Post your specialty shop tools here

[Mike L]

whats the price range on those?

 

[willie59]

Geeez, I don't have that in my head Mike L, but they're not really cheap. We have about $1,000 in two different size sledge drivers, and a wide range of pin driver heads, and 3 different size bucket pin removal and install heads. Slide Sledge sells through a distributor network, I got quotes for 2 distributors, and got a quote from local Cat store, Cat was the better price. I'll see if I can find that quote list tomorrow and bring it home.

 

[Mike L]

thanks. so except for all the different attachments, how is it different from any other slide hammer?

 

[willie59]

Well, I don't know how it compares to other slide hammers as I haven't used them, this would be the first one of this type I've used. From what little I've used it so far, it seems like a very easy tool for just one person to operate, as opposed to hitting a driving pin with a big hammer by oneself, not an easy task.

 

[Mike L]

it's a good rig no doubt. somehow i always end up holding the drive pin!

 

[willie59]

I haven't got to use our new toys much yet, but I did do one simple task with one last week, at least, the slide sledge made it simple. Took the center swivel out of a Case 9050B excavator, and my helper asked me how best to remove the center post from the swivel. Now, it was a rather large unit, round, and only had three mounting ears on the side of the housing. I looked at it for a moment, thought, hmm, can't really put it in a shop press with just three mounting ears, 4 would have been no problem. Hmmm. Then it dawned on me, duuuhhhh, slide sledge. Grabbed the small driver, 3" size pin driver head, laid swivel on it's side on steel shop table, turned one of the mounting ears so it hooked on the edge, of table and held it down. Helper placed pin driver head on center post, and in just a couple of whacks, center post was lying on table. No holding and driving a pin. Really simple actually.

 

[Acivil]

I've never used a slide sledge, we usually just use a 10 lb or a pinch bar... I am interested in that ram you use though ATCO. You said you have used it for bucket pin bushings I asume those are the ones set in the end of the stick? I have to replace those in a Hitchi ZX 200 LC, do you think it would work for those?

 

[Lee-online]

We use a number of different sized rams ranging from 50tons to 200tons. Just make sure the pulling rods are rated for the tonnage you plan on using. Always assume the rods can brake at any time because they will.

 

[cps]

You said you have used it for bucket pin bushings I asume those are the ones set in the end of the stick? I have to replace those in a Hitchi ZX 200 LC, do you think it would work for those?

It should do no problem! the one i have is abit smaller than atco's and i have pulled some real tight bushes over 4" no problem! I am on the look out for a much bigger one though!

 

[willie59]

The one I have is a 30 ton cylinder Acivil, shouldn't have any problem with 200 size excavator bushings with one that size. I use a 1 1/4" grade 8 threaded rod, I don't use grade 5 or grade 2. I recently installed new bushing in the dog bone of our 235B excavator, had no problems.

 

[Lee-online]

We had a salesman drop off these hose caps. He gave us a few different sizes to try. They do work well and will hold some head pressure. Now there is no worry about a plastic plug falling out overnight and draining a tank. They are stamped "not for pressure"
I have no idea how much they cost.

 

[cps]

Hi Lee, have you got a name for those caps? Very handy looking!

 

[Lee-online]

I'll see check tomorrow at work.

 

[Muffler Bearing]

those are slick

 

[Per Eriksson]

I want those, please provide a link to the supplier.

 

[3rdGenDslWrench]

The Lance

We used that bad boy as a last resort for pins and shafts that wouldn't move when everything else failed. Basically you used it to melt a hole right through the center of a pin so that you could take your torch finish blowing it out, otherwise the torch tip would get too hot and sounded like a M-16 going off in your face. It definitly wasn't used for finese work, it melted and blew out whatever metal you touched with it. And God help you if you dont have a good eye and a steady hand to keep it straight in the hole.

 

[excavator]

For the hose end caps, go to flangelock.com. They list for about $50.00 each and there are quite a few sizes. They do look slick though.

 

[willie59]

I got to use my Enerpac hollow ram cylinder again today. I swear, this is the best 375 dollars I've ever spent on Ebay. This thing has saved me more grief installing pin bushings than I can even describe.

 

[excavator]

Isn't E-Bay great? I've spent thousands of dollars there after SnapOn had nothing more to offer. For a tool junkie like me it's wonderful. If I started posting pictures of all my specialty tools here I'd have to take time off of work just to get it done.

 

[RobVG]

Atco have you used it to install stick end bushings in a 160 size excavator?