and...…….by the way, Im curious. Have you even tried to find any of the parts for this project outside of your CAT dealer? There is usually numerous used parts available if you search for them. Could save some BIG money on some of this stuff!
Not really sure if I should make any comments here any more, seems I inadvertently tossed a can of diesel fuel on a fire by not carefully wording my comment about approaching a project as big as this without all the easily available technical information in hand.Sometimes, toxic behavior weeds itself out...
I don't think that's fair. The problem with text based forums is that there's no context for any posts. So how they are interpreted by individuals can often be very different to the manner in which they were intended .Well, just when something interesting came around the know-it-alls had to ruin it for the rest of us.
Darn, guess I'll do a quick search to see if he's posting about the project somewhere else where they have some manners.
Just like the OP then ......... based on what he told about his day job he's used to being the smartest person in the room and couldn't take constructive suggestion from people that he looks down upon because of his perception of their lack of formal qualifications and/or education.The thing about people that truly have a lot to offer is they know when it is wanted and when it isn't. Most people think they have a lot to offer but in reality they're just in awe of themselves.
Now don’t go doing anything silly Ken.Not really sure if I should make any comments here any more,
Now don’t go doing anything silly Ken.
We’ve lost far too many fine posters because of blowups like this, we can’t afford to lose another.
X2 I thought he was seeking advise myself. I think the majority of people that come here are looking for exactly what you said...…….advise on how to repair a machine cheap and quick to get it back to work. Ide be interested in what the final costs of this project will be.Heck I'm not even sure what got me started on that story about the old Mack!
Looking back at this thread I guess I was mistaken in thinking the OP had come here, at least in part, looking for advice or guidance. Instead of just a place to post a story about how great a mechanic he was to be able to salvage this machine no one else was able to fix. Maybe if he had made it clear that no suggestions or comments other than "Great Job" were acceptable I would have not made the error of offering help that was not needed or wanted.
I'm on another forum about a particular model of a Japanese brand of motorcycle and there are a few guys there doing restorations of bikes that involve more money and time than could ever be considered cost effective from the stand point of getting a functional piece of transportation. So maybe that was the case here. The idea was to prove one could bring this machine back from the "Grave" and not just get a working machine to do a project for less money that one could buy a good used machine by going to a used equipment dealer and have it on the job by the end of the week.
Its funny you bring this up because my wife has one of cars. A 67 ford mustang fastback that she has had since she was 21. It was rusted out sitting in her brothers driveway for years and she wanted it restored. Im in it for 80K and it still isn't finished, and it will be somewhere over 100K before its done. I couldn't sell that finished car for half of that so its definitely not an investment. Guess its love?!I was watching a show just LAST NITE about car restorations.. The guy brought in an old car that was complete.. He drove it in high school, went out in his 1st date, went on his honeymoon in the same car to the same woman he had the date with.. & wanted the car resurrected to drive on their 50th wedding anniversary.. The builder asked what kinda "budget" he had.. The fella said, 80 thousand dollars.!!!
The builder laughed in his face on national television.!! & said your probably gonna need to TRIPLE THAT..
The fella said, OK, go ahead & build it.. & they did..
Just like the OP then ......... based on what he told about his day job he's used to being the smartest person in the room and couldn't take constructive suggestion from people that he looks down upon because of his perception of their lack of formal qualifications and/or education.
If you're still not convinced then I suggest that you check out his other threads. In every one he starts from a pre-conceived viewpoint and attempts to shoot down anyone who has the temerity to disagreee with his opinion.
I thought the cribbing looked a little dodgy myself, and I usually think "if I don't say something, and he has that thing land on him, I won't sleep, so I'm just going to point it out." I don't think they're trying to say your a idiot, they're just trying to sleep well knowing they've said something.