strzempk83
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Thanks for the input and I will get some pics thanks
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outriger repack
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Muffler Bearing
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Nice Job! looks like it went really smooth. Not like when I get the piston on and totally torqued and look over and the gland is sitting on the bench.
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Ouch! :Banghead
Repacked another outrigger this afternoon . This was on the digger derrick truck .
Not that complicated but the upper pin on the cylinder barrel is a real pain in the arse to get out . no room to swing a hammer . It's rusted tight in the barrel . Only option is cut it out with the torch . That's what we did on the other side last time .
I ended up making a few spanner wrench's and was able to leave the barrel in the outrigger box . One was a lighter duty crow foot , other is a piece of 3 " square tubing . Used the square tube & pipe wrench to bust it loose . Worked really good . Extended the cylinder rod through the tube , then inserted pin in rod end & sucked it back in against the cylinder . Now with no way for it to slip off I put the pipe wrench & cheater on and gave that Massey Ferguson what for :guns:Cowboy.......... And it broke loose
Not that complicated but the upper pin on the cylinder barrel is a real pain in the arse to get out . no room to swing a hammer . It's rusted tight in the barrel . Only option is cut it out with the torch . That's what we did on the other side last time .
I ended up making a few spanner wrench's and was able to leave the barrel in the outrigger box . One was a lighter duty crow foot , other is a piece of 3 " square tubing . Used the square tube & pipe wrench to bust it loose . Worked really good . Extended the cylinder rod through the tube , then inserted pin in rod end & sucked it back in against the cylinder . Now with no way for it to slip off I put the pipe wrench & cheater on and gave that Massey Ferguson what for :guns:Cowboy.......... And it broke loose
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Spent most of the morning making the wrench's . Took about an hour to rebuild the cylinder . Didn't feel like wedging myself up in the beast to remove the line fitting at the cylinder so opted for pulling it loose at the holding valve inside the frame rail . Needed to do that so I could remove & install rod & piston .
The big job on these cylinders is often removing them or breaking gland & rod nuts loose .
I have 4" X 4" steel tubing in my shop floor 3 foot deep .
Use it when we break the rod nut loose . Put a shaft through he clevis end of the rod to hold it & breaker loose .
The big job on these cylinders is often removing them or breaking gland & rod nuts loose .
I have 4" X 4" steel tubing in my shop floor 3 foot deep .
Use it when we break the rod nut loose . Put a shaft through he clevis end of the rod to hold it & breaker loose .
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Well done sir! I agree....it's removing the cylinder and getting the gland nut loose that's the PITA. I've done all four on my crane outriggers.....I ended up plasma cutting a gland wrench as what I had wouldn't work (too small of a space where cylinders are mounted).
Yes , things sure go better when you have / or fabricate the needed tool for the job .
You outdone yourself on the Galion 150 restoration BobCatBob , that rig really turned out nice . :thumbsup
I need to take a long weekend and burn the paint down on the digger derrick truck & blow some new color on . Seems to be a pretty solid old truck .
You outdone yourself on the Galion 150 restoration BobCatBob , that rig really turned out nice . :thumbsup
I need to take a long weekend and burn the paint down on the digger derrick truck & blow some new color on . Seems to be a pretty solid old truck .
Yes , things sure go better when you have / or fabricate the needed tool for the job .
You outdone yourself on the Galion 150 restoration BobCatBob , that rig really turned out nice . :thumbsup
I need to take a long weekend and burn the paint down on the digger derrick truck & blow some new color on . Seems to be a pretty solid old truck .
Thanks td25c
Nothing like refurbishing an old piece of equipment....they don't make them like they used to (before cad/cam , lots of extra steel for safety factor on these old machines).
Absolutely Bob .
I'm the same way . Just really enjoy Rehabbing older trucks & equipment & putting them back on a job site .
The old digger derrick was actually a wrecker call that went bad . Customer called & needed a price hauling it to the scrap yard . I showed up & looked it over . Called customer back on cell phone and the next thing I know I'm writing him a check and another one get's hauled home . LOL! Lost money on that job .
I'm the same way . Just really enjoy Rehabbing older trucks & equipment & putting them back on a job site .
The old digger derrick was actually a wrecker call that went bad . Customer called & needed a price hauling it to the scrap yard . I showed up & looked it over . Called customer back on cell phone and the next thing I know I'm writing him a check and another one get's hauled home . LOL! Lost money on that job .
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caterpillarmech
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Sounds like a good problem to have. Just make sure you have some profitable jobs so you can keep playing.
caterpillarmech
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Our shop neighbors had one that could have been a twin. Same truck, same color, different auger and crane assembly. We did some horse trading for some holes we needed. I rebuilt the boom telescoping cylinder and hydraulic lines. The lines were actually rods themselves. Very cool truck.
caterpillarmech
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Don't paint over the patina. It takes years to get that perfect look.
Never thought about that . Come to think of it the old digger derrick has somewhat of a "Rat Rod " look about it . Rat Truck .
In the last picture We were drilling holes for a pole building project . Truck came in handy on that job .
http://www.heavytruckforums.com/showthread.php?51-Fwd-Trucks&p=1251&viewfull=1#post1251
In the last picture We were drilling holes for a pole building project . Truck came in handy on that job .
http://www.heavytruckforums.com/showthread.php?51-Fwd-Trucks&p=1251&viewfull=1#post1251
Bush hog wing cylinder
Done this one the other day while waiting on a water pump for the tractor .
I hate these cylinders . Held together with snap rings . They work ok but can be a pain in the arse getting the gland head apart as rust tends to set things up tight over the years .
Done this one the other day while waiting on a water pump for the tractor .
I hate these cylinders . Held together with snap rings . They work ok but can be a pain in the arse getting the gland head apart as rust tends to set things up tight over the years .
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crane operator
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Bet you could straighten it with a press.
Somebody left a big lumber pile right where that crane needed set up, and they just put the outrigger up against it and pushed. (Not that I've done that or anything).
Or somebody's been pushing chart over the front corner and had it up on its toes. (Yet again, not that I've done that very thing).
Of course, any of that may have happened in 1974 when it was 6 years old and it finally took out the seal.
Somebody left a big lumber pile right where that crane needed set up, and they just put the outrigger up against it and pushed. (Not that I've done that or anything).
Or somebody's been pushing chart over the front corner and had it up on its toes. (Yet again, not that I've done that very thing).
Of course, any of that may have happened in 1974 when it was 6 years old and it finally took out the seal.
The rod had a pretty good bow to it . I was surprised at first about it .
Oh well one more thing to do .
We ended up using the 170 Allis-Chalmers telehandler with a slab of precast on the forks to put the rod back in line before disassembling the cylinder .
Little trial & error with the Old Man running the 170 ……. Settle down & take it easy ! LOL
We over did it a few times but he got her back in shape .
Oh well one more thing to do .
We ended up using the 170 Allis-Chalmers telehandler with a slab of precast on the forks to put the rod back in line before disassembling the cylinder .
Little trial & error with the Old Man running the 170 ……. Settle down & take it easy ! LOL
We over did it a few times but he got her back in shape .