Managed to get the timber fork removed, the bucket is getting closer !
Cheers, we are trying to get through the jobs as we go. The pins have seen some fair hammer rash in the past. Need to get it all mobile as we are going to get it in a better area to get the track frame assemblies off. Large chunks of timber rounded up already.Things are getting to the Excited side Again!!! Lots of Heavy work to tweaking the bucket in place for an Easy install of properly fitting pins. Loose fits get looser much faster than good fits. Looks like someone beat the **** out of the one pin you can see. While things are apart I suggest cleaning everything very well. Replace bushings and pins that have poor fits. Pull all the grease zerks out (esp.the lift arm) and run a tight fitting drill bit through them all starting small and work up to the fit. Rebuild the bucket clam cylinders and really clean up the lines. You don't want rust and crap in the rest of the 40 gallon system. You've been doing a really Fine Job Chris! Keep It Up!!!
Best of Luck
Do you have details on these rods @Welder Dave ? Have asked the local supplier but they don't have any here in the UK.What usually works good for broken bolts is welding a nut on them or a piece of bar with hole in the middle. The heat expands and shrinks the bolt so it usually comes out. You can even get special rods to weld down in the hole that the slag protects the threads.
The special rod for bolts broke off below the surface is Xtractalloy ,horrible expensive but does work well.Do you have details on these rods @Welder Dave ? Have asked the local supplier but they don't have any here in the UK.
Cheers Chris.
Had a busy day yesterday, managed to get it lifted up, sat on blocks, both track chains off and both track frames off. Looks like we are getting somewhere now ! Chris.
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@Welder Dave thanks for the interest. The wrecker is my 1958 Leyland Martian 6x6 recovery truck, ex British army. Bought it a few years ago without an engine in it and fitted a Cummins C series. Rotating crane will pick up about 15 ton with all the legs down and it also has a 20 ton recovery winch mounted in the chassis. It’s a useful piece of equipment, has a charmed life now and gets taken to a few shows.Forget the Cat for a minute, I'm interested in the wrecker picking it up. Looks like military or railroad crane? Also the 2 Ford tractors?
Hi rigidarm, I will let the more knowledgeable people offer advice on this, I only took mine off as a unit to replace some missing recoil stops, take careHi Chris and fellow HvEq members,
I have a 977K with a broken recoil spring too. Got a replacement for $250. Now for the hard part. I’ll use a cutter tip on the bad spring and remove the entire assembly. First time messing with the death spring. Any advise greatly welcome.