Post by: DOOLEY on September 08, 2015, 06:17:30 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 08, 2015, 07:49:39 PM
Some of it got on the crawler! Some got on me, mostly in my hair, and as I sit here on my desk after the shower, I'm noticing a very obvious green tint to my knees!
Well, Larry dropped the bomb I see. Yep, Big Red is about to get renamed!
It's new name?
"SARGE"
Yep, Sarge it is! I had a company make up a set of 18" tall Master Sergeant stripes in yellow to glue onto the back flanks. Larry wants to see a white star on the side somewhere. I don't, but knowing Larry and the guys there at Southeastern Equipment, my wishes may not be honored.
Whatever, I have learned to roll with it and not get excited about too many things!
I want to take a moment to publically thank Larry, Richard, and Jon at Southeastern for getting this thing going. Larry is allowing me to paint "Sarge" right there behind the shop, using all their stuff. That's very gracious in my book!
So this morning I started off with a very hot and soapy pressure wash of the machine top to bottom. Afterward it was looking very clean
Post by: Flyin6 on September 08, 2015, 07:54:57 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 08, 2015, 08:26:45 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 08, 2015, 08:37:30 PM
Anybody else having problems seeing the pics?
I'll keep loading them in hopes Dawg can get it figured out...We'll see
Post by: Flyin6 on September 08, 2015, 08:38:44 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 08, 2015, 08:39:48 PM
Post by: JR on September 08, 2015, 08:42:43 PM
On the paint, have you looked at the stuff at Tractor supply? Not expensive, made for implement, has a hardener and has matching rattle cans.
Post by: Flyin6 on September 08, 2015, 08:42:59 PM
Post by: JR on September 08, 2015, 08:43:29 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 08, 2015, 08:45:08 PM
Seeing pic good here.JR, I am not able to see the pics, glad it is my computer and not the site.
On the paint, have you looked at the stuff at Tractor supply? Not expensive, made for implement, has a hardener and has matching rattle cans.
I am using the Army Jeep Parts WW2 OD Green, but this time with hardener, so it will dry a bit more glossy than on Square D
Post by: Flyin6 on September 08, 2015, 08:46:43 PM
So I can see pics but no notifications, hmm,,,,,,,Well, I'll see you my notifications and raise you two pics!
Post by: Dawg25385 on September 08, 2015, 08:54:49 PM
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Post by: KensAuto on September 08, 2015, 08:55:32 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 08, 2015, 09:03:46 PM
Moving on I went after toe old faded and chipped red paint with some #80 grit. In the heavy cast areas, I think that might be good enough. On the smoother areas, I'll go over the #80 sanding with some #240
Post by: Flyin6 on September 08, 2015, 09:05:24 PM
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Post by: TexasRedNeck on September 08, 2015, 09:10:58 PM
Didn't that bumper get installed on Square D?
Post by: Dawg25385 on September 08, 2015, 09:24:13 PM
A couple of your pics are on the large size also.... but hasn't really been an issue before :o
Post by: Wilbur on September 08, 2015, 09:43:24 PM
Post by: KensAuto on September 08, 2015, 10:01:57 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 08, 2015, 10:13:04 PM
I think it fits with my plan very well. It is totally old school. Has a 451 cu in 6-cyl diesel engine, non turbocharged making only around 105HP. But 350 ft lbs torque and utterly simple. The drive system is a constant mesh transmission, all mechanical with 4 speeds forward and 4 speeds reverse. No hydraulic pump driving the tracks, just a gearbox, well, actually three of them. A left one, a right one and a forward and reverse one. This machine will actually turn inside it's own width since I can reverse one track and go forward on the other.
It will dig a pond, a basement, defensive positions if needed. It could easily and quickly disable the driveway into the farm. It can clear roads, fell trees, then drag them to wherever I need them. I could even dig pits to build rooms in, then cover them back over again.
It is paid for, cheap to operate I hope and in my view just a cool old classic piece of equipment. Now if it will only hold up. :D
Post by: Flyin6 on September 08, 2015, 10:26:30 PM
Pics are loading fine for me, albeit slow. I have logged a ticket with the ISP to look and see if there are any known VPS latency issues.Still not working here.
A couple of your pics are on the large size also.... but hasn't really been an issue before :o
I found a file maintenance tool and ran it...Found a bunch of defective pic files, which I repaired. However I still cannot see the ones I posted tonight.
Nothing changed on my end. Same camera, same card, same download process. Same resize procedure. Pics loaded as jpegs and checking the file data for the pics, I can see nothing out of the ordinary.
Weird science!
Post by: TexasRedNeck on September 08, 2015, 10:39:38 PM
http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/nick-burns-your-companys-computer-guy/n11524
Post by: Dawg25385 on September 08, 2015, 10:51:25 PM
Forum software is up to date... No known network issues with our host...
I'll keep investigating though
Post by: Sammconn on September 08, 2015, 11:37:16 PM
All working good up here for me too.
I suspect you have, but reboot maybe?
Post by: BobbyB on September 09, 2015, 03:36:29 AM
"SARGE"
I had a company make up a set of 18" tall Master Sergeant stripes in yellow
Should've had them make the stripes you wore before you decided to become all Warrant Officerified.
Post by: Flyin6 on September 09, 2015, 08:53:48 AM
Staff Sergeant?
"SARGE"
I had a company make up a set of 18" tall Master Sergeant stripes in yellow
Should've had them make the stripes you wore before you decided to become all Warrant Officerified.
Thought about it, but the Master Sergeant stripes are classic. That and I was thinking about George, a master Sergeant SF long hair guy who flew with me during one of the sporty times in my life. Although I was actually in command, I made very few decisions without talking to him. A Vietnam vet he was a treasure of wisdom. Between his, "Hey, wait a minute there chief," and me being full of piss and vinegar, we made a good team. Had two SFC's on that crew as well. You could say I was blessed.
Thinking about it, except for my co-pilot, everyone on that aircraft, front and back half were NCO's/former NCO's...Cool
Post by: Flyin6 on September 09, 2015, 08:54:48 AM
CHIEF!
Post by: BobbyB on September 09, 2015, 09:36:06 AM
Oh, and Bobby, I almost bought an excavator this past summer. I was going to name it:
CHIEF!
Ha.
Post by: JR on September 09, 2015, 01:36:17 PM
Now you just need a cardboard cutout of John Wayne !!
Post by: cudakidd53 on September 09, 2015, 01:48:51 PM
Oh, and Bobby, I almost bought an excavator this past summer. I was going to mane it:
CHIEF!
So which was it before all "Occifer-ied" the one with the Diamond - Wheat Sheaves - or Bird and stars?
Post by: KensAuto on September 09, 2015, 02:00:26 PM
Big D, so what is this excavator you speak of? the kolean one you was talkin bout?
Post by: Nate on September 09, 2015, 02:59:04 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 09, 2015, 05:52:03 PM
I got the cutout JR...loved that movie.I almost purchased a Kobelco 200, Mark IV, I think a 2002 model, maybe a 2000 with 8,000 hours and a 6BT Cummins for power. But it wasn't tracking straight. Turned out to be a right side drive motor. Richard, Larry and the boys treated me right and even though it was theirs up for sale, they steered me clear of it.
Big D, so what is this excavator you speak of? the kolean one you was talkin bout?
Post by: Flyin6 on September 09, 2015, 05:53:46 PM
Enlisted, the last stripes I wore was that of a Staff Sergeant.Oh, and Bobby, I almost bought an excavator this past summer. I was going to mane it:
CHIEF!
So which was it before all "Occifer-ied" the one with the Diamond - Wheat Sheaves - or Bird and stars?
As an Officer I last wore CW4
Had no interest in being a captain/major, lt. Colonel. Those guys don't stay either in troop units or in cockpits...
Post by: BobbyB on September 10, 2015, 03:40:51 AM
Staff Sergeant.
Too much paperwork after this.
Post by: Flyin6 on September 10, 2015, 09:34:55 PM
When I used this stuff on Squareness, I just thinned it and shot away. But here I am using catalyzed hardener because I'll be knockin down trees and I wanted something to stand up a tad better.
Here's the morning after, well a day actually. The red streaks are dust streaks from the panel above. It rained...
Post by: Flyin6 on September 10, 2015, 09:37:16 PM
The #80 grit was flyin!
Post by: Flyin6 on September 10, 2015, 09:39:10 PM
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Post by: Flyin6 on September 10, 2015, 09:44:50 PM
Post by: Atkinsmatt on September 10, 2015, 09:58:27 PM
Post by: Dawg25385 on September 10, 2015, 10:02:04 PM
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Post by: Flyin6 on September 10, 2015, 10:27:53 PM
Went through the transmission. Inspected the final drives. Repaired lines, hoses, and O-rings. Installed new sprockets. Repaired loose road wheels and installed missing bolts all over. It has two new batteries, changed the radiator hoses and fresh antifreeze. Changed the oil filter and poured in 4 gallons of Amsoil synthetic. Serviced the air cleaner system. Bolted on a new exhaust stack. Fabbed up the front ROPS system. Rebuilt the generator. Got the instruments all working. Repaired the engine shutoff. Lubed the entire thing. Adjusted track tension. Replaced most of the hydraulic fluid. Purged the fuel system. Repaired some leaks in the shifter system. Replaced the old battery cables. Replaced the rear main shaft plate which had worn out. Changed final drive fluids, steam cleaned it twice, and now a fresh paint job!
Yep, it's in good shape (I hope!)
Post by: JR on September 11, 2015, 12:32:28 AM
Maybe a coat of the converter on the tracks?
Post by: cudakidd53 on September 11, 2015, 06:54:52 AM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 11, 2015, 08:46:19 AM
Dang that is sharp Don. Heck with all that you gonna race it?Kintucky' mud gonna' polish those tracks right up!
Maybe a coat of the converter on the tracks?
Post by: Flyin6 on September 11, 2015, 08:48:09 AM
Don't mind the slight shine- it'll allow "trash" to slide off it easier, LOOKING MEAN!Exactly
In fact had to google it to make sure
But, turns out
A cedar ah' fallin' will slide off a slicked up paint job 4.4% fasterer dan iffins it's rubbin agin a bunch of rust!
Post by: cudakidd53 on September 11, 2015, 09:21:34 AM
Post by: OldKooT on September 11, 2015, 09:47:31 AM
Post by: Atkinsmatt on September 11, 2015, 10:09:12 AM
Post by: KensAuto on September 11, 2015, 10:18:24 AM
Post by: Sammconn on September 11, 2015, 03:35:49 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 11, 2015, 04:41:00 PM
Looking good.... any plans for lights?Yep, 360 illumination with LED's all on one switch.
Adding a solar battery charger as well, but haven't quite figured that one out, since this machine is 24 volt
Post by: Flyin6 on September 11, 2015, 04:42:06 PM
When complete, this thing will remind me of equipment that I have seen in anyone of several motor pools. What is the bumper number?Hmmm, Matt, dunno
What should it be?
HHC 6 ??
Post by: Flyin6 on September 11, 2015, 04:44:12 PM
Rain came later in the day when I would have sprayed, so painting is on hold
Check out how high that bucket which is 1.75 yards can lift
Post by: Flyin6 on September 11, 2015, 04:45:12 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 11, 2015, 04:46:09 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 11, 2015, 04:47:17 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 11, 2015, 04:53:16 PM
The leak is coming from the loader control valve.
I'll have the unit rebuilt with all new O rings
Post by: Flyin6 on September 11, 2015, 04:54:42 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 11, 2015, 04:55:59 PM
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Post by: TexasRedNeck on September 11, 2015, 07:10:48 PM
http://www.batterystuff.com/solar-chargers/SS-10L-24v.html
http://www.batterystuff.com/solar-chargers/BSP1024LSS.html
Post by: Flyin6 on September 11, 2015, 11:51:08 PM
Post by: JR on September 12, 2015, 12:37:37 AM
Solar good, always ready!
Post by: Flyin6 on September 12, 2015, 10:12:05 AM
So is it 24v? I don't recall.Yea, 24VDC
Solar good, always ready!
Has a big generator like electric motor sized which I had rebuilt, and two honkin batteries
Post by: Flyin6 on September 14, 2015, 10:27:50 PM
But Richard beat me to the punch. He had that loader control valve out already!
Post by: Flyin6 on September 14, 2015, 10:30:09 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 14, 2015, 10:31:17 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 14, 2015, 10:32:06 PM
Post by: JR on September 15, 2015, 02:40:00 PM
The O rings were so hardened with age that they broke apart when Richard was removing them!
Sounds like us Don,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Can't wait to see the final paint and "trim"
Post by: Flyin6 on September 15, 2015, 08:03:29 PM
Autumn is almost here. I need to get that blade in the ground to get some dirt moved
Post by: Flyin6 on September 17, 2015, 10:40:10 PM
Now if the weather will just hold out!
Post by: Flyin6 on September 19, 2015, 09:44:26 AM
It was a broken down, old, obsolete, practically used up machine. I have taken this thing with the help of the gentlemen at Southeastern Equipment and repaired, and rebuilt, and gave it a new bold look. It will now be taken down to the farm where we hope to do great things, ministering to fathers and sons and daughters, and families. It is and was destined to do greater things than its earlier future of being parted out and going to the scrap heap.
God works like that. He takes us when we are broken down and useless. When we are at our worse and he starts to work on us. We get a helper, actually two. We get Jesus as an advocate for us, and we get the holy spirit actually living inside us. Together we are led through a reconstructive process which rebuilds us, setting bad things right and repurposing us for greater things. From the depths of our weakness comes the strength of our witness as a new being. And filled with the holy spirit, if it is a true salvation, then our hearts will change to want to do the work of God. We were found, purchased, rebuilt and set against a greater and more important task than we could have possibly imagined. In all that we were and are given a new life!
Big Red was that broken down thing. I purchased it just like Jesus purchased my life with his life. These men and I rebuilt it and fixed what was wrong, just like a loving father like God (Abba-Father) does to his children. It changed just like an ugly red machine has become this more serious looking "Sarge" And now it is repurposed to do the work which will be his work. Not only to create a "Hide-Site" and a farm, but a place where families will be strengthened, the word freely shared and God worshiped hopefully in everything we do there.
I think The transition of Big Red to Sarge is definitely part of a larger message.
May all the glory from this be to God!
Post by: Wilbur on September 19, 2015, 12:13:58 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 19, 2015, 01:00:47 PM
Don I really like this analogy^^^^^It just seems so true, useless to useful...
Post by: Flyin6 on September 19, 2015, 01:02:59 PM
I washed the thing down with solvent after thoroughly blowing off the dust. Here it is ready for painting
Post by: Flyin6 on September 19, 2015, 01:05:01 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 19, 2015, 01:06:35 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 19, 2015, 01:08:03 PM
Post by: JR on September 20, 2015, 04:02:24 PM
Does it get actual stripes, maybe a few hash marks?
Post by: Flyin6 on September 20, 2015, 04:33:01 PM
Great analogy Don and looking good.Sure does
Does it get actual stripes, maybe a few hash marks?
Got the ragged flag decal in yesterday that goes on the back side
I figure Master Sergeant stripes on each side
and
If Kyle figures out what our new Real Man symbol is going to look like, that will go in the side or back as well
Maybe he can post his idea up in the admin section. That way, Mike will get ahold of it and start drawing away...then Nate will want to add in his crossed knife and fork device...HC will add in a glock, I'll write "Start 'er up" somewhere, (Just to screw with Ken and JR),and before you know it, we'll have a real piece of junk going on!
Post by: KensAuto on September 20, 2015, 05:33:47 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 21, 2015, 08:55:46 AM
What about the logo from the sweatshirts? I thought that was a pretty good one.We will keep that one with the "Honorem Dei" but we (Kyle) suggested having a mountain scene with RMTWS or the thing spelled out. Time to do branding so this graphic needs to be repeatable and recognizable.
Post by: JR on September 21, 2015, 01:15:03 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 22, 2015, 06:31:21 PM
Project was to get it ready for some Raptor bed liner sprayed strategically in the "Cab" area
Post by: Flyin6 on September 22, 2015, 06:32:10 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 22, 2015, 06:33:27 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 22, 2015, 06:35:11 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 22, 2015, 06:36:39 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 22, 2015, 06:38:28 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 22, 2015, 06:39:52 PM
Post by: KensAuto on September 22, 2015, 06:57:44 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 22, 2015, 07:08:16 PM
That thing is sooo cool.It is Ken. It runs well and has an authoritative bark and grunt from the exhaust
Wide open in 4th gear I think will only show 6 mph! and maybe not 6, possibly lower. It would drive through a boulder if you wanted to. Old school mechanical everything!
Post by: Dawg25385 on September 22, 2015, 07:27:57 PM
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Post by: TexasRedNeck on September 22, 2015, 09:03:22 PM
Looking good!
Post by: cudakidd53 on September 22, 2015, 10:37:57 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 22, 2015, 10:41:37 PM
Don, what's next? Between this progress and starting Square D, what else is there to accomplish?Are you flippin kiddin'??
Looking good!
Well, repaint and roof the outhouse
Dig a hole for it
Haul it down there
Fix the road down there
Dig a pond
Oh, haul Sarge down there
Before that, fix hydraulic leak
Install lights, tool box, and gun rack
And maybe a child seat for the babies!
Put up a building
Build a pistol/shotgun range and erect berms for rifle targets
Dig a hole and build a cistern
Set up a battery house, and windmill, and solar cells
Get the actual cabin started
Put up a good sized barn
Put up a medium sized critter barn
Fence off one field for pasture
Dig a well
Truck: Build the rock rails
Install two more leaves in the front spring pack
Install the Silverado rear springs
Install the aux fuel system
Build rear hatch/door thing
Finish up the wiring
Invent and install telescoping camera pole
Get the thing all dialed in
C-Max:
Prep for winter
Spray cavities with anti rust
Build a roof rack
Install more LED lighting
Paint the wheels
Up-size the tires
Touch-up paint the entire thing
Bike: Dual headlights
Dual Sport windshield
790 cc big bore kit
Panniers and racks
Add in computer and GPS
Install Knobbies
So, there's a few things to do just yet!
Post by: Flyin6 on September 22, 2015, 10:42:43 PM
Looking like you're going to be taking it to an antique heavy equipment show! SEMA maybe with Square D and the bike? Nice looking work Don!Thanks Mike, Thanks all!
It is looking OK for an old war bird. May leak, but it does run!
Post by: KensAuto on September 22, 2015, 11:55:17 PM
Don, what's next? Between this progress and starting Square D, what else is there to accomplish?Are you flippin kiddin'??
Looking good!
Well, repaint and roof the outhouse
Dig a hole for it
Haul it down there
Fix the road down there
Dig a pond
Oh, haul Sarge down there
Before that, fix hydraulic leak
Install lights, tool box, and gun rack
And maybe a child seat for the babies!
Put up a building
Build a pistol/shotgun range and erect berms for rifle targets
Dig a hole and build a cistern
Set up a battery house, and windmill, and solar cells
Get the actual cabin started
Put up a good sized barn
Put up a medium sized critter barn
Fence off one field for pasture
Dig a well
Truck: Build the rock rails
Install two more leaves in the front spring pack
Install the Silverado rear springs
Install the aux fuel system
Build rear hatch/door thing
Finish up the wiring
Invent and install telescoping camera pole
Get the thing all dialed in
C-Max:
SAS
Prep for winter
Spray cavities with anti rust
Build a roof rack
Install more LED lighting
Paint the wheels
Up-size the tires
Touch-up paint the entire thing
Bike: Dual headlights
Dual Sport windshield
790 cc big bore kit
Panniers and racks
Add in computer and GPS
Install Knobbies
So, there's a few things to do just yet!
Fixed it for ya. :)
Post by: Wilbur on September 23, 2015, 01:41:50 AM
Post by: TexasRedNeck on September 23, 2015, 07:11:43 AM
Don, what's next? Between this progress and starting Square D, what else is there to accomplish?Are you flippin kiddin'??
Looking good!
Well, repaint and roof the outhouse
Dig a hole for it
Haul it down there
Fix the road down there
Dig a pond
Oh, haul Sarge down there
Before that, fix hydraulic leak
Install lights, tool box, and gun rack
And maybe a child seat for the babies!
Put up a building
Build a pistol/shotgun range and erect berms for rifle targets
Dig a hole and build a cistern
Set up a battery house, and windmill, and solar cells
Get the actual cabin started
Put up a good sized barn
Put up a medium sized critter barn
Fence off one field for pasture
Dig a well
Truck: Build the rock rails
Install two more leaves in the front spring pack
Install the Silverado rear springs
Install the aux fuel system
Build rear hatch/door thing
Finish up the wiring
Invent and install telescoping camera pole
Get the thing all dialed in
C-Max:
Prep for winter
Spray cavities with anti rust
Build a roof rack
Install more LED lighting
Paint the wheels
Up-size the tires
Touch-up paint the entire thing
Bike: Dual headlights
Dual Sport windshield
790 cc big bore kit
Panniers and racks
Add in computer and GPS
Install Knobbies
So, there's a few things to do just yet!
Ok, so what will you do NEXT week? ROFL
Post by: Tommy13 on September 23, 2015, 09:20:47 AM
Post by: JR on September 23, 2015, 10:55:56 AM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 23, 2015, 11:21:32 AM
Can't wait to see you scratch that paint up doing what Sarge was meant to do.Me EITHER!
Post by: Flyin6 on September 23, 2015, 11:21:55 AM
That is the "SHORT" list, right?It's a living list...always changing...
Post by: Flyin6 on September 23, 2015, 07:33:31 PM
Still need to make up the thing's rank insignia, but this is a start
Post by: Flyin6 on September 23, 2015, 07:35:10 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 23, 2015, 07:36:46 PM
Engine to be painted next couple days, then await the new line to get built and installed
Post by: akraven on September 23, 2015, 11:58:43 PM
Don, what's next? Between this progress and starting Square D, what else is there to accomplish?Are you flippin kiddin'??
Looking good!
Oh, haul Sarge down there
Put up a building
Build a pistol/shotgun range and erect berms for rifle targets
Dig a hole and build a cistern
Set up a battery house, and windmill, and solar cells
Get the actual cabin started
Put up a good sized barn
Put up a medium sized critter barn
Fence off one field for pasture
Don I am not asking direct details online but how are you able to secure all of that when you don't live there and only go there occasionally? I don't know how far away it is from your home but we would have all sorts of stuff missing if we did that here. Hope you don't have any problems!!
Post by: JR on September 24, 2015, 12:02:54 AM
Post by: Sammconn on September 24, 2015, 09:41:13 AM
Can't wait to see it in it's natural habitat doing what it is meant to do!
Post by: BobbyB on September 24, 2015, 12:30:45 PM
Post by: moto123 on September 24, 2015, 01:08:15 PM
Post by: Wilbur on September 24, 2015, 01:22:29 PM
Post by: EL TATE on September 24, 2015, 01:37:07 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 24, 2015, 03:45:42 PM
Painted the engine original colors...Case Yellow, a bit darker than Cat yellow.
It needs some repairs before it leaves the shop. I told you all about the main hydraulic return line leaking. It is kinked, stretched, abraided and just plain worn out. We have to get a proper hydraulics shop to build a new one.
Looking at the Loader cylinder lines, there are two on there that I do not like either, so I decided to change them out as well.
Richard also informed me that he wants to seal up both Brake cylinders where they enter the transmission case. He wants to get this unit leak free.
So the plan is, Monday, bring it back in, and tear it down and start the replacement of parts.
Now, I did say a prayer some time ago, that everything that was going to break, for it to break while the machine was at the shop, so that when it finally was transported to the farm it would be 100% FMC.
All I know is, we are getting there!
Post by: JR on September 24, 2015, 04:46:54 PM
It needs a star on the side.
Post by: Wilbur on September 24, 2015, 05:01:23 PM
Get er done!!!
It needs a star on the side.
and/or a huge set of teeth on the bucket. ha.
Can I DOT here one sec? A long time ago....was at a friend's house...his neighbor who was kind of a nitwit was working on his old backhoe in the driveway...working on the engine....well it didn't have a safety switch to keep it from starting in gear. (yeah....you know where this is going ::))....so my buddy an I are having a beer and shooting the breeze....we see him reach up standing between the wheels and fire it up...well it fired up...and was in gear....so the big rear tire grabbed his foot....slammed him to the ground....ran over him and through his garage door. My buddy was faster than me...ran over and got it stopped before it went through the back wall....and good thing because it was a lakefront house and the drop off the back was about 20 feet or so down to the lake. Well he's screaming and yelling in the driveway cause he just got run over by a backhoe....we call the ambulance...they come and haul him off to the hospital. We think he's probably okay but you never know with internal injuries. Ultimately he was okay, torn ligaments in his ankle....scrapes, cuts and abrasions from being ground into his driveway but no real damage. When he got home a few days later he found that someone had mysteriously painted "KILLDOZER" on his backhoe....not really sure how that happened. ;)
So make sure you have the safety switches working Don.
Post by: TexasRedNeck on September 24, 2015, 05:34:44 PM
Post by: Wilbur on September 24, 2015, 05:51:30 PM
can you post any pics? That's classic.
I wish....this was 30 years ago or so....long before camera phones unfortunately.
Post by: Dawg25385 on September 24, 2015, 06:00:17 PM
can you post any pics? That's classic.
I wish....this was 30 years ago or so....long before camera phones unfortunately.
For a lot of people.... probalbly fortunately/unfortunately LOL
Post by: KensAuto on September 24, 2015, 06:19:52 PM
Post by: TexasRedNeck on September 24, 2015, 07:23:56 PM
can you post any pics? That's classic.
I wish....this was 30 years ago or so....long before camera phones unfortunately.
I believe that to be the only reason I am not currently incarcerated....
no camera phones or cell phones when we were growing up...
Post by: Flyin6 on September 24, 2015, 08:24:02 PM
What the heck, you boneheads have worn me down!
Back to whatever this thread was actually about
(Shark mouth...DOTs)
I got to paint up the engine with the correct color today. Just a fun thing, but with the motor as clean as it will ever be, I wanted to brighten it up just a tad
Old junky look:
Post by: Flyin6 on September 24, 2015, 08:24:48 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 24, 2015, 08:25:42 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 24, 2015, 08:27:29 PM
Richard wants me to find the engine side covers and put them back on...Yessir!
The leak is definitely bad enough to want to fix. Plans are to pull it in the shop Monday morning and pull the bad return line
Post by: Flyin6 on September 24, 2015, 08:28:06 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 24, 2015, 08:29:38 PM
We decided to replace these two lines as well. They are on their last leg for sure
Post by: Flyin6 on September 24, 2015, 08:38:16 PM
While we have been through this machine the inside of the transmission was not original. it had been replaced at least once. The inside was spotless and painted, a rebuilders earmark. The engine runs great suggesting it really does have 5573 hours on it, or it was replaced along the way to racking up 15,573 hours! I think door #2 is the case here with this Case!
That was a funny^^^^
Next the track is in pretty good condition, both the grouser height and the pins. The pins show very little wear and have not been rotated, something that happens around maybe 2,500-5,000 hours. Dirt is not as bad as sand which wears tracks out more quickly. Next this track is a sealed and permanently lubricated track, which is not factory, but aftermarket, so the tracks have clearly been changed as well.
The hydraulic pump is off a 1150 loader, but this is a 1150B, so that, too, has been changed.
We rebuilt most of the lift arm linkages which were severely worn, more than you would see in 5,000 hours, so bottom line is, I believe this is a high time unit, probably 15,000 hours which has had a lot of maintenance which is good.
With what we have done to it and will finish shortly it has moved from being so-so to actually become a pretty solid loader!
Post by: Wilbur on September 24, 2015, 08:45:14 PM
I like the yellow paint.. it's looking better every day! Nice that whoever owned it before you took care of it as you're finding out through the items you're replacing.
Post by: Flyin6 on September 24, 2015, 09:16:37 PM
Hey! My DOT was all about safety switches donchaknow..... ;DRoger that!
I like the yellow paint.. it's looking better every day! Nice that whoever owned it before you took care of it as you're finding out through the items you're replacing.
My track has a mechanical safety start thing. Notice all the shifter knobs sticking up? The forward ones are forward/reverse. Each stick rides in a steel collar. the collar is like a steel flap. On the sides of the shifters are steel pins and in the steel flap there are slots that align. But it all only aligns when the shifters are in neutral. Then you can lift up the steel flap door, and beneath it...Is the starter button!
Cool idea hugh?
Post by: KensAuto on September 24, 2015, 09:46:58 PM
Post by: JR on September 24, 2015, 09:56:56 PM
I think many of us would be in jail if cameras where everywhere!
Post by: TexasRedNeck on September 25, 2015, 06:45:40 AM
I have to say you are as anal retentive as I am if you got into the thing well enough to paint that engine as well as you did without removing a ton of sheet metal. Was that rattle can or sprayer?
Post by: Atkinsmatt on September 25, 2015, 08:29:44 AM
Looking forward to seeing it in it's new environment. That thing wasn't made to be at a nice shop but out in the dirt.
Post by: Flyin6 on September 25, 2015, 08:02:44 PM
Don, dont consider them DOTs, just free bumps so that the important topics stay close to the top of the home page....RC special right there!
I have to say you are as anal retentive as I am if you got into the thing well enough to paint that engine as well as you did without removing a ton of sheet metal. Was that rattle can or sprayer?
Got most of it on my hands and when I got home, my boys started pointing out my yellow hair!
Post by: Flyin6 on September 25, 2015, 08:05:25 PM
Have you considered making a brush guard to add another layer up front? I can't tell how stout the current one is from the pics.....or maybe there isn't room, for any protrusions with the bucket lowered?Ken, if you look at that bent inward front "Grill" or whatever you call it. Well that is steel at least 3/8" thick of not 7/16". I don't even know how much it must weigh. If you took a sledge hammer swing at it, I doubt you would move anything
It's more of an avalanche guard to stop the larger boulders!
I added another structural layer of paint to it, so I should be G-T-G
Post by: KensAuto on September 25, 2015, 11:53:04 PM
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Post by: Flyin6 on September 30, 2015, 04:19:19 PM
Richard reports the brake cylinders both need new seals, so that is in progress. The main line is coming off the belly and roll cylinder lines are being pulled.
All in all progress looks good
I have my work cut out for me cleaning the belly pans and other areas I can get to
Post by: Flyin6 on September 30, 2015, 04:20:07 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 30, 2015, 04:20:44 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 30, 2015, 04:26:12 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 30, 2015, 04:27:36 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 30, 2015, 04:31:06 PM
It needs a bucket repair or a new bucket. This one is a 1/75 yard bucket. It could use the same or a 2 yard one
Post by: Flyin6 on September 30, 2015, 04:32:22 PM
The sergeant stripes will be made up next week
Post by: Nate on September 30, 2015, 05:36:56 PM
Post by: Atkinsmatt on September 30, 2015, 06:45:26 PM
Post by: TexasRedNeck on September 30, 2015, 08:49:26 PM
Post by: JR on September 30, 2015, 09:04:16 PM
The grand daddy of all oil changes...
And probably a tad more $$$ than SD.
Post by: KensAuto on September 30, 2015, 09:27:35 PM
Lord please forgive me for my sarcasm.
Post by: Flyin6 on September 30, 2015, 09:29:19 PM
At least this one runs.You're fired (Again)
Lord please forgive me for my sarcasm.
Post by: Flyin6 on September 30, 2015, 09:30:06 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 30, 2015, 09:30:45 PM
I am pretty much full disclosure hereThe grand daddy of all oil changes...
And probably a tad more $$$ than SD.
$30K
Post by: KensAuto on September 30, 2015, 09:31:21 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 30, 2015, 09:31:46 PM
PMCS never ends.And parts being parts, they are always somewhere enroute toward failure!
Post by: Flyin6 on September 30, 2015, 09:32:53 PM
Thanks boss....I'm sorry, well at least until the next time. :DI'm just touchy tonight I guess, you know how we house moms can get!
Post by: Flyin6 on September 30, 2015, 09:34:04 PM
Overall, though it is getting healthier and better looking by the dayQuotin' myself here
The sergeant stripes will be made up next week
Those belly pans, the design of them are giving me an idea!
Post by: KensAuto on September 30, 2015, 09:36:50 PM
Ken's in a good mood. I just ordered a lathe and a mill. I don't think I've ever been this excited over tools before, especially ones I've never used!
Post by: Flyin6 on September 30, 2015, 09:47:26 PM
Since we're dottin'...Awesome! I can think of a couple things I would like to build with those toys right away!
Ken's in a good mood. I just ordered a lathe and a mill. I don't think I've ever been this excited over tools before, especially ones I've never used!
Post by: Sammconn on September 30, 2015, 09:57:04 PM
Since we're dottin'...Awesome! They're on my list of wants pretty high up. Biggest challenge for me is space.
Ken's in a good mood. I just ordered a lathe and a mill. I don't think I've ever been this excited over tools before, especially ones I've never used!
Post by: TexasRedNeck on September 30, 2015, 10:02:44 PM
Don is that $30k including the purchase price and the good old boy discounts? If so its not bad
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Post by: KensAuto on September 30, 2015, 10:04:00 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on September 30, 2015, 10:10:19 PM
So how many times you been fired, Ken? Your resume must look like garbage.....Correct, includes purchase price
Don is that $30k including the purchase price and the good old boy discounts? If so its not bad
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Not a smart move necessarily, the machine is worth 10K maybe 15K at the extreme outside since it's all rebuilt. But the way I look at it for 30K we have gone through and repaired a bunch of major things, brought them back to near zero time.
I could have scored a higher time Cat 953C, for 25K, but it was like 30% undercarriage. So add in 10K for an undercarriage and I still had an engine (4 cyl) and a hydraulic pump with many, many hours on them. Then what about the final drives?? Any failure on that and I would have a tenth of the things repaired I have on Sarge and be $45K deep into it. So I just committed to this one.
Now improve the road? I paid $1000 for two days work with a smaller Case 855. Dig a pond is worth what, 10K-20K? Level a parking area, cut in a foundation and that's another couple grand in work. Thing is, this machine will pay for itself in just the next year, then hopefully give me 20 more years to knock trees down, cut trails, dam up this and that, push up berms for shootin', and drive over foreign cars!
Post by: Flyin6 on October 01, 2015, 10:12:56 PM
Now we have our own mystery man
For now on known to but a few, I give you "The Lock-Tite"
A master mechanic, this mystery man of diesel propulsion and hydraulic brute force can fix things that don't even need fixin'!
Once he rebuilt a 4BT Cummins without ever pulling the oil pan or cylinder head! It's true!
He can tell compression, read it in pounds simply by listening to the exhaust note! He can inflate a truck tire simply by blowing into the Schrader valve!
His torque wrenches read in the millionth's of a ft/oz!
His wrenches are made from stellar matter and he has used the same screwdriver since birth!
THis mighty man of the wrenchin' world has no time for silly poser shots...Nossir, but he'll walk by something mechanical, feel a slight tremor in the force and know exactly what to do to repair the thing.
He hasn't purchased a replacement part in decades...He makes them himself...With his Swiss Army knife (Which has 966 separate attachments!)
Yes this daring man on his creeper alone once set a national record for "A"-Stock creepers at 12.06 seconds in the standing quarter mile.
I understand he doesn't eat, just absorbs sunshine for nutrition and can work 28 hours a day and still get 8 hours of sleep, all within a normal 24 hour day.
He is magnificent, he is fast, he knows everything known to man and half what is known by the insect world and he is simply the very best!
Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you "The Lock-Tite"
Post by: Flyin6 on October 01, 2015, 10:16:03 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on October 01, 2015, 10:17:34 PM
Today both roll cylinder hydraulic lines were installed and buttoned up
Post by: Flyin6 on October 01, 2015, 10:18:53 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on October 01, 2015, 10:20:11 PM
I wonder if they had even been cleaned this century?
Post by: Flyin6 on October 01, 2015, 10:21:00 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on October 01, 2015, 10:22:20 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on October 01, 2015, 10:24:36 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on October 01, 2015, 10:28:02 PM
We ran into another issue. Basically The Lock-Tite is going after every leak source he can find and just installing new seals and O-rings everywhere. This hunk of sludge is actually the hydraulic oil filter housing. Both mount bosses have broken away from the thing rendering it useless. We'll have to replace it.
Post by: Flyin6 on October 01, 2015, 10:28:43 PM
Post by: KensAuto on October 01, 2015, 11:15:34 PM
Post by: Sammconn on October 01, 2015, 11:16:37 PM
Left unchecked could cause all kinds of damage, looks like The Lock-Tite is on it!
Post by: Flyin6 on October 02, 2015, 11:01:02 AM
Fixes everything within a 5 meter radius, sometimes without even realizing it!
Post by: JR on October 02, 2015, 12:16:16 PM
BD get on it,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Post by: Flyin6 on October 08, 2015, 08:07:55 PM
The filter unit is replaced, and I understand he had to do some fancy soldering and brazing to get some slightly different lines swapped around and fitting in the belly of Sarge.
The boys and I poured 3-5 gallon cans of Diesel in it, an operation we will repeat several times ending when we finally load that bad boy up and transport it
He also replaced the main input seal, both brake seals and the old rubber coupling lines. One more line and it should be work ready!
Post by: Flyin6 on October 19, 2015, 09:05:46 PM
He took it out for a workout and discovered it still had some small leaks. One turned out to be a loose line which was a JIC fitting, so snugging that up fixed it right up!
But the Loader Control Valve started leaking again, and Lock-Tite thinks it may be the seal between the valve halves
So, yep, it's coming out again!
Post by: Flyin6 on October 19, 2015, 09:07:44 PM
The handle itself is defective, so we opted to just install a whole new handle and cable
Post by: Flyin6 on October 19, 2015, 09:11:24 PM
He replaced another seal down near the charge pump, so at this point, I think I have more replaced seals and lines than I have old ones!
Post by: Flyin6 on October 19, 2015, 09:19:40 PM
Post by: KensAuto on October 19, 2015, 11:55:37 PM
Post by: Atkinsmatt on October 20, 2015, 08:41:05 AM
Post by: Flyin6 on October 20, 2015, 02:05:25 PM
Above you said that you pour 5 gal cans of diesel in it to refuel. Leads me to an idea of making the extra tank in SD capable of refueling other equipment. A transfer pump and hose, detachable hose so as not to have the mess in the bed. Maybe have the hose mounted to the rear rack. Possibly a connection through the side of the bed or topper. Just an idea. We all know how these kind of things can go.Now Matt,
Think about what you might have just done...
Just suppose I like that idea...
And I get off designing some inflight aerial refuel system for SquareD
And forget all about getting the thing running
Then
The anxious many here will come to put the blame on your shoulders!
Yea...Did you think about that???
;-)
Post by: Wilbur on October 20, 2015, 02:39:22 PM
Above you said that you pour 5 gal cans of diesel in it to refuel. Leads me to an idea of making the extra tank in SD capable of refueling other equipment. A transfer pump and hose, detachable hose so as not to have the mess in the bed. Maybe have the hose mounted to the rear rack. Possibly a connection through the side of the bed or topper. Just an idea. We all know how these kind of things can go.
I have thought about this with a cap that has side doors (I think Leer calls them "Windoors") on it. You could cut a hole in the side area that usually houses tools and have a place to hang the nozzle behind the "windoor". A switch to run the pump mounted in that space to turn the pump on and off. The only part that might be difficult is refilling the tank as you would have to have a hose that goes from the side of the cap to the top of the tank and to keep the angle reasonable so the filling doesn't take 37 hours it might have to be mounted pretty high up. A lot depends on how tall the tank is in the bed obviously.
I like this for a bunch of reasons- can re-fuel anything using the same fuel obviously, including the vehicle itself. It also would allow you to really plan out refueling stops for a trip etc. if you were adding 40 gallons or so you would have a really decent range and can plan using a GasBuddy app or something similar to seek out the cheapest places for fuel.
Post by: rpar86 on October 20, 2015, 02:50:44 PM
Post by: Atkinsmatt on October 20, 2015, 03:13:06 PM
Post by: DOOLEY on October 20, 2015, 03:38:34 PM
Post by: KensAuto on October 20, 2015, 04:18:11 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on October 20, 2015, 04:20:22 PM
Who's the gal on Sarge? Is that Mrs. Don, or is she from the shop?That's the MRS
She likes that machine
Sarge carries 60 gal
Post by: Husker991 on October 20, 2015, 06:23:02 PM
I really loved seeing your pictures of the BIG RED. That being said, I feel a little misled. When I saw a post titled The Big Red, I thought this was going to be a post about the Nebraska Cornhuskers. I shouldn't complain though, that was one heck of a manly posting and I am now having tractor envy.
I hope it's coming along nicely for you.
Jeff
Post by: cudakidd53 on October 20, 2015, 10:16:25 PM
Then why is she married to Don Mr Dooley? bahahaha
Because he's a strapping Ocifer and a Pilot ......... Didn't you watch "Top Gun" ? Duhhh KEN! 8)
Post by: KensAuto on October 20, 2015, 10:44:18 PM
Post by: JR on October 21, 2015, 12:25:42 AM
So with pics in mind on this thread, how about gracing us with a pic Norm??
Post by: Flyin6 on October 21, 2015, 07:48:23 PM
I didn't think Goose was a lady's man !Mav, man...It's Maverick!
Yea, she's a beautiful woman all right
Our oldest daughter was considering modeling. Her cousin is the teen model you see in the Target stores...So we sent her to a modelling workshop. At the end each girl got some runway time in front of talent scouts.
While sitting there, one of the scouts asked my wife if she would consider a job offer! Good, yes, because, well, a girl's ego and all that. But bad, because our daughter was crushed that she had worked for a shot and mom shows up and stole the show...
The night we went to see "River Dance"
Post by: rpar86 on October 22, 2015, 05:19:51 PM
Post by: TexasRedNeck on October 22, 2015, 07:59:06 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on October 23, 2015, 10:03:37 AM
Post by: Flyin6 on November 04, 2015, 09:46:06 AM
Sarge is patiently waiting to get back in the shop to have the Loader Control Valve gone over again.
Lock-Tite found another leak in the thing. He thinks it is in between the two halves of the valve. The O-rings coming out of there are very old and hard now. This should account for all of them being completely replaced.
No telling what else we might find, but that old loader is looking and sounding pretty healthy!
When the O-Rings which are being shipped in from outer Mongolia where a Buddhist monk has been praying over them, come in, Sarge should finally be ready.
Post by: DOOLEY on November 04, 2015, 12:47:26 PM
Post by: KensAuto on November 04, 2015, 02:31:20 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on November 04, 2015, 05:25:59 PM
If not I'd like to come and blast the snot out of the innards to get rid of about a thousand pounds of sludge!
Post by: Nate on November 04, 2015, 07:12:03 PM
Post by: DOOLEY on November 05, 2015, 09:19:21 AM
Post by: Atkinsmatt on November 05, 2015, 03:25:39 PM
www.attachmart.com
www.brokentractor.com
Seems like most of the stuff for a 1150 is a dozer type blade.
Post by: TexasRedNeck on November 05, 2015, 06:34:53 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on November 05, 2015, 09:54:42 PM
Ah, whatever...
Post by: TexasRedNeck on November 05, 2015, 10:02:22 PM
I vote for waterboarding.....
Post by: KensAuto on November 05, 2015, 10:07:27 PM
I would never rat out Nate......never.
Post by: Flyin6 on November 05, 2015, 10:08:48 PM
As the supreme commander of this site, I'm sure you can trace the offense back to the conspirator(s) in the moderation log.You sayin' his initials are "Nate?"
I would never rat out Nate......never.
Post by: Flyin6 on November 05, 2015, 10:11:45 PM
Cause, ya see I'd have to ban the varmint who messed with ma stuff. No body messes with ma stuff!
Thing is, I can't ban the Nate, cause of all the food ideas he has...I mean the man is indispensable!
But someone has to pay, so I'll just ban and fire Ken instead, ya know, as a warnin' to others.
So Ken is officially fired, that is unless someone wishes to plead his case...
Post by: Flyin6 on November 05, 2015, 10:14:31 PM
Or Mike. I mean he's teachin' art! What gun lovin conservative ever taught art?
OK, made up my mind, I'll fire Duane, cause he's never here anyway and no one will miss him anyway!
Post by: KensAuto on November 05, 2015, 10:21:25 PM
I vote firing that guy that never comes around accept when he's trying to build a loft in Hippy Colorado....yeah, that guy....you already got the diff covers from him, we don't need him no more!
Post by: Flyin6 on November 05, 2015, 10:27:03 PM
Post by: cudakidd53 on November 05, 2015, 10:34:26 PM
Could fire JR. He's a cop, and nobody likes a cop!
Or Mike. I mean he's teachin' art! What gun lovin conservative ever taught art?
OK, made up my mind, I'll fire Duane, cause he's never here anyway and no one will miss him anyway!
We are rare- great guy who hired me; conservative (hippy) art teacher who loves guns -JW, then completely my HS Art Teacher - Ross- he took us hunting as his students and we lived in a North Shore Suburb! Then, my buddy (since 5 yrs. old) Ray- he teaches Art too, at our old HS and he likes guns, but he's WAY more conservative than I am.........he doesn't have as many guns, dogs, or bad habits like all of us! He does like Burbon though!
Post by: rpar86 on November 06, 2015, 12:08:07 AM
Post by: Flyin6 on November 06, 2015, 09:49:19 AM
How about Ash? He's here even less than Duane!Now that's an idea...Fire Ash
Never thought of that one!
Good idea!
But if I fire Ash, then I'd have to fire Shawn as well...you know, just cause...
Post by: Flyin6 on November 06, 2015, 09:50:45 AM
Mikey!Could fire JR. He's a cop, and nobody likes a cop!
Or Mike. I mean he's teachin' art! What gun lovin conservative ever taught art?
OK, made up my mind, I'll fire Duane, cause he's never here anyway and no one will miss him anyway!
We are rare- great guy who hired me; conservative (hippy) art teacher who loves guns -JW, then completely my HS Art Teacher - Ross- he took us hunting as his students and we lived in a North Shore Suburb! Then, my buddy (since 5 yrs. old) Ray- he teaches Art too, at our old HS and he likes guns, but he's WAY more conservative than I am.........he doesn't have as many guns, dogs, or bad habits like all of us! He does like Burbon though!
New information here
Didn't know
OK, artsy teachers are G-T-G
Post by: Nate on November 06, 2015, 01:48:34 PM
As the supreme commander of this site, I'm sure you can trace the offense back to the conspirator(s) in the moderation log.
I would never rat out Nate......never.
I think that the title works.........?
Post by: KensAuto on November 06, 2015, 03:28:24 PM
....he waterboarded me Nate. Sorry. :(
Post by: Nate on November 06, 2015, 08:52:39 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on November 06, 2015, 09:03:11 PM
Its all good ken, we know you caved when don said you could not look at my cooking pics any more......;DHow'd you figure that out?
Post by: stlaser on November 06, 2015, 09:55:26 PM
How about Ash? He's here even less than Duane!Now that's an idea...Fire Ash
Never thought of that one!
Good idea!
But if I fire Ash, then I'd have to fire Shawn as well...you know, just cause...
Post by: JR on November 06, 2015, 10:30:05 PM
That or just send Don a bottle,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Post by: stlaser on November 06, 2015, 11:11:14 PM
I think we need a brig, maybe off shore someplace.
That or just send Don a bottle,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Don, offshore & bottle or a message in a bottle. Hmmmm maybe on to something but I'm not sure how big a bottle for all the messages I know he needs.......
Post by: Flyin6 on November 07, 2015, 09:13:51 AM
And on this firing stuff, I'm gonna just have to reconstitute everyone
Cause I can't remember what I did, why I did it, or who I did it to.
All of you, just be on notice...I'll be watchin' close for that first offender to make an example of...Ken, Shawn
Post by: Nate on November 07, 2015, 09:57:52 AM
my punishment will be to give you all a preview of a live cook/smoke of the pork belly/homemade bacon that is currently going on. check out the bacon thread here in a bit, let me get the pics up.
Post by: rpar86 on November 07, 2015, 10:37:45 AM
Hmmmm... So the next time Don talks about firing someone we just need to go on and on about who he should fire instead, sufficiently confusing him to the point that he no longer remembers who he fired or why he fired them! :)
Post by: KensAuto on November 07, 2015, 11:22:51 AM
Post by: Nate on November 07, 2015, 12:39:55 PM
Post by: rasimmo on November 07, 2015, 05:26:26 PM
Post by: Nate on November 07, 2015, 06:45:07 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on November 14, 2015, 12:08:43 AM
Speaking of which, here is the name which will go on each side near the back
Post by: Flyin6 on November 14, 2015, 12:11:15 AM
Post by: Flyin6 on November 14, 2015, 12:12:02 AM
Post by: whatelsebutadmax on November 14, 2015, 10:37:42 PM
Bill Wallace Repairs
3133 HIGHWAY 14 S
Covington, TN, 38019
ph: 901-476-3137
Post by: stlaser on November 14, 2015, 10:50:07 PM
Post by: KensAuto on November 14, 2015, 10:54:17 PM
Post by: stlaser on November 14, 2015, 11:02:55 PM
If Don built that thing, he would have to upgrade the hydros to lift it!
Oh my mistake I didn't realize he was planning on actually using this? I thought it was some sort of museum piece......... ;D
Post by: KensAuto on November 14, 2015, 11:17:49 PM
Museum quality paint job. Check. Painted to resemble a SeaBee rig from a John Wayne movie. Check.
A piece of equipment without a single leak. Priceless.
Post by: stlaser on November 14, 2015, 11:26:44 PM
Hmm. I forgot the original plan.
Museum quality paint job. Check. Painted to resemble a SeaBee rig from a John Wayne movie. Check.
A piece of equipment without a single leak. Priceless.
Funny, have a good friend who was a SeaBee. On another note if there is equipment that doesn't leak you know it must be for a museum.....
Post by: Nate on November 15, 2015, 08:29:51 AM
Post by: TexasRedNeck on November 15, 2015, 08:53:26 AM
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Post by: Flyin6 on November 15, 2015, 06:23:11 PM
Don, I work for this guy when I was in high school after he had retired from case as a field service engineer he knows old cases like the back of his hand, he might be able to help you locate a bucket.Thanks!
Bill Wallace Repairs
3133 HIGHWAY 14 S
Covington, Tennessee 38019
USA ph: 901-476-3137
Post by: Flyin6 on November 15, 2015, 06:24:28 PM
Oh, you just wait and see there mister!If Don built that thing, he would have to upgrade the hydros to lift it!
Oh my mistake I didn't realize he was planning on actually using this? I thought it was some sort of museum piece......... ;D
Post by: Flyin6 on November 15, 2015, 06:25:37 PM
Or it ran out of fluid!Naw, for like the fifth time Lock-Tite added more!
Post by: Nate on November 15, 2015, 07:03:43 PM
Man you guys are harsh! Rofl
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If this isnt the pot calling the kettle black........
Post by: Flyin6 on November 17, 2015, 07:29:40 PM
Couple things, Today I was running it all over the lot and even did some grubbing in a big pile of dirt. It will definitely dig up a bunch of the stuff in a single scoop, thank you very much!
I hear a whining sound...like a power steering pump that isn't in the best of condition. I'm gonna have Lock Tite evaluate it, but to me, I'd say the hydro pump has seen better days. Not sure why I am hearing this now and didn't earlier???
Second thing is when I loaded up the front bucket with a few tons of damp soil, I noticed a lot of shifting in the linkage where it attaches to the back of the arms. Those are big, like 2" pins with bushings, and one of the two or both are not in good shape.
Those pins can run $100 apiece so this isn't going to be cheap either...
Anyway, it seems to travel about well and the motor sounds really healthy. I am estimating mileage around mid 20's (22 minutes per gallon!)
Post by: Flyin6 on November 17, 2015, 07:30:43 PM
Post by: JR on November 17, 2015, 07:38:32 PM
Those pins could just need bushings, or have them added. You do know a couple guys with lathes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ;)
Post by: Dustoff35 on November 17, 2015, 07:55:57 PM
Post by: stlaser on November 17, 2015, 08:20:02 PM
Hold up Duane, farm is a bad word. This is museum quality.....
Post by: JR on November 17, 2015, 08:24:59 PM
Pins & bushings are usually not to expensive.
Hold up Duane, farm is a bad word. This is museum quality.....
Nothing is cheap for Don and I'm sure it will be dirty enough soon enough. Something about playing on those things.
Post by: TexasRedNeck on November 17, 2015, 08:30:27 PM
Looking good sir.
Post by: Flyin6 on November 17, 2015, 09:35:25 PM
Don that whining might be air in the system that needs to be purged?I'm hoping it is just some air. That system has been drained and refilled now 5 times!
Looking good sir.
Post by: Flyin6 on November 17, 2015, 09:38:24 PM
I sank it in the dirt until the unit stalled, then spun the tracks. It has some serious power. All I needed to do was to roll back the bucket and "RIIPPPP" out comes a big ol' chunk of Boone County, and it happily started up hill with all that junk in there.
It basically makes a two man foxhole with each stab!
Post by: KensAuto on November 17, 2015, 09:45:49 PM
Post by: stlaser on November 18, 2015, 12:11:47 AM
On a serious note when is that thing getting loaded up and shipped out?
Post by: Flyin6 on November 18, 2015, 09:40:51 AM
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA ;DWell, it's rainy season here now, so doesn't matter, I won't be mucking around with it much these days.
On a serious note when is that thing getting loaded up and shipped out?
I think I'll have Lock-Tite look over those aft pins and take a good listen to the pump. If it needs something, then I'll replace it, if not, then it's time to ship it.
Post by: Armalite on November 30, 2015, 11:01:48 PM
I'll just keep stopping by and window shopping from time to time...
Noise could be air in the pump/cylinders, but I doubt it.
Hate to be the bearer of bad news, and Ill probably get fired, again, but Im saying its the pump. It may be time to have it replaced, again. But let ol Lock Tite in there and I'm sure he will get you an answer. Let's hope for the best.
Post by: Flyin6 on December 01, 2015, 09:13:56 AM
So, you fired Shawn, then me, then hired me back, and Shawn is still undecided on what his punishment even was? Sounds like typical Shawn behavior...Well, Ash, my first instinct was to fire you
I'll just keep stopping by and window shopping from time to time...
Noise could be air in the pump/cylinders, but I doubt it.
Hate to be the bearer of bad news, and Ill probably get fired, again, but Im saying its the pump. It may be time to have it replaced, again. But let ol Lock Tite in there and I'm sure he will get you an answer. Let's hope for the best.
again
But, turns out I like you
so
I'll just keep things like they are for now
But don't be bearin' no bad news
Cause it's the season of reason we all have hope
Jesus's birthday
Hmmm, didn't remember that I had fired shawn but didn't rehire him
Knowin' him he probably just rehired himself without my knowin'
Oh and Lock-Tite and I went out there and played around with Sarge and darned if it wasn't making any noise at all. Dunno, you tell me (But be berry, berry careful ;-)
Post by: Atkinsmatt on December 01, 2015, 09:29:41 AM
Post by: stlaser on December 01, 2015, 09:41:32 AM
Post by: KensAuto on December 01, 2015, 09:49:03 AM
If she looked a little more like a female, and talked a little less, and wasn't on the opposite side of the fence, and didn't treat our heroes like leftovers in the fridge, and wasn't married to a man prostitute......and I wasn't already married, who knows?, she might just make a good wife for me.
Post by: Flyin6 on December 01, 2015, 06:16:44 PM
Those noises were just in protest of sitting so long. Sarge wants to get the work accomplished, like an good NCO.You're probably right!
Just paid the bill
So it's either ship it to the farm or replace some more pins and bushings before leaving
It's got slop in the ones at the back end. I think I can get by with them, but they are definitely moving
Post by: JR on December 02, 2015, 04:05:16 AM
Post by: Flyin6 on December 02, 2015, 12:16:34 PM
With winter coming on, maybe I could have them pull that pump and send it out to be overhauled, and put in a few pins while they are standin' around
Pins for that thing are $90- hundreds ea + labor. I could run up a 5K tab PDQ
Post by: Bob Smith on December 02, 2015, 01:32:21 PM
Well, I've been thinking
With winter coming on, maybe I could have them pull that pump and send it out to be overhauled, and put in a few pins while they are standin' around
Pins for that thing are $90- hundreds ea + labor. I could run up a 5K tab PDQ
That would only be a small percentage of what has already been spent. If it is going to live at the farm, get it in tip top shape now for a long healthy life down on the farm.
Post by: Flyin6 on December 02, 2015, 05:36:28 PM
Well, I've been thinking
With winter coming on, maybe I could have them pull that pump and send it out to be overhauled, and put in a few pins while they are standin' around
Pins for that thing are $90- hundreds ea + labor. I could run up a 5K tab PDQ
That would only be a small percentage of what has already been spent. If it is going to live at the farm, get it in tip top shape now for a long healthy life down on the farm.
Bob,
All things considered, and at this point of overspending, your advice makes the most sense. It is what I want to do for sure. However the giant caveat is that I don't want to start anything that might possibly keep it down for a long time. I need to push up some berms in the pistol range area. I have some training coming up we are going to do down there...
Post by: KensAuto on December 02, 2015, 06:55:39 PM
Post by: TexasRedNeck on December 02, 2015, 10:22:45 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on December 02, 2015, 10:48:17 PM
You teaching a class, Don? I'll pick up brass and police the range for some lessons. I could use some practice...Yep, I guess so
We will start sending rounds down range in the January
Post by: TexasRedNeck on December 02, 2015, 10:54:13 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on December 02, 2015, 11:02:09 PM
Think I can get my dually and fifth wheel down the drive to the place? I need 10ft wide and 13'6" tallYep I think that will be a squeeze on just one part of the trail. Think of that part as running the Rubicon with a fiver and you'll see you'll need some walkers to get you through.
Even though I'm into attorneys over this, when Sarge is released from the hospital, I'm going to rip that area a bit wider. Gonna sue me anyway, might as well make it all worth it!
Post by: Armalite on December 03, 2015, 01:03:46 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on December 03, 2015, 01:13:06 PM
I would assume that replacing the pins yourself will save you some money. Buy the pins and do the work on your own. You have a tractor with a loader to assist in holding up certain areas. We always changed our own pins in these trackhoes. And youll be surprised how long you can go on wore pins in the bucket. We have two older 120 John Deere Excavators that we keep in our dirt pit. Pins been worn out for a good, I don't know, 3-4 years now. Still running them as is. We will replace it when something breaks. Just a thought.I would like a decent JD 120, just sayin...
Post by: BobbyB on December 03, 2015, 02:13:13 PM
Think I can get my dually and fifth wheel down the drive to the place? I need 10ft wide and 13'6" tall
With enough speed, and music loud enough to drown out the sounds of something that's possible expensive to fix, anything is possible.
Post by: Armalite on December 03, 2015, 02:57:28 PM
I would assume that replacing the pins yourself will save you some money. Buy the pins and do the work on your own. You have a tractor with a loader to assist in holding up certain areas. We always changed our own pins in these trackhoes. And youll be surprised how long you can go on wore pins in the bucket. We have two older 120 John Deere Excavators that we keep in our dirt pit. Pins been worn out for a good, I don't know, 3-4 years now. Still running them as is. We will replace it when something breaks. Just a thought.I would like a decent JD 120, just sayin...
Wish we had a decent one, lol. Ours are well used... But still serve a purpose.
Post by: Atkinsmatt on January 05, 2016, 09:09:52 AM
Post by: Flyin6 on January 05, 2016, 09:31:15 AM
Don, started pushing dirt yet?I pushed some with the Deere last weekend...Does that count?
It's a muddy mess
THought I'd wait till it gets a bit harder before moving Sarge down there
Plus talking to a gentleman about building in some cover to get that old boy under a roof of some kind
Post by: Atkinsmatt on January 05, 2016, 09:59:14 AM
Post by: Flyin6 on January 05, 2016, 11:31:20 AM
Just wondering with the training you had scheduled.Copy that
Still have some time to play around...
Post by: cj7ox on February 03, 2016, 05:15:03 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on February 03, 2016, 09:32:18 PM
Thoroughly enjoying this thread! That's a great ol'piece of equipment!Yea, it's cool.
Will be alive for decades yet to come. No electronics, just old school diesel power and hydraulics. Boys love the thing!
Post by: cj7ox on February 04, 2016, 09:13:59 AM
Thoroughly enjoying this thread! That's a great ol'piece of equipment!Yea, it's cool.
Will be alive for decades yet to come. No electronics, just old school diesel power and hydraulics. Boys love the thing!
That's cool! I've always liked heavy equipment like that (must be the Armor Officer in me), but nobody will even let me drive a forklift. :'( LOL
Post by: Flyin6 on February 04, 2016, 06:24:25 PM
Post by: stlaser on February 04, 2016, 06:39:37 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on February 04, 2016, 06:41:25 PM
Sarge made it out of the parking lot? Boy sq D is really feeling left out of the fun now...... ;DWe will get Square D back in the action!
Post by: cj7ox on February 05, 2016, 04:38:58 PM
Stop by on your way through. If Sarge is down at the Farm you can grub around some with it, have some fun. It is something like tanking, only slower and a lot rougher!
Next time I'm passing through Kan-tuck-ee, I may just take you up on that! :D
Post by: BobbyB on February 05, 2016, 04:59:55 PM
through Kan-tuck-ee,
And since you said it that way I want to watch Last of the Mohicans..
Post by: stlaser on February 05, 2016, 05:08:26 PM
through Kan-tuck-ee,
And since you said it that way I want to watch Last of the Mohicans..
Good movie, the French fur trappers & the Indians were my favorite part of history. As a kid growing up in Indiana we had what they called Indiana History & it was all about the settling of the state & the Indians that lived there. Couldn't get enough of that.....
Post by: EL TATE on February 08, 2016, 01:06:22 PM
Hawkeye: Well, we kinda face to the north and real sudden-like turn left."
Sound advice from Daniel Day Lewis.
Post by: cj7ox on February 08, 2016, 02:53:08 PM
"Duncan: There is a war on. How is it you are headed west?That was a great movie, and that scene was one of my favorites! Of course, nothing beats the scene where Chingachkook nails that Mohawk with his war club as the dude is running around that bend in the trail. Also, the fight scene between he and Mogwai. That old man was bad!
Hawkeye: Well, we kinda face to the north and real sudden-like turn left."
Sound advice from Daniel Day Lewis.
Post by: EL TATE on February 08, 2016, 03:03:07 PM
Post by: cj7ox on February 08, 2016, 03:05:52 PM
I was young when it first aired, edited for content on local television. I went out and crafted my own war hammer after that, but my mother made me disassemble it. something about a PUD pole climber's spike and a chunk of 2x4 just didn't sit right with her I guess ::)LOL! The real one was a rifle stock with a spike, so your recreation was not far off! I used to work with an old retire SF Sergeant Major, who was a Lakota Sioux, and used make them.
Post by: EL TATE on February 10, 2016, 12:57:11 PM
Post by: cj7ox on February 10, 2016, 03:30:28 PM
Post by: JR on February 10, 2016, 04:09:42 PM
Is there a dozer here someplace?
Post by: cj7ox on February 10, 2016, 04:30:53 PM
I can see the remake now. They will do some like they did the "Wild Wild West", Annie" or "The Honey Mooners". Play off a great movie or series but be PC with the actors,,,,,,,,,,,,,
And completely butcher the film.
Dozer? What Dozer? I thought this was a thread about an old noncom and a soda pop from my youth!?! ???
Post by: BobbyB on February 10, 2016, 05:11:09 PM
Another of my favorite scenes is when Nathaniel (Hawkeye) walks into the Mohawk village, and takes that shot to the head from a war club, shrugs it off, and keeps walking. Talk about tough! Of course the opening scenes of the movie, when they are chasing the deer, were pretty bad @$$, too!
The eyes closed musket shot from the rampart of the fort, through the trees into the running enemy. That was a good scene.
Post by: cj7ox on February 10, 2016, 05:17:58 PM
The eyes closed musket shot from the rampart of the fort, through the trees into the running enemy. That was a good scene.
Yes, it was! And for those who've never shot a flintlock, closing the eyes after you've lined up the shot, and before squeezing the trigger is a good idea. Plan flash to the eyes can really suck!
Post by: cudakidd53 on February 10, 2016, 06:22:15 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on February 10, 2016, 09:03:46 PM
Have to write about the weather or something on your valued threads! :)
I guess we'll just start a new one when I cart the machine down to the farm!
Post by: JR on February 10, 2016, 09:28:20 PM
Post by: cj7ox on February 11, 2016, 09:17:10 AM
Post by: TexasRedNeck on February 11, 2016, 09:48:41 AM
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Post by: JR on February 11, 2016, 10:35:44 AM
Post by: swbhobie16 on February 11, 2016, 10:47:37 AM
Wait, you guys get paid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
you haven't received your check yet..? I actually got mine forwarded to my Cali address.
Post by: cj7ox on February 11, 2016, 11:15:06 AM
Nah. You just have to take a pay cutDamn! Can't afford that. I'll have to straighten up! NJP sucks. :'(
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Post by: Flyin6 on February 11, 2016, 12:55:55 PM
Hope I don't get banned for being an FNG and contributing to the DOT! :oYou're banned!
Post by: Flyin6 on February 11, 2016, 12:58:16 PM
Now quit junkin' up my thread. Already had a Cav guy get banned for doing it! Let him serve as an example for the rest of you common rabble! :o
Post by: KensAuto on February 11, 2016, 01:22:06 PM
Geese louise
Post by: cudakidd53 on February 11, 2016, 04:28:04 PM
Post by: cj7ox on February 11, 2016, 05:11:47 PM
I'd respond with copious apologies, but since I'm banned that means I'm excommunicated. :-X :'( Guess I'll go talk to my boss on bended knee to ask for his intervention. I don't know if that'll work, though, as he's an old Blackhawk driver. :-\Hope I don't get banned for being an FNG and contributing to the DOT! :oYou're banned!
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Post by: Nate on February 11, 2016, 06:22:39 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on February 11, 2016, 09:02:41 PM
You associate with those people?I respond with copious apologies, but since I'm banned that means I'm excommunicated. :-X :'( Guess I'll go talk to my boss on bended knee to ask for his intervention. I don't know if that'll work, though, as he's an old Blackhawk driver. :-\Hope I don't get banned for being an FNG and contributing to the DOT! :oYou're banned!
Post by: cj7ox on February 12, 2016, 09:48:58 AM
You associate with those people?I respond with copious apologies, but since I'm banned that means I'm excommunicated. :-X :'( Guess I'll go talk to my boss on bended knee to ask for his intervention. I don't know if that'll work, though, as he's an old Blackhawk driver. :-\Hope I don't get banned for being an FNG and contributing to the DOT! :oYou're banned!
Not much choice, he is my boss. LOL! Although, to be honest, he is a good one, despite being an aviator! ;) He used to be a tanker on M60s for a bit, before going to whirlybird school. Kinda sound familiar, Don?
Post by: Flyin6 on February 12, 2016, 09:59:18 AM
Yep...FamiliarYou associate with those people?I respond with copious apologies, but since I'm banned that means I'm excommunicated. :-X :'( Guess I'll go talk to my boss on bended knee to ask for his intervention. I don't know if that'll work, though, as he's an old Blackhawk driver. :-\Hope I don't get banned for being an FNG and contributing to the DOT! :oYou're banned!
Not much choice, he is my boss. LOL! Although, to be honest, he is a good one, despite being an aviator! ;) He used to be a tanker on M60s for a bit, before going to whirlybird school. Kinda sound familiar, Don?
Good man there!
M60's...Old man, like me
Give him my regards...
He should have gone to the SOAR, Tankers do well there...
Post by: cj7ox on February 12, 2016, 10:13:17 AM
Yep...Familiar
Good man there!
M60's...Old man, like me
Give him my regards...
He should have gone to the SOAR, Tankers do well there...
He transitioned to the Guard not too long after flight school. Spent time in the Guard as a Warrant, then AGR, and back to Commissioned. He ended up retiring as an O-6, with most of his Guard time on flight status. Made Master Aviator as an O-6! Even commanded an AV Bn with 4ID in 2003 in Iraq on an Active Component/Reserve Component swap. Retired in 2012 as the Commander of NG Professional Education Center, then took a DAC position there as the Director of the Services Division, where I am now working as his Deputy. Great guy. Great boss.
Not sure there are many opportunities for SOAR duty in the Guard.
Post by: Flyin6 on February 12, 2016, 04:55:59 PM
OK, I get it nowYep...Familiar
Good man there!
M60's...Old man, like me
Give him my regards...
He should have gone to the SOAR, Tankers do well there...
He transitioned to the Guard not too long after flight school. Spent time in the Guard as a Warrant, then AGR, and back to Commissioned. He ended up retiring as an O-6, with most of his Guard time on flight status. Made Master Aviator as an O-6! Even commanded an AV Bn with 4ID in 2003 in Iraq on an Active Component/Reserve Component swap. Retired in 2012 as the Commander of NG Professional Education Center, then took a DAC position there as the Director of the Services Division, where I am now working as his Deputy. Great guy. Great boss.
Not sure there are many opportunities for SOAR duty in the Guard.
Yup, no SOAR in the guard.
However having said that in Oakie-la-homa in the 80's we experimented with a guard spec ops aviation unit, the 245th Aviation I believe. Something as intense as that can't be properly done just once in awhile. Definitely a full time commitment.
Post by: cj7ox on February 12, 2016, 05:08:38 PM
OK, I get it nowYep...Familiar
Good man there!
M60's...Old man, like me
Give him my regards...
He should have gone to the SOAR, Tankers do well there...
He transitioned to the Guard not too long after flight school. Spent time in the Guard as a Warrant, then AGR, and back to Commissioned. He ended up retiring as an O-6, with most of his Guard time on flight status. Made Master Aviator as an O-6! Even commanded an AV Bn with 4ID in 2003 in Iraq on an Active Component/Reserve Component swap. Retired in 2012 as the Commander of NG Professional Education Center, then took a DAC position there as the Director of the Services Division, where I am now working as his Deputy. Great guy. Great boss.
Not sure there are many opportunities for SOAR duty in the Guard.
Yup, no SOAR in the guard.
However having said that in Oakie-la-homa in the 80's we experimented with a guard spec ops aviation unit, the 245th Aviation I believe. Something as intense as that can't be properly done just once in awhile. Definitely a full time commitment.
I just passed on your regards with my boss, and told him a little about you. He said to tell you he used to do Maintenance Aviation check rides with the 245th out of Tulsa. He also asked me to ask if you knew Bernie Nagrete. He was my boss's Bn CO when he flew for the 82nd Airborne.
Post by: Flyin6 on February 13, 2016, 11:37:11 AM
Well, he's well clued in to what was going on.
He'll know...I was a TF-160 guy, then 160 Avn Bn., then 160 SOAG, then finally 160 SOAR...MH-47's, all flavors, and AH-6C...In other lives MD-530F's, Super Huey II's, B412's, AW139's...all down range.
He was a Maintenance Test Pilot examiner. I was an SIP/IE...He knows what that is. Coming from doing that stuff means he has patience, and that he never heard of the concept of eating lunch, nor going home at 1700. Also means he's hopelessly addicted to quoffee! Has a mug in the office, right? It means he can do quite a bit with little more than tape, bailing wire, and some magic stuff.
Yep, I know the type. He does all the work, and boneheads like me go out and get all the air medals, then hand him all the broken aircraft, then go home...
God Bless him!
Post by: cj7ox on February 15, 2016, 04:05:57 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on February 15, 2016, 04:21:36 PM
He thought you might know Bernie Nagrete because he used to fly with the 160th. I might have the name wrong, who knows? As for my boss and coffee, he doesn't drink much. Maybe a cup or two a day. Of course, he's not dealing with the same issues nowadays, either. He is definitely patient, though!Nope, name isn't ringing any bells...memory loss perhaps?? My clock has maybe been rung perhaps one too many times. That IED in Baghdad definitely killed off some of my gray matter!
Post by: cj7ox on February 15, 2016, 06:08:35 PM
I know how the memory thing is. I've had early onset CRS for years!He thought you might know Bernie Nagrete because he used to fly with the 160th. I might have the name wrong, who knows? As for my boss and coffee, he doesn't drink much. Maybe a cup or two a day. Of course, he's not dealing with the same issues nowadays, either. He is definitely patient, though!Nope, name isn't ringing any bells...memory loss perhaps?? My clock has maybe been rung perhaps one too many times. That IED in Baghdad definitely killed off some of my gray matter!
Post by: Flyin6 on February 15, 2016, 07:59:53 PM
Post by: JR on February 15, 2016, 09:53:08 PM
CRS comes from being married!!!!!!!!!!
I'm doomed,,,,,,,,,
Post by: cj7ox on February 17, 2016, 11:54:09 AM
CRS comes from being married!!!!!!!!!!Most definitely!
Post by: Atkinsmatt on April 12, 2016, 10:54:20 AM
Post by: Bigdave_185 on April 13, 2016, 12:30:23 PM
Raising boys into RealMen!!
Post by: Flyin6 on April 17, 2016, 07:58:07 AM
Have deployment orders for Sarge been published?Affirmative!
Post by: stlaser on April 17, 2016, 06:09:24 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on April 17, 2016, 08:55:29 PM
I'm getting so busy with church work...Teach a class Wednesday night, services Friday night and Sunday morning, and I teach a class Sunday afternoon. Additionally I am head of security and just stood that program up...
I just hit it in the morning and see how much I can get done before the energy runs out about 2200 ish...
Post by: Flyin6 on April 18, 2016, 08:57:07 PM
I did my pre deployment checks today and after some consideration gave it the thumbs up to get to work.
It has some issues, but I could spend years chasing this and that and get no work out of it, so it's time, Sarge is hittin' the road in less than 12 hours.
I started it up, drove it around for awhile, went over to the grubb pile and dug and dug to see if something might give way, but it stayed strong.
Post by: Flyin6 on April 18, 2016, 08:58:15 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on April 18, 2016, 08:59:29 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on April 18, 2016, 09:00:40 PM
Post by: Wilbur on April 18, 2016, 09:01:25 PM
Looking good!
Post by: Flyin6 on April 18, 2016, 09:03:22 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on April 18, 2016, 09:04:07 PM
That da*n Osage orange knew when to die....it knew the fate that awaited it if it stuck around. ;)I didn't like that tree.
Looking good!
Its days were numbered the moment we first met!
Post by: Flyin6 on April 18, 2016, 09:04:58 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on April 18, 2016, 09:06:19 PM
Post by: Atkinsmatt on April 18, 2016, 09:18:21 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on April 18, 2016, 09:26:39 PM
Looking forward to seeing another piece of engineer equipment get into the fight. Beware, the potential for an increase in LOGPAC operations, ie fluids.Copy that!
I think it holds 60 gallons of fuel and 40 gallons of hydraulic fluid. A busted line will cost you 10-20 gallons easy...been there, done that!
Post by: TexasRedNeck on April 19, 2016, 12:01:40 AM
The next thing you know you'll be driving square D....
Post by: JR on April 19, 2016, 12:36:07 AM
I bet the JD is going to let out a big sigh when he shows up.
Square D, whats that? Oh the trailer for Sarge,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Post by: rpar86 on April 19, 2016, 06:21:39 PM
The next thing you know you'll be driving square D....
I almost posted the exact same thing, but then decided to let a more veteran DOT do the honors... (plus I didn't want to get fired) ;)
Post by: Flyin6 on April 19, 2016, 06:27:53 PM
Have I banned or fired you yet?
The next thing you know you'll be driving square D....
I almost posted the exact same thing, but then decided to let a more veteran DOT do the honors... (plus I didn't want to get fired) ;)
If so when?
Multiple times...? Dates:
Post by: Flyin6 on April 19, 2016, 06:28:55 PM
Glad to see him getting in country finally. Like any grunt a few days and you will know what needs tweaking.Well, JR, I definately know what's leaking...not need tweaking...
I bet the JD is going to let out a big sigh when he shows up.
Square D, whats that? Oh the trailer for Sarge,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
But first, I'll post a vid of the beast tearin it up!
Post by: Flyin6 on April 19, 2016, 06:29:38 PM
Post by: rpar86 on April 19, 2016, 07:20:11 PM
Have I banned or fired you yet?
The next thing you know you'll be driving square D....
I almost posted the exact same thing, but then decided to let a more veteran DOT do the honors... (plus I didn't want to get fired) ;)
If so when?
Multiple times...? Dates:
Nope, but there's always a first! :D
Post by: Dawg25385 on April 19, 2016, 09:18:24 PM
This thing sounds good!
Oh my.... That thing sounds awesome. Well, somebody's gonna have to peel Don of the seat of ole Sarge in about a week or so.
Congrats chief, must feel good to have 'er operational
Post by: Flyin6 on April 19, 2016, 09:24:25 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on April 19, 2016, 09:29:38 PM
It does sound healthy, that's for sure.
It has four speeds forward and four in reverse. In low/low/low, just set your angle and depth and drive into it. Advance about three feet and curl the bucket back and raise up a big piece of mother earth. At least 2 yards!
I was just getting the rhythm and getting it to work faster when it blew a main seal out of the left bucket curl cylinder.
Yup, garden hose busted. Probably dumped several gallons. Good for me, none of the hot oil got on the seat. My clothing blocked and absorbed all of that!
I wonder why I'm all red and itchy now???
Post by: Flyin6 on April 19, 2016, 09:31:31 PM
Well, that's the piston seal that let go!
Hope I didn't curse myself!
But just look what I did in maybe 30 minutes:
Post by: Flyin6 on April 19, 2016, 09:35:17 PM
I noticed that after tracking around the "Milled" earth, it was very hard and compacted. That surface is ready for gravel already. Never got that finish with a skinny tractor!
Post by: Flyin6 on April 19, 2016, 09:44:11 PM
I'll need to pull the cylinder off and carry it over to Larry and Richard (Ace Mechanic with the Dog Head) and let them heal it.
Going to be some work, I'll bet it weighs 300 pounds!
Post by: stlaser on April 19, 2016, 10:02:43 PM
Post by: Dustoff35 on April 19, 2016, 10:06:03 PM
Going to be some work, I'll bet it weighs 300 pounds!
You could use the JD to lift that cylinder, unless its beat-down-broken or on strike!
Post by: Atkinsmatt on April 19, 2016, 10:08:33 PM
Post by: TexasRedNeck on April 19, 2016, 10:28:54 PM
Post by: KensAuto on April 20, 2016, 12:04:29 AM
Post by: JR on April 20, 2016, 01:47:01 AM
Sounds like a barrel oil Hyd oil and a few spare hoses are in order.
Post by: cudakidd53 on April 20, 2016, 06:53:58 AM
Post by: OldKooT on April 20, 2016, 08:19:22 AM
Between Sarge and your Green machine you should be able to landscape with authority now. But every land owner needs a track hoe, just saying. LoL
Post by: JR on April 20, 2016, 10:45:15 AM
Post by: Flyin6 on April 20, 2016, 01:16:26 PM
Great to see it on-site. Like you learned on the M60, things go bad sitting in the motor pool.So true
M-60A1...Needed to exercise the main gun recoil mechanism every 90 days. Used a 5-ton wrecker boom to push the tube in/out a couple times.
One year, annual gunnery comes around. It's night gunnery, we're maybe 20 rounds into it. I give a fire command from the turret, "Driver stop, Gunner Battlesight, tank," Up, Identified, On-the-way" Ka boom. I observe the tracer go right through the tank silhouette in the distance...about the same second I hear screaming and realize my legs are on fire!
The main gun hydraulic seal blew and sprayed really hot oil all over the loader, gunner, and my legs!
Yep, hydraulics do fail!
Post by: Flyin6 on April 20, 2016, 01:18:40 PM
Nice Boss! I have to say I'm a little jelly of that piece of equipment. I don't know I could justify owning one but sure would like to play with oneIt's a beast!
Want an underground shelter? Take an afternoon and dig an open pit mine.
It eats dirt like candy!
Post by: Flyin6 on April 20, 2016, 01:20:59 PM
Man that stinks, but you're probably used to the carnage by now. Didn't you have those rebuilt already?Ken, nope, sure didn't
I'll anticipate all 4 of them giving it up over the summer!
Post by: Wilbur on April 20, 2016, 02:56:23 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on April 21, 2016, 07:47:25 PM
Should have had a video running, and maybe Duane can tell it better than me, but had another fall!
So I'm standing on the track and have this 12" crescent wrench on the hydraulic hose fittings. the inside one is stubborn so I yank with all my might, and it gives all at once.
That's when I realize I am at a pretty good angle and steepening fairly quickly due to:
1. There was no back rest to stop me, just air!
2. The tracks are soaked in hydraulic oil, and my feet are reversing direction as well.
Duane is safely on the ground
I noticed him as I passed him on the way down.
Well, I tried to get in a PLF, but got tangled up with rocks and loader tracks. Well I landed hard and then Duane comes over, "You all right?" he asks.
"Yea I'm OK, why in the heck didn't you try and catch me?"
"Catch you? You kidding?
Then he said the classic line for the day
"well, you landed about as good as you could!"
Post by: stlaser on April 21, 2016, 08:05:21 PM
Post by: KensAuto on April 21, 2016, 09:45:09 PM
..can you please mount a go-pro on your body somewhere for our entertainment?
I know, I know...I'm fired.
Post by: Flyin6 on April 21, 2016, 10:27:59 PM
Yeah, we definitely need Duanes version. Probably no chance he got pics?He hangs around but doesn't post...some computer thing...
Post by: Flyin6 on April 21, 2016, 10:29:33 PM
Glad you're ok....but....Naw, that's fair.
..can you please mount a go-pro on your body somewhere for our entertainment?
I know, I know...I'm fired.
I personally think it would have made a funny vid.
Caption right before when I'm leaning back against, airspace and yanking would have read:
"What was he thinking?"
Post by: Bigdave_185 on April 21, 2016, 11:35:28 PM
Raising boys into RealMen!!
Post by: JR on April 21, 2016, 11:49:14 PM
Not sure if I would have caught you either, but may have tried to slow you down.
Just a picture of your face driving Sarge would be good. Has to feel good.
Post by: BobbyB on April 22, 2016, 02:48:08 AM
Well, I tried to get in a PLF
Don't worry, I don't think I've nailed a picture perfect PLF on most of my jumps when I was in. If you could ruck away from it, you did it satisfactorily.
Post by: cudakidd53 on April 22, 2016, 07:11:02 AM
It IS probably Duane's fault though, as I'm certain he wasn't wearing the appropriate yellow safety belt while standing post as Safety Officer....... ;D
Post by: Flyin6 on April 22, 2016, 10:17:53 AM
Don the older you get the longer it takes to heal. Please be careful. The rest of us would run out of threads to DOT if you stopped being able to build cool stuffCopy that
Raising boys into RealMen!!
You've got maybe 20 odd years of DOT'ing before you should be leaders yourselves and I'll get some rest in a really cool place!
I decided to just not quit
My old unit, the Night Stalkers have a motto
I believe it
NSDQ
Night Stalkers Don't Quit
Seems we don't...
Post by: Flyin6 on April 22, 2016, 10:19:57 AM
Ya, I feel fine, didn't so much as twist a thread in my worn out jeans.Well, I tried to get in a PLF
Don't worry, I don't think I've nailed a picture perfect PLF on most of my jumps when I was in. If you could ruck away from it, you did it satisfactorily.
G-T-G
CM
Post by: Flyin6 on April 22, 2016, 10:23:37 AM
Were you on the same side of Big Red as when you cracked the concrete next to Square D? If so, you might want to consider picking up an old mattress to use as a crash mat when working off terra firma - kinda like fender covers for the ground!Same side: Check
It IS probably Duane's fault though, as I'm certain he wasn't wearing the appropriate yellow safety belt while standing post as Safety Officer....... ;D
Duane, was prepared, just slow to react (Sikorsky thing I guess)
Don't need no stinkin' saf-tee crap!
Post by: OldKooT on April 22, 2016, 11:04:55 AM
Post by: Flyin6 on April 22, 2016, 02:09:32 PM
Don, don't feel bad. We all fall off our equipment time to time. It's for this reason I try to always park in soft places LoLI didn't get to choose where I parked this time, it chose!
But your logic is good!
So here's the thing after we pulled the roll cylinder off:
Post by: Flyin6 on April 22, 2016, 02:11:45 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on April 22, 2016, 02:14:52 PM
The bushings look good, except for one which is scored, but the pins, I'm not so sure of. These pins are not cheap, so I may reinstall them but since some holes were found dry, I'll replace the grease zerks
Post by: Flyin6 on April 22, 2016, 02:16:29 PM
Anyway, I delivered the cylinder to Larry and Richard and Jon over at Case last night, and they just sent me an email with pics of it all torn down...already!
Post by: JR on April 22, 2016, 02:21:45 PM
Sarge looks good sitting there, right at home. You could plug the lines and move him. That would allow you to lift the bucket, or just drag it a little.
Post by: Flyin6 on April 22, 2016, 02:37:25 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on April 22, 2016, 02:39:09 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on April 22, 2016, 02:40:18 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on April 22, 2016, 02:41:43 PM
Post by: JR on April 22, 2016, 02:52:49 PM
Post by: DOOLEY on April 22, 2016, 05:05:17 PM
Post by: KensAuto on April 22, 2016, 05:11:17 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on April 22, 2016, 05:47:07 PM
Hey!!^^^^don't you have a ram to put together? you aint got time for intranet follies! :)Git on him Ken!
Post by: Nate on April 22, 2016, 06:52:11 PM
Post by: KensAuto on April 22, 2016, 07:03:04 PM
Post by: stlaser on April 22, 2016, 07:29:38 PM
comin from the guy with his own shop that he should be tending to instead of surfin the interweb.....................
Hey, it's a close race between B & H. Ken has to keep his girl going by trolling the B news clipz..... ;D
Post by: Flyin6 on April 22, 2016, 10:53:50 PM
Post by: Nate on April 23, 2016, 01:43:05 AM
Post by: Dustoff35 on April 23, 2016, 07:22:31 AM
Yeah, we definitely need Duanes version. Probably no chance he got pics?
No pics, sorry. I don't know why Don went all "Drama Queen" about it.
1.) It was more of a long, step-off-of-the-track-backwards-and-roll-onto-your-back kind of fall.
2.) I wasn't really close enough to do anything when it occurred.
3.) If I had been close enough and managed to reach out, my effort probably would have only spun him sideways, resulting in a more awkward fall and an injury greater than damaged pride.
4.) Like I said at the time, he landed about as good as he could have.
Post by: Flyin6 on April 23, 2016, 08:32:12 AM
^^^Yeah, we definitely need Duanes version. Probably no chance he got pics?
No pics, sorry. I don't know why Don went all "Drama Queen" about it.
Well, I'm a sensitive guy and my feelings were hurt...I needed some space to express how it felt and to "let it all out" But now with the love and help from all of you, I feel I can put this in the past...Boo-Hoo
1.) It was more of a long, step-off-of-the-track-backwards-and-roll-onto-your-back kind of fall.
I think Duane adequately described the PLF I refered to, although Bobby or HC might critique the fact that I didn't roll on my side, but flopped on my back (Again)
2.) I wasn't really close enough to do anything when it occurred.
Odd, he never seems to be very close when work is occurring...hmmm, probably just a coincidence...
3.) If I had been close enough and managed to reach out, my effort probably would have only spun him sideways, resulting in a more awkward fall and an injury greater than damaged pride.
He should have dived on the ground below me to cushion my fall...Nuff said, the black hawk pilot did nothing...typical for the breed, really!
4.) Like I said at the time, he landed about as good as he could have.
Well, yea, probably right
Post by: TexasRedNeck on April 23, 2016, 08:37:37 AM
Maybe a double layer of bubble wrap on your arse....
Post by: JR on April 23, 2016, 11:58:43 AM
Bubble wrap would look like diapers,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,just saying
Post by: Nate on April 23, 2016, 12:05:37 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on April 23, 2016, 12:10:38 PM
well at least its not another candy bar fire.................Yea!
Next time that happens, I'm getting a metal knee and be done with it for awhile
Post by: Flyin6 on April 25, 2016, 09:57:42 AM
Is the cylinder finished? Richard get it all healed?
Post by: Flyin6 on April 25, 2016, 05:23:06 PM
Richard rebuilt the cylinder and it is loaded back into the trailer ready for transport back down to get reinstalled on Sarge.
When I asked, "Richard, am I going to be bringing you the other three cylinders?"
He said yes...
Post by: OldKooT on April 26, 2016, 07:06:33 AM
Post by: Flyin6 on April 26, 2016, 08:25:52 AM
gotta love old hydraulics. The upside.... rarely do old machines require fluid changes....they self change at a alarming rate.So True!
Which means there were probably a lot of parts which were replaced prior to my getting it...or not...
Post by: JR on April 26, 2016, 10:28:03 AM
Post by: OldKooT on April 26, 2016, 02:00:25 PM
When I use a piece of equipment like that I do a "pre flight" I walk around, get a concept of which leaks have grown worse, which remain the same and treat it accordingly. (Ie: nothing actually changes in how I use it) I am then not surprised when something falls off, or turns into a geyser of expensive fluids. Like my lawn sprayer yesterday that had a flat tire on "pre flight" So I aired it up...drove 40' it was again flat..studying the situation I discovered it was dry rotted, the out side rubber had fell off in areas to the cords. I aired it back up went 40' and decided it pulled fine if both tires were flat so I de-aired the other tire and sprayed blissfully. That was yesterday...it's on my "to fix" list for this evening
Post by: stlaser on April 26, 2016, 05:40:35 PM
gotta love old hydraulics. The upside.... rarely do old machines require fluid changes....they self change at a alarming rate.
You consider that an upside? I never had them self change as they were sitting quietly in the shop when I had nothing else going on as I recall...... ???
Post by: OldKooT on April 26, 2016, 06:08:34 PM
Another time the backhoe decided to dump about 70 gallons of hyd fluid all over a semi trailer while en-route to get a tire changed. The State Patrol nicely stopped me and informed me of the unplanned fluid change.
In both cases, neither machine was more than 2 years old. Life on a farm... always simple LoL
Post by: Flyin6 on April 26, 2016, 07:21:57 PM
I got the cylinder back on and checked the air in the tracks...still flat!
I stopped by an auto parts store and asked them to give me the biggest most bestest snap ring pliers they had...This was their answer:
Post by: Flyin6 on April 26, 2016, 07:23:28 PM
But the trusty not so new John Deere came in handy:
Post by: stlaser on April 26, 2016, 07:24:07 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on April 26, 2016, 07:26:37 PM
Really!
I knew it was going to be a white faced bear getting all that greasy, heavy crap reinstalled, so i asked Father God to just guide me through, and then i denied the devil any room there. I still smashed a finger, broke the snap ring pliers, and made a big hot mess of my semi clean crawler, but in the end it ran!
Duane left his work gloves there, so I used them for the greasy parts of the job!
Post by: Flyin6 on April 26, 2016, 07:30:14 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on April 26, 2016, 07:32:19 PM
Post by: Nate on April 26, 2016, 11:47:05 PM
Post by: stlaser on April 27, 2016, 12:39:30 AM
Post by: Flyin6 on April 27, 2016, 09:00:14 AM
ranger almost looks like he is a pure bred black shepherdRanger is a pure bred AKC Shepherd. Daddy was black tall skinny, Momma carried a bit of weight and had some sable, like he does.
He works right around the machines. Tears up roots, clods of dirt or whatever falls out of the bucket
Post by: OldKooT on April 27, 2016, 10:29:05 AM
Post by: Wilbur on April 27, 2016, 11:21:13 AM
Don ours was the opposite- sire had the sable and dam was all black. Nica's lines are East German and Czech. Ranger seems to have some of that (flatter/more level back, less muscular chest than the typical "American Shepherds")...I wonder if they share some blood lines/background?
Post by: Flyin6 on April 27, 2016, 12:39:02 PM
Ha....Shepherds have to be herding something. Ours keeps herding me when I am mowing the lawn...actually any time I am doing something outside. I am sure Ranger loves running herd on Sarge! ;DI guess they all share some of the same blood...
Don ours was the opposite- sire had the sable and dam was all black. Nica's lines are East German and Czech. Ranger seems to have some of that (flatter/more level back, less muscular chest than the typical "American Shepherds")...I wonder if they share some blood lines/background?
Post by: JR on June 24, 2016, 02:38:13 AM
Post by: Flyin6 on June 24, 2016, 07:44:44 AM
You need to add a couple of the pics with others having fun!!Others???
...Like, You? ;-)
Post by: JR on June 24, 2016, 01:30:28 PM
Remember that no pictures means it didn't happen (here).
Me, I would love to pilot sarge around. Probably smile as much as you!
Post by: Flyin6 on October 08, 2016, 08:49:51 AM
I didn't know tracks leaked!
Just one pad/shoe but it's wet with what looks like 90 wt oil
What the heck!
Post by: Sammconn on October 08, 2016, 03:31:15 PM
That's not good. Sounds like a small leak somewhere very local.
Hopefully nothing major.
Post by: KensAuto on October 08, 2016, 06:16:46 PM
Post by: stlaser on October 08, 2016, 06:44:31 PM
A loose lug nut? ;)
He said the track not the driver....... ;D
Post by: cudakidd53 on October 09, 2016, 08:21:54 AM
Post by: JR on October 09, 2016, 12:22:11 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on October 09, 2016, 02:16:21 PM
Some expensive upgrade that someone placed on it in the past.
So probably a seal in there somewhere. I believe it is in the center of the tracks where a small reservoir lubricates the pin which connects the adjacent track block
Post by: JR on October 09, 2016, 03:05:01 PM
Drill it and put a grease fitting in there, done.
Post by: TexasRedNeck on October 09, 2016, 07:37:58 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on October 10, 2016, 09:49:24 PM
sell it to me for $1 and go get yourself something that works...... ;-0one dollar...generous!
The sound that motor makes is priceless!
Post by: TexasRedNeck on October 10, 2016, 10:11:47 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on October 28, 2016, 07:03:29 PM
What a classic machine!
Post by: Armalite on May 23, 2017, 10:14:52 AM
Post by: Flyin6 on May 24, 2017, 09:27:59 PM
That old Case still keeping up with the workload?It definitely has Ash!
Its been somewhat dormant during the winter. and since spring the ground has been too soft to trust it in the dirt. It would slide all over creation I suspect.
Will have it out shortly mucking about
Post by: Flyin6 on October 02, 2017, 10:21:06 PM
We (Me and the good guys over at Southeastern Equipment, a CASE and Kobelco dealership) are putting a real plan together to fix Sarge.
I don't know how it is going to turn out or which direction it will take, however Richard, the most experienced mechanic there who did most of the work on Sarge is going to find the page in the repair manual concerning pressure testing the secondary control valve circuit.
Depending on what we find there, will determine the next step.
What I like about this approach is that it is logical and through direct instrument readings and process of elimination fairly soon the results will point to the culprit.
I doubt that any of this will be cheap, but owning heavy equipment is just never cheap. You can almost always count on very expensive repair bills that pop up regularly if you use the equipment.
I think it is still cheaper in the (Very) long run to buy the equipment, then repair it and maintain it over time as opposed to renting it for the job at hand.
On a farm, heavy equipment is just indispensable. It seems you are always using it. My Excavator is used to dig. But I can also use it to clear out trees. I can split firewood with it from the air conditioned and heated comfort of my cab and when I need a crane, well, its a darn good one.
SO stay tuned as I dig into the old Sergeant and fix what ails it.
Post by: JR on October 02, 2017, 11:45:30 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on October 03, 2017, 02:23:12 PM
I'll create a hydraulic gage assembly and plumb into the system where "The guys" told me too and go from there. Hopefully, that will occur tomorrow.
Post by: Flyin6 on October 03, 2017, 07:34:22 PM
First, get the instructions to start the testing procedure
Larry, Jon, and Richard hooked me up on that front.
Next was find a hydraulic test gage. I just went over to Fluid and Air and talked to Kenny who wipped me up a test gage for $69 and sent me packin'
After the Ortho appointment tomorrow, I should be cleared for flight to head down farmside and hook this contraption up to my ailin' Sergeant.
Post by: Flyin6 on October 03, 2017, 07:36:32 PM
Time to get it dirty!
Post by: rpar86 on October 03, 2017, 07:49:01 PM
It has a quality 0-3000 psi gage, glycerin filled, mind you. He attached the proper ends to six feet of 5800 psi hose and clamped it all together.
Time to break something else!
FIFY
Post by: Flyin6 on October 03, 2017, 07:50:50 PM
You been fired or banned yet? ;-))It has a quality 0-3000 psi gage, glycerin filled, mind you. He attached the proper ends to six feet of 5800 psi hose and clamped it all together.
Time to break something else!
FIFY
Post by: stlaser on October 03, 2017, 08:01:22 PM
OK, task one and two complete.
First, get the instructions to start the testing procedure
Larry, Jon, and Richard hooked me up on that front.
Next was find a hydraulic test gage. I just went over to Fluid and Air and talked to Kenny who wipped me up a test gage for $69 and sent me packin'
After the Ortho appointment tomorrow, I should be cleared for flight to head down farmside and hook this contraption up to my ailin' Sergeant.
uh oh, this looks serious what is that a hydraulic blood pressure cuff? :popcorn: please don't say this is the start of another oil change.......
Post by: stlaser on October 03, 2017, 08:03:57 PM
You been fired or banned yet? ;-))It has a quality 0-3000 psi gage, glycerin filled, mind you. He attached the proper ends to six feet of 5800 psi hose and clamped it all together.
Time to break something else!
FIFY
Easy, I must be getting soft...... I reworked a whole paragraph last night and even fired myself like twice to turn around and just delete it all. :huh:
Expensive equipment failures bring the suck, you have my condolences!
Post by: Flyin6 on October 03, 2017, 08:52:52 PM
Well, its not like I can do anything about itYou been fired or banned yet? ;-))It has a quality 0-3000 psi gage, glycerin filled, mind you. He attached the proper ends to six feet of 5800 psi hose and clamped it all together.
Time to break something else!
FIFY
Easy, I must be getting soft...... I reworked a whole paragraph last night and even fired myself like twice to turn around and just delete it all. :huh:
Expensive equipment failures bring the suck, you have my condolences!
Until my rich uncle dies in the poor house, I'll have to keep old Sarge running...Although the local dealer took a John Deere 655 in trade recently...
Post by: Sammconn on October 03, 2017, 08:58:23 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on October 04, 2017, 11:07:41 AM
Well with any luck you just need to adjust the relief valve and be back on the go.That's what I am hoping for too
Ya know, lookin' over the manual. at the Robert Bosch injection pump section, I read about a power screw. Turning it clockwise, five degrees at a time adjusts the smoke (Power) Now I have never seen anything hurt from a little extra power...
Post by: BobbyB on October 04, 2017, 12:27:17 PM
I read about a power screw. Turning it clockwise, five degrees at a time adjusts the smoke (Power) Now I have never seen anything hurt from a little extra power...
Didn't you turn the screw on Square D, and now.... :laugh:
Post by: stlaser on October 04, 2017, 12:31:22 PM
I read about a power screw. Turning it clockwise, five degrees at a time adjusts the smoke (Power) Now I have never seen anything hurt from a little extra power...
Didn't you turn the screw on Square D, and now.... :laugh:
Good angle Bobby, I was thinking maybe a screw on that dirt bike but then thought he might use that as an excuse........ you know too much power :tongue:
Post by: Flyin6 on October 04, 2017, 12:48:22 PM
Post by: Sammconn on October 04, 2017, 12:55:10 PM
Without a pyro I'd be very cautious of this.Well with any luck you just need to adjust the relief valve and be back on the go.That's what I am hoping for too
Ya know, lookin' over the manual. at the Robert Bosch injection pump section, I read about a power screw. Turning it clockwise, five degrees at a time adjusts the smoke (Power) Now I have never seen anything hurt from a little extra power...
I dabbled a couple times back in the day on an old 3406 Cat in a semi.
There comes a point where you will give too much, and if Sarge doesn't have a pyro you won't know.
Post by: Flyin6 on October 04, 2017, 02:06:31 PM
They give specific guidelines. They say to adjust the screw in five degree increments until you start to detect a slight brown hazing from the exhaust. Currently the exhaust from that beast is colorless when running full bore. So it definitely has some room to spare.Without a pyro I'd be very cautious of this.Well with any luck you just need to adjust the relief valve and be back on the go.That's what I am hoping for too
Ya know, lookin' over the manual. at the Robert Bosch injection pump section, I read about a power screw. Turning it clockwise, five degrees at a time adjusts the smoke (Power) Now I have never seen anything hurt from a little extra power...
I dabbled a couple times back in the day on an old 3406 Cat in a semi.
There comes a point where you will give too much, and if Sarge doesn't have a pyro you won't know.
Post by: DOOLEY on October 04, 2017, 04:17:45 PM
Post by: KensAuto on October 04, 2017, 04:54:58 PM
HEY BIG D, PLEASE DONT TOUCH THE SCREW!!!!!!!!! TALK TO LOCTITE AKA RICHARD FIRST....
^^THIS^^^^
Post by: Flyin6 on October 04, 2017, 05:14:19 PM
HEY BIG D, PLEASE DONT TOUCH THE SCREW!!!!!!!!! TALK TO LOCTITE AKA RICHARD FIRST....Ah, man...You're killin my fun here!
Post by: cudakidd53 on October 04, 2017, 05:34:54 PM
HEY BIG D, PLEASE DONT TOUCH THE SCREW!!!!!!!!! TALK TO LOCTITE AKA RICHARD FIRST....Ah, man...You're killin my fun here!
NOPE he's saving YOU money! He is killing all of OUR fun though......thanks a lot Dooley (looking down, kicking the dirt and walks away :angry:)
Post by: Sammconn on October 04, 2017, 08:49:31 PM
HEY BIG D, PLEASE DONT TOUCH THE SCREW!!!!!!!!! TALK TO LOCTITE AKA RICHARD FIRST....Someone else who knows the dangers of that screw...
Post by: stlaser on October 04, 2017, 10:22:13 PM
HEY BIG D, PLEASE DONT TOUCH THE SCREW!!!!!!!!! TALK TO LOCTITE AKA RICHARD FIRST....Someone else who knows the dangers of Don screwing with stuff he just shouldn't
TFIFY
Post by: Bigdave_185 on October 04, 2017, 10:29:09 PM
EGT's are just a number. What do they do anyway lolWithout a pyro I'd be very cautious of this.Well with any luck you just need to adjust the relief valve and be back on the go.That's what I am hoping for too
Ya know, lookin' over the manual. at the Robert Bosch injection pump section, I read about a power screw. Turning it clockwise, five degrees at a time adjusts the smoke (Power) Now I have never seen anything hurt from a little extra power...
I dabbled a couple times back in the day on an old 3406 Cat in a semi.
There comes a point where you will give too much, and if Sarge doesn't have a pyro you won't know.
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Post by: Flyin6 on October 07, 2017, 09:29:27 PM
I pulled the SCV panel and hooked up the gage that kenny built
Post by: Flyin6 on October 07, 2017, 09:30:59 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on October 07, 2017, 09:35:19 PM
That pressure should be 2100 +50. I make it a tad under 700, say 690 psi.
So next step is to talk with the guys at Southeastern and figure out what the next step is.
I am hoping I or someone can adjust the pressure of the SCV, but with a number this low, a SCV may have blown an O-Ring internally, or I have a defective hydraulic pump.
Post by: Flyin6 on October 07, 2017, 09:37:10 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on October 07, 2017, 09:38:01 PM
Post by: Tommy13 on October 17, 2017, 11:03:56 AM
Post by: Flyin6 on October 17, 2017, 06:03:05 PM
Any update on what's ailing Sarge?I have the next performance test to perform, but I haven't been able to sneak away to get any time on the machine. Weather, football, funerals, Dr. appointments, you name it!
This next test will help determine if the primary control valve is working or has malfunctioned. If its bad, I'll pull it and put new O-rings throughout. If not and its good, then it gets ugly. The test alone to determine the viability of the main hydraulic pump will easily approach the cost of a rebuilt unit. So...if it may be the pump, I'm just going to hang a rebuilt unit on there even if it doesn't fix the problem. At least I'll have that unit baselined. Everything that I test or pull off will be overhauled.
I found a nice John Deere 655C, which is a Liebherr unit and is a hoss. My machine is a 27,000 lb loader with a 1.75 yard bucket. The Liebherr is a 35,000 unit with a 2.25 yard bucket. It is hydrostatic and fast, not old school like I like em'
Post by: BobbyB on October 18, 2017, 08:55:48 AM
Any update on what's ailing Sarge?
Usually officers getting into NCO business...
Post by: Nate on October 18, 2017, 09:53:57 PM
Any update on what's ailing Sarge?
Usually officers getting into NCO business...
I will second this.....! Matt, can we get a third from you....?
Post by: Atkinsmatt on October 19, 2017, 07:48:38 AM
Post by: Flyin6 on October 19, 2017, 07:55:29 AM
Post by: Sammconn on October 19, 2017, 08:01:31 AM
:popcorn:
Post by: stlaser on October 19, 2017, 10:54:22 AM
Good job, I think that's as close to speechless as I have ever witnessed!
:popcorn:
Post by: KensAuto on October 19, 2017, 11:19:20 AM
Post by: Flyin6 on October 21, 2017, 11:03:05 AM
:likebutton:Not true Shawn!
Good job, I think that's as close to speechless as I have ever witnessed!
:popcorn:
If I fire Sam for his collusion with the "Bad people" here, think what it will do to international relations. He's an eskimo, or a polar bear or something like that!
Post by: Flyin6 on October 21, 2017, 11:08:27 AM
I have in the past, thought it should have more power, and just dismissed it all, thinking it is just old technology.
Anyway, I ran the next set of tests.
This test involves running the engine at maximum RPM (2200 RPM ish...Can't tell exactly, the pointer end of the tach needle broke off some time ago!)
With the revs up, you raise the loader arms and try to roll back at the same time.
If it does both at the same time, it indicates an issue with the main pressure control valve.
But it acted differently. I'd be raising it, and observing 680 psi pressure then when I then also tried to roll the bucket back, the loader would stop rising, and the bucket would curl back until it hit the stops, then the loader would continue to rise.
The loader will not rise to full height any longer.
Post by: Flyin6 on October 21, 2017, 11:09:48 AM
Post by: stlaser on October 21, 2017, 11:36:57 AM
:likebutton:Not true Shawn!
Good job, I think that's as close to speechless as I have ever witnessed!
:popcorn:
If I fire Sam for his collusion with the "Bad people" here, think what it will do to international relations. He's an eskimo, or a polar bear or something like that!
Uh, you were more speechless at some point & I witnesssed it? I call bs, need pics or at least link to thread and post #....
Post by: Flyin6 on October 21, 2017, 11:56:42 AM
Well, guess I'll pick a better battle to fight:likebutton:Not true Shawn!
Good job, I think that's as close to speechless as I have ever witnessed!
:popcorn:
If I fire Sam for his collusion with the "Bad people" here, think what it will do to international relations. He's an eskimo, or a polar bear or something like that!
Uh, you were more speechless at some point & I witnesssed it? I call bs, need pics or at least link to thread and post #....
I'll throw in the towel for this one...this time.
Survive to fight another day and all that ;-))
Post by: Flyin6 on October 21, 2017, 11:57:26 AM
Post by: JR on October 21, 2017, 09:00:43 PM
Post by: TexasRedNeck on October 22, 2017, 04:39:02 PM
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Post by: JR on October 22, 2017, 06:46:11 PM
Maybe he can drag SqD down there next to it so they can keep each other company?
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They are painted the same. One season of growing and they will be lost!
Post by: cj7ox on October 23, 2017, 10:54:38 AM
Someone, somewhere, is thinking about a full blown "oil change" on a bulldozer named Sarge.
:popcorn:
Post by: Flyin6 on October 23, 2017, 11:02:25 AM
I feel a disturbance in the Force.........You have no idea! ;-0
Someone, somewhere, is thinking about a full blown "oil change" on a bulldozer named Sarge.
:popcorn:
Post by: cj7ox on October 23, 2017, 03:27:58 PM
I feel a disturbance in the Force.........You have no idea! ;-0
Someone, somewhere, is thinking about a full blown "oil change" on a bulldozer named Sarge.
:popcorn:
Let me see if I can guess at the punch list:
1) Turret ring on top suitable for most common crew served weapons (with pintle, and spall shield) and CROWS system
2) Custom trailer with cartridge based MICLIC system (5 charges) for quickly clearing firebreaks (and minefields)
3) Commo shelf with both military and COTS communications systems to cover the spectrum from FM thru Satellite
4) Computer system with GPS add-on and wi-fi for navigation and mobile updates on RMTWS
5) Performance add-ons to improve the vehicle's horsepower to sufficient levels that it can push dirt at 45mph, minimum
6) Custom cab that is bullet proof up to .50 BMG, and mine resistant
7) Custom seating with 5 point harness, and with shock absorbing mounts that will absorb the G-load typical with IED/Mine strikes
8) Custom radio with loud speakers to blare out Ride of the Valkyries and warn any Hajis to avoid you like the plague (doubles as mobile platform to spread the word during spiritual retreats)
9) Armored hydraulic lines capable of surviving nuclear detonation (or 48 hours constant abuse by BigD)
10) Primary, secondary, and tertiary hydraulic pump set-ups to ensure constant operations (or 48 hours constant abuse by BigD)
11) Anti-missile system
12) Reactive armor
That's just off the top of my head. LOL
Post by: Flyin6 on October 23, 2017, 04:24:19 PM
I feel a disturbance in the Force.........You have no idea! ;-0
Someone, somewhere, is thinking about a full blown "oil change" on a bulldozer named Sarge.
:popcorn:
Let me see if I can guess at the punch list:
1) Turret ring on top suitable for most common crew served weapons (with pintle, and spall shield) and CROWS system
2) Custom trailer with cartridge based MICLIC system (5 charges) for quickly clearing firebreaks (and minefields)
3) Commo shelf with both military and COTS communications systems to cover the spectrum from FM thru Satellite
4) Computer system with GPS add-on and wi-fi for navigation and mobile updates on RMTWS
5) Performance add-ons to improve the vehicle's horsepower to sufficient levels that it can push dirt at 45mph, minimum
6) Custom cab that is bullet proof up to .50 BMG, and mine resistant
7) Custom seating with 5 point harness, and with shock absorbing mounts that will absorb the G-load typical with IED/Mine strikes
8) Custom radio with loud speakers to blare out "Jump" by Van Halen and warn any Hajis to avoid you like the plague (doubles as mobile platform to spread the word during spiritual retreats)
9) Armored hydraulic lines capable of surviving nuclear detonation (or 48 hours constant abuse by BigD)
10) Primary, secondary, and tertiary hydraulic pump set-ups to ensure constant operations (or 48 hours constant abuse by BigD)
11) Anti-missile system
12) Reactive armor
That's just off the top of my head. LOL
Corrected it...Other than that,I feel a disturbance in the Force.........You have no idea! ;-0
Someone, somewhere, is thinking about a full blown "oil change" on a bulldozer named Sarge.
:popcorn:
NVG Lighting, rest is a good list!
Post by: Flyin6 on October 23, 2017, 04:26:13 PM
Post by: KensAuto on October 23, 2017, 04:31:23 PM
Post by: Sammconn on October 23, 2017, 09:32:53 PM
But I like the list!
Post by: Bigdave_185 on October 24, 2017, 07:58:14 AM
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Post by: Nate on October 24, 2017, 08:43:38 AM
Post by: cj7ox on October 24, 2017, 12:02:31 PM
I also thought 48 hours was generous.
But I like the list!
Sean I think you mistyped on #9 and #10....that or you have a wicked sense of humor (48hrs without destruction...gotta be kidding, right?) bahaha
LOL! Yeah, I was being generous, but goals should exceed expectations, right?
Post by: EL TATE on October 24, 2017, 06:14:40 PM
"You guys are hard on me, I'm off to my safe space..."
I was going to say you take as much time as you need there little snowflake, but no I just have to say, "my bad".
Post by: stlaser on October 24, 2017, 06:46:06 PM
those are not for sale dave, and they are more hanger queens than anything else.
Prime time use would have been that conflict called Vietnam. You could have lined up a couple thousand side by side & just pushed being that country is so narrow.....
Post by: Nate on April 09, 2020, 11:07:09 AM
Post by: Bigdave_185 on April 09, 2020, 01:47:03 PM
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Post by: cj7ox on April 09, 2020, 01:52:39 PM
Post by: Flyin6 on April 09, 2020, 09:09:09 PM
Sarge has been sold to a great new owner
First we had it taken to the Case dealer to have the low pressure hydraulic problem troubleshot and repaired.
Just as we all envisioned, it was just a blown out O-ring in a secondary control valve.
To insure the new owner would not have any problems going forward (or backward...ha-ha-ah) I had the primary and both secondary control valves completely overhauled. It cost me some money, but this adventure with Sarge is more of a relationship than a business deal. We all watched that old machine turn into a worker. We watched it clear off hundreds of trees, build multiple pads, widen a road, dig a pond, and clear an area downhill of where I will someday plant a house.
I learned on that old machine. I watched my boys countless times sitting on the steel roof, and I drove my grand children through trees with it. I built memories all over, and then it finished its major work and it became time for it to move on.
And that part of the story is pretty interesting too as it turns out.
Some years ago a vacancy came up on the local fire department board. The county Judge executive called and asked if I would take the position. He explained that I would be filling some big shoes. You see a powerful and well known pastor had held that seat for quite some time, and his wise counsel was both respected and sought after. I took that job, and then became an officer of the board where I sit to this day. Following the fulfillment of the gentleman's term, I was reappointed, and recently reappointed again.
The gentleman who purchased Sarge is the son of a powerful and well known pastor. Some years ago his dad suddenly passed on. He was a respected member of the local fire department board!
The business partner of the gentleman who purchased Sarge is the son of my pastor at that time. He was someone I cared for very much, Dr. Tim Alexander
Now you know the rest of the story...
Post by: Farmer Jon on April 09, 2020, 09:26:13 PM
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Post by: JR on April 09, 2020, 09:52:27 PM
Post by: cj7ox on April 10, 2020, 11:58:38 AM
Glad Sarge went to good home. It's interesting how relationship strings weave in and out of our lives. So many connections through time!
Post by: Flyin6 on April 11, 2020, 10:35:21 AM
Well, if you're going to force an old NCO into retirement, at least you made sure he went to a good home. Honestly, Old Sarge was probably tired of being ridden hard and abused by a crotchety old Warrant. He probably sees his new home as a chance to escape the lash, and be appreciated for once! LOL!That human relational thing is interesting. If you think about it, it sort of turns mankind into a fabric of sorts. I read somewhere where most people are no more than three connections from anyone else. You know a buddy who's uncle saved a lieutenant who is your commanding general...stuff like that
Glad Sarge went to good home. It's interesting how relationship strings weave in and out of our lives. So many connections through time!
The scary part is that is connects all of us to Hillary!
YIKES!
Post by: JR on April 11, 2020, 01:24:31 PM
Post by: cj7ox on April 13, 2020, 12:51:28 PM
The scary part is that is connects all of us to Hillary!
YIKES!
Well, we are most probably connected to someone she has "suicided", so yeah.