Like it or not, here they come:

Cant wait to see it on the trailer & heading for home!! Perhaps this week sometime??

Yes, I sure hope so. I'm salivating over this thing being there, and not here.

Was near treacherous driving home at 1:15am this morning with it being 33 degrees, very humid, and foggy. Plenty of sliding action to be had and the salt trucks were running wild. Awakening this morning I see the temperature is 21degrees and is to drop all day to about 12 in the overnight hours. I'm afraid "Global Warming" is in full swing right now.....

treemuncher said:

Good looking machine!

Speaking of HD tarps, I purchased a bulk piece from BillboardTarps.com to make underpinning for my mother's 5th wheel RV. I purchased the medium thickness at about 19 mils. That is some really tough stuff that should last for at least 5 years or longer. 8'x87' ran me just under $200 with tax and delivery for brand new material. I thought that was pretty fair.

For making custom panels and HD fold overs, I was able to use vinyl cement on this material and everything worked great. It's so much tougher than any of those typical blue tarps they sell at most stores. With the vinyl cement, I can put in clear vinyl windows, zipper sections and other closures/custom cuts as needed. It was a good learning experience.

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Wondering what you used for cement?

doublewide said:

Wondering what you used for cement?

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https://www.amazon.com/HH-66-Vinyl-Cement-Brush-Ounce/dp/B00GIOP83Q/ref=sxts_rp_s1_0?cv_ct_cx=vinyl+cement&keywords=vinyl+cement&pd_rd_i=B00GIOP83Q&pd_rd_r=22dc9d30-68c3-4ccd-9657-c87a43ac5283&pd_rd_w=8QtY5&pd_rd_wg=J7GMx&pf_rd_p=53ef7f8b-c1cb-4ebe-8d67-39f3ca0ebaf7&pf_rd_r=047Z54FDVCVQ7NPT6NZR&qid=1641747111&sr=1-1-5e1b2986-06e6-4004-a85e-73bfa3ee44fe&th=1

That's what I used and it works really well. Sort of like gluing up PVC piping but you have to let the glue set a little longer prior to putting the pieces together. It bonds permanently.

treemuncher said:

https://www.amazon.com/HH-66-Vinyl-Cement-Brush-Ounce/dp/B00GIOP83Q/ref=sxts_rp_s1_0?cv_ct_cx=vinyl+cement&keywords=vinyl+cement&pd_rd_i=B00GIOP83Q&pd_rd_r=22dc9d30-68c3-4ccd-9657-c87a43ac5283&pd_rd_w=8QtY5&pd_rd_wg=J7GMx&pf_rd_p=53ef7f8b-c1cb-4ebe-8d67-39f3ca0ebaf7&pf_rd_r=047Z54FDVCVQ7NPT6NZR&qid=1641747111&sr=1-1-5e1b2986-06e6-4004-a85e-73bfa3ee44fe&th=1

That's what I used and it works really well. Sort of like gluing up PVC piping but you have to let the glue set a little longer prior to putting the pieces together. It bonds permanently.

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I have used their contact adhesive to install vinyl roofs on automobiles for years. My only experience with their products but they have been good. Nice to have a second opinion too and another product for the need.

Thanks,

Went over this afternoon to check if I'd switched the master disconnect to the off position as it's been a couple of weeks since being there and couldn't remember doing it. Sure enough I left it on but the batteries are not depleted so can't be much of a parasitic draw to the machine. As a check, I did push the starter button and the engine readily spun over. I don't have her untarped, so not going to start the engine.

I did cut a section of the upholstery fabric loose under the seat pan to use for comparison to acquire replacement material. It is some sort of pebble grain material but quite heavy duty in appearance.

56wrench said:

Referring to that picture of the blade on the little JD mounted on the loader, i would recommend to never do that. I have seen loaders bent and twisted from catching hidden obstacles, or having one corner dig into something, even with a spring-trip blade. The skid shoes help but it can still happen. The operator will have to be very careful and avoid trying to plow fast. Those loaders weren't designed for that application

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Here is a tractor I transported to a repair facility for a bent/twisted loader frame late last week, and returned yesterday. This time the right loader arm and hydraulic cylinder have been replaced along with parts in the quick attach plate apparatus.





I don't know why he is so hard on equipment as that is the second time this one has been to the shop for straightening up the loader. The mower deck on the rear and tractor were new in late 2020 and the mower has been extensively damaged and reworked/modified also from damage. I rebuilt the mower deck the first time after he caved it in badly on a tree stump and when he did it again basically undoing what I had done and then some, I made my exit:





Lot of heat, beat, jacking, and clamping to get that mower deck straightened up along with new caster wheels and fork replacements, and all the safety chains across the back. The very next mowing, he did the same and more again.

I don't know why.

New parts bolted back onto it easily but the very next week, all was undone and quite a bit more damage inflicted.

Sounds like the guy shouldn't go near machinery.....

Oh man. The latest is he was ditching and back blading the snow from his driveway approaches yesterday and hooked the corner of the blade on the buried culvert. Having enough momentum/energy the lower three point arm pulled it's welded mount from the tractor. I guess it is an oily mess so I'm assuming he broke the rear axle housing/casting. Tractor is a 2021 New Holland Workmaster 55 I delivered new last year.

I've only entertained the telephone call and have yet to see the damage.

Oh well, the scenario repeats but it's gonna be tough getting warranty coverage for this one.....

Metalman 55 said:

Cant wait to see it on the trailer & heading for home!! Perhaps this week sometime??

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Doesn't look like I'm going to be bringing her home anytime soon. This tractor was used to build a sunken pond a few years ago and a retaining wall erected on the side to support both a dock, and diving platform as the platform was built over the retaining wall extending over the water. To the south, the driveway to the building this tractor was formerly housed in is about 10' higher than the water level with the driveway looking more like it runs atop a levee. With the freeze/thaw cycles, and all the rain we've had of late, the retaining wall is beginning to "push out" or collapse under the platform. Not catastrophic at this time but these kind of things don't usually heal themselves. I suspect the wall wasn't secured back into the earth behind the wall and/or proper drainage was not installed to keep some of the ground pressure off the back side.

They have a larger Bobcat mini ex and I have my skid steer and dump truck so we'll get it repaired before much, if any damage is incurred. We can drain the pond without issue but it will take a few days using my trash pumps I'd think. I know they did the work themselves and I've not seen anything up close but am certainly going to help with the project. The 11B will be an integral player to get the project back where it needs to be.

From this view you can see some things I've spoken of in the past. The property the homesteads are on, the access lane to get to them, the pond, and the layout:



Zoomed in the view does not show the dock but does show the existing routing. Photo has to be very old:

The top of the photos are oriented north. Yellow is the dock and retaining wall which in the photo has yet to be built. Red shows driveway. Blue circle shows storage building where dozer was kept for 25+ years. Green in the upper rt. of the photo is where the dozer sits now wrapped up tight:



A thing of beauty, No?



All the dwellings shown and two more not shown are family.

Looks like a sizable amount of work for you there!!

Hopefully it will progress smoothly. Next warm up they are going to remove as much of the decking and supports as possible and store it back in the barn for reassembly. No need to wait for a collapse when you know it's imminent. I'm sure insurance would cover something like that but these folks think like I do and we have become quite good friends.

Getting anxious to get this old girl back out for some exercise:

That truck sure is clean!!

Steve Frazier said:

That truck sure is clean!!

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Truck is a 1951 and I purchased it from the original owner's estate just north of Los Angeles, CA back in the mid 1990's. Not a single rust hole in the sheet metal. Runs like a top and will haul dirt spilling over all sides slow but steady.

Found this on ebay and purchased it. No dealership markings at all and very clean for the age; 1972:









This is a very stiff cardboard brochure and will serve very well for "rebranding" my Fiat-Allis 11-B tractor back to Allis-Chalmers HD-11 Series B. The brochure has enough detail for proper scaling to ensure I get the placarding correct.

I've also located the proper intake manifold with the "Allis-Chalmers" script cast into it to replace the original and bare manifold. I have several unstamped aluminum serial number tags to replace the Fiat-Allis tags for the small touches.

Planning to go from this:



Back to this:



Nothing is missing from my tractor so should be quite easy. Only the push blade is ribbed a little from work over the years will be the only defect but it will be good enough for who it's for.....

Talked to former owner and the tarp is holding up admirably. No looseness anyplace and we've had sustained high winds and he had over 15" of snow at his place. The tarp must really absorb heat however as he sent me a video of plowing snow and I can see the tarped dozer towards the end and there isn't any snow on it. We've had several days of sunny and low teens since the snow on Monday however. Dark green tarp so kinda blends into the background:

With the high winds the snow probably blew off the tarp. We had a storm here a few weeks ago with high wind and the tops of berms were bare, as were rooftops.

Steve Frazier said:

With the high winds the snow probably blew off the tarp. We had a storm here a few weeks ago with high wind and the tops of berms were bare, as were rooftops.

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I'm sure you are right about the winds playing a part. I'm very happy the rubber bungee straps are holding everything tight but I really anchored everything well so no flapping. I'm told nothing is loose, as I left it.

I should have the replacement 20SI alternator this week. I'm going to replace the original 10DC type which is externally regulated with the more modern variant. Also doubling the current value from 20A to 45A for additional lighting. Tony had consistent problems with the batteries not recharging and had the existing alternator rebuilt, but the problem persists. I've not performed any troubleshooting myself but given the limitations imposed by the 20A rating, and my desire for additional lighting and electrical loading, it is best to upgrade capacity and do away with the external voltage regulator. From our conversations I think a tree branch got into the engine compartment and damaged the wiring harness. He had a branch take out the engine shutdown cable also which has been replaced. No side screens on the tractor and he did a lot of clearing work.