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  1. KohalaIronWerx

    1942 Northwest 78D

    Old Iron Aloha, I'm probably a probationary member, but I love Old Iron & had a chance @ operating some pre-hydraulic machines here in the Islands. I have a love for old dipper shovels which have disappeared here on the Big Island. The last 2 runners were 1 @ Hamakua Sugar in the quarry & the...
  2. KohalaIronWerx

    koehring / northwest pics

    What's the story on the Northwest 41 dipper shovel? Is it headed for restoration or up for sale as is? Would love to bring that machine as a trainer for Local 3 Operating Engineers & for use in a Green Waste Dump...
  3. KohalaIronWerx

    Ford Windstar Nightmare

    I would have welded the axle on a bench, but I didn't have one. I welded this one up @ my Uncle Lloyd's pig farm axle in place. Disconnected the battery & jacked the van up as high as I could manage. I'm comfortable welding overhead...a couple places I had to bend the rods to get the proper...
  4. KohalaIronWerx

    Ford Windstar Nightmare

    Yep...the axle was really bad, but after I got the angle fishplate put in I could feel the difference in the ride. Welded in the other fishplate & the beam is probably stronger than the OEM axle. I have seen diamond & trapezoid fishplates...they seem to give you more weld area to take up the...
  5. KohalaIronWerx

    Ford Windstar Nightmare

    This is what the top of the axle beam looked like before I welded it up...
  6. KohalaIronWerx

    Ford Windstar Nightmare

    Project is finished. Used 1/4" angle iron for upper fishplate & the lower fishplate is also 1/4". I checked every junk yard & they wanted too much, or didn't have any...
  7. KohalaIronWerx

    Ford Windstar Nightmare

    Finished the repair. Use
  8. KohalaIronWerx

    Ford Windstar Nightmare

    Presently working on a severely cracked Windstar rear axle beam.
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