Pictures from shop and field

[kshansen]

I typically heat not only the piston ring seal but the piston as well in hot water. The reason being that when you take the seal out of the hot water and attempt to install it by stretching over a cold piston the the seal looses the heat to make it pliable rather quickly. By heating the piston as well, this keeps the piston seal warm and workable.

Once installed, I compress the piston ring seal with a typical ring compressor and chunk it in the freezer for a few to cool things down for installation in the cylinder.

A couple good ideas!:idea

 

[HATCHEQUIP]

loaded her up and pulled the wheels and tires did this yesterday when it was cool and dry, glad it wasnt today 37 f and pouring down rain that they say will turn into snow tonight. I think willie and gramps been been whispering sweet nothings in each others ears again:IMO

 

[theironoracle]

Is this something you took in on trade? Or do you buy and resell auction equipment? Did it get exported or stay in the states? I don't need all your secrets just curious....tio

 

[HATCHEQUIP]

before

after
These 2 were in good shape when they were brought in, they weren't ours and we went thru them repairing any problems that were found, then ran them thru the body shop. customer had seen others that we had went thru and wanted us to go thru these. These stayed in the states. Up until about 6 years ago we kept 2 or 3 euc hitachis instock we would bring them in and rebuild from the frame up with all components rebuilt and modify the beds as wanted or install water tanks. After the economy went down we sold the last 3, a r40 and 2 r60s. We tried to stay with 35s 40s 50s and 60s here is some that weve done

We have bought very little from auctions but do sometimes but even then they all go thru the shop. Most of the equipment stays in north America but we have shipped all over the world. Plus we have a great group of customers that we do major and minor repairs and rebuilds for.

 

[ohiofleet]

get us a pic of that service truck

 

[HATCHEQUIP]

the f700 ford?

 

[ohiofleet]

yep

 

[willie59]

I have to agree, that old Ford caught my eye. But JMHO, give that old Ford some love and give it a paint job.

 

[HATCHEQUIP]

here you go ohio fleet

 

[mitch504]

That would still be a dadgum nice service truck by my standards, I know when you compare it to the Pete.....

 

[willie59]

Heck yeah, that's a nice old Ford F-series service truck, a lot of space on that rig. :drinkup

 

[kshansen]

Those 773D's look too nice to let them go to a quarry to haul big rocks!

 

[Dad5]

That's an interesting looking crane on the the old "Henrybilt". What make/model is it?

 

[HATCHEQUIP]

auto crane 6,000lbs extenda boom its pretty much old school now as they are all electric, but I grew up around and using them and they still do the job plus I know how to work on them and keep them going

 

[HATCHEQUIP]

700 lorain twin disk master clutch rebuilt with new bearing, disks and linkage kit

700 lorain travel and swing gear boxes rebuilt found the vertical swing shaft and pinion splines ready to strip and replaced both while we were doing the bearings and seals in both boxes

700 lorain pump drive rebuilt with new bearings and seals

 

[HATCHEQUIP]

220 komatsu with a hydraulic bushhog attachment we made out T1 works nice on those hard to get places on the farm

 

[HATCHEQUIP]

Had to go down to Birmingham for a trans that wouldnt move, it had been setting in the same spot for 3 years as a yard crane and wouldnt you know the problem was both shifter cables were stuck solid, ordered new cables and another trip later had the old gal back going

 

[HATCHEQUIP]

finishing up the 700 Lorain

 

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2900 Manitowoc tear down and loadout going to california

 

[HATCHEQUIP]

Got the telescope cylinder back together now loading the sections of boom back in to each other and hooking all the chains back up. When we got the rod out the piston packing didnt look bad so we preasure checked the tube inside the chrome rod and found that it leaked air and this cylinder didnt have a removable tube so had to have both ends turned off so the tube could be repaired then rewelded back together