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Recent content by Blueboy

  1. Blueboy

    Tire question

    What happened to the forum!? Yuck!
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    Tire question

    Rear tires on my backhoe need up graded. Size is 21L-24 R4, the LR is an Alliance 12 ply and the RR is a Firestone 16 ply heavily dry rotted. New tires are not in the budget so I bought two fairly decent used Firestones. But what I didn't realize is they are only 10 ply. The manual says to use...
  3. Blueboy

    How did this happen again so soon?

    It's Christmas! Have a happy Christmas everyone!:waving
  4. Blueboy

    Grading With A Backhoe?

    "Go ahead and do it! Right from the drivers seat!" State of the art equipment that is.
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    Welding Rod

    Here is a weld test CEP did from weldingweb.com With this and everyones suggestions here, well thats all I need to know. 7018 it is! With a toasty preheat of 400+ degrees. I'll build a small oven to keep the rods dry or maybe something from eBay. Thanks to everyone for your advise, it is very...
  6. Blueboy

    Grading With A Backhoe?

    This is it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Tztj9lZLus
  7. Blueboy

    Welding Rod

    Look what I found:o Its only the welding instructions. A good size DC welder would be nice to have in my arsenal, but the buzz box will have to do for now. I appreciate your concern but this is why I am making double sure I use the right rod and procedure. I actually planed on...
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    Welding Rod

    I did a little moonlighting on a welding forum. A lot of the same ideas... But we're not reinventing the wheel here either. This is a comment I posted: "All good advice, thanks! Quote Originally Posted by Bls repair I have never seen a hook welded there.What weight limit on the hook.How...
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    Welding Rod

    I was going to post this in "shop talk" but since this is my usual hang out Ill post my question here. I need to weld this hook onto the other side of this link. Both are cast steel. I'm not a certified welder but I have a ton of hours in welding all kinds of material with all kinds of...
  10. Blueboy

    New Engine JD 210LE

    Good job:) How much did it cost?
  11. Blueboy

    New Engine JD 210LE

    Nothing runs like a Deere. Is that 4wd? Lucky.
  12. Blueboy

    Got 1st back hoe last night - Case 780 q's?

    Thats why they call it "rocky mountain high":D
  13. Blueboy

    Hated to do it.

    Thanks Greyson! Local distributer has a 5 ton made in U.S.A. (M4305) for $113. Only $33.00 more than the 10 ton on Amazon. I've seen other ones on eBay over $200. It will be here in a week:) Problem solved! Thanks!! I love it when a plan comes together:D
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    Hated to do it.

    I cut the hook off because I wasn't sure if it would hit anything when I turned it back around the way it was supposed to be. I hated to do this but not being able to get to the grease fittings was bothering me. Another thing was whoever did this cut the back side of the hook in half so it would...
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    Having some line boring done , questions.

    Thats a big chunk of money but now you have a working machine:). You had two bores resized? What was the cost for machining? It took all day freeing up 8 clogged grease fittings. Most of them I had to remove the pins and heat the bushing with an acetylene torch, and had to drill out one broken...
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