"i reject your reality and substitute my own" - adam savage. i suspect my final words maybe "well shit, that didnt work"
instead of perfection some times we just have to accept practicality
sounds like a nice machine.
"i reject your reality and substitute my own" - adam savage. i suspect my final words maybe "well shit, that didnt work"
instead of perfection some times we just have to accept practicality
cover those rams with canvas tarp or get a old tractor tire tube slit it on the inside dia and cut into suitable segments. those rams are not a cheap repair if the shafts are scored or pitted have new shafts made using the existing rod ends to re-chrome is over $700 bucks each. reshafting is about half that.
Thanks for the tip - wouldn't have thought of that
"i reject your reality and substitute my own" - adam savage. i suspect my final words maybe "well shit, that didnt work"
instead of perfection some times we just have to accept practicality
also make a couple of wood wedges to support the pilot engine fly wheel while working the machine they have a habit of walking through the crank bushes. also fit a rain flap to the small exhuast pipe especialy as it runs through the main engine intake if it rusts out youll dust the main engine. the reason it does is it acts like a glow plug for the main engine
"i reject your reality and substitute my own" - adam savage. i suspect my final words maybe "well shit, that didnt work"
instead of perfection some times we just have to accept practicality
cover those rams with canvas tarp or get a old tractor tire tube slit it on the inside dia and cut into suitable segments. those rams are not a cheap repair if the shafts are scored or pitted have new shafts made using the existing rod ends to re-chrome is over $700 bucks each. reshafting is about half that.
[quote="trainzkid88 post=241892 userid=11838"]cover those rams with canvas tarp or get a old tractor tire tube slit it on the inside dia and cut into suitable segments. those rams are not a cheap repair if the shafts are scored or pitted have new shafts made using the existing rod ends to re-chrome is over $700 bucks each. reshafting is about half that.
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If you going to leave it stored outside your better off lowering the blade removing the rod pins and retracting the cylinder rather than anything Chris has suggested the reason being the oil in the cylinders will protect the chrome and if you put canvas or a tractor tire on the shaft it can cause moisture to be trapped next to the shaft causing corrosion. Usually a chrome shaft will only go rusty if it has been damaged or the chrome is worn too thin or was too thin from manufacture. My brothers Track Marshall dozers use the same type of setup for the blade and they never went rusty even after he retired from earth-moving and the machines sat for years unused whereas my D6 has rust spots on the brand new shafts I made due to the chrome being either too thin or poorly applied.
"i reject your reality and substitute my own" - adam savage. i suspect my final words maybe "well shit, that didnt work"
instead of perfection some times we just have to accept practicality
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