Recent content by JWeir

I have an old flatbed on my land. Truck is tired, but the work height is pretty nice. I would try to get the balance close if possible for tongue weight. Too much weight aft and it would do wheelies and too much forward and you will struggle to hitch it up. Probably mount bobcat and...

I plan on doing my smaller ( swing cylinders, etc) myself, but this one required an engine lift to get out and the factory torque spec for the piston bolt was 2425-2875 ft/lbs. I never planned on doing this one myself, but the shop couldn't get the gland nut off the top of the cylinder. I...

Gary, I have a couple heavy bench vices, but I one is on a stand (couldn't support the 200 lb cylinder) and the other is on a bench that wouldn't allow me the room to work on the cylinder with the tools and bars I needed. The welding bench was in a better location and a better height...

So I pulled my dipper cylinder off my Case 580K with my engine lift and brought back to my shop. I knew I needed a way to secure the cylinder to my bench so I could unscrew the gland nut with a spanner wrench. I started by cutting an 8" piece off some 1 1/8" diameter rod I had and turning...

Thanks Gary. I already bought the glass from Case (cheaper than I thought for a change!). I have to repair the lower Left door, install that glass and the rear. The hood and loader frame are next for paint after that, but after I get some work done with it!

Well, finally got some progress that's worth posting. A long hot 3 day weekend and I managed to get my replacement fender hung. It was rough when I got it, but much better than mine. I covered all my weld seams on the inner fender sides with fiberglass to keep moisture from catching in them and...

Sorry Gary, Unfortunately, no updates yet. Machine is 2 hours away in Maine at my camp. Summer vacation plans trumped working on the old backhoe. Hoping to be back at it in a couple of weekends and I'll post progress.

This poor machine did in fact load sand/salt for winter road maintenance in Massachusetts in the winters. The front bucket needs some work, but the rest of the frame, hoe, etc are in very good shape. Because it was registered on the street, all the glass was good, no hydraulic leaks (at the...

I ran out of shielding gas for the MIG, but was able to finish tacking the front pans in. I drilled and fit the removable access panels. I welded the nuts underneath before painting. Plan is to finish welding, prep the weld areas and touch up the paint to avoid rust.

So, I finally got up to work on the floor of the backhoe. The original floor was welded to the support rails. I had no interest in trying to weld upside down around the machinery, so I welded 1/8" plates across the frame then plug welded the floor pans down through 3/8" holes. I coated tops with...

Any pictures of the weld patterns?

I like the design. Very easy to replace bars as they are beat up cutting. Great idea on the extension and I like the groove on the slide to get around the problem of the weld inside the table tube.

Mike are always a pain in the woods.....they'd fall through the floor in this one right now! Seriously, I use Fresh Cab #1 Botanical Rodent Repellant, to keep the mice out. I put them in my plow truck, the backhoe, and around the garage in the camp and they keep the mice away.

So I have an old project backhoe I bought for not much more than the price of scrap a couple years ago. I knew the floor was crap and patched, but it worked. I decided to tear it down, removed the zip screw patches and fix it better. I started with this.....and wondered if I should stop...

Lis2323, you are right there. You must clamp the dry cut saw which isn't always possible (plus for harder materials) having both is the best of both worlds.