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What's your hoe doing?
- Thread starter aighead
- Start date
Swetz
Senior Member
Agreed. There is an angle iron frame in addition to the channel and flat stock. The generator assembly is ~1500 pounds, as a guess.
Swetz
Senior Member
I intend to do it up. Was also thinking woolwax over it when done. I gotta tell you tho, this trailer is, guessing, 60s-70s vintage, and all that is there is surface rust. On the other hand, my 2006 ram 3500 has a hole rotted thru the frame....hmmm!
The top side paint is completely covered in mold. No rust, again. Gonna sweeten that up too.
The reason I purchased it is because it is narrow, exactly what I need. To buy just 2 custom narrow axles would have cost much more than I paid.
aighead
Senior Member
T-town- It's been a little squishy here but not too bad. We've only (until about 2 hours ago) had a little rain and snow. I should have waited another day or two to let the bridge dry out. I fear it is breaking apart already, I can feel the back of the backhoe lean a fair amount into a rut when going across the bridge and I don't like it. I didn't find any water in the hole I dug at all, even though it's only maybe 20 feet from the creek. I guess that little slope drains pretty well. It's almost all dirt too, only a few potato sized rocks, and one volleyball sized one, boo!
I really need to talk myself into finishing my rock screener, so I can start harvesting rocks for yet another bridge rebuild. I wanted to do it (more) right this time but I wasn't getting it done and we wanted access to the back field... I think I may need to divert the creek somehow for the next time. To do it right I'll probably have to widen it substantially to get some bigger rocks in there and like invest in some gabion baskets like I should have done this time.
I really need to talk myself into finishing my rock screener, so I can start harvesting rocks for yet another bridge rebuild. I wanted to do it (more) right this time but I wasn't getting it done and we wanted access to the back field... I think I may need to divert the creek somehow for the next time. To do it right I'll probably have to widen it substantially to get some bigger rocks in there and like invest in some gabion baskets like I should have done this time.
NH575E
Senior Member
Swetz,
What kind of generator did you buy that needs a trailer that stout? Seems overkill for 1500 lbs.
My MEP803A diesel generator is 1100lbs dry but I just have it on patio pads behind the garage.
What kind of generator did you buy that needs a trailer that stout? Seems overkill for 1500 lbs.
My MEP803A diesel generator is 1100lbs dry but I just have it on patio pads behind the garage.
Swetz
Senior Member
I agree, it is overkill. What I liked about it is that it is narrow, and balanced to the point it will stay flat without a jack because of the tandem axles.
I built this generator from scratch....prolly overbuilt too
I used a Perkins 3 cylinder diesel. The actual generator is a Stamford SOL1-P41. It is a single phase unit. Welded up a frame and wired up the engine and generator head, and added a fuel tank. Works nice. My first build so may not be done perfect...think prototype...LOL
aighead
Senior Member
Out getting the trash can from the curb yesterday I was almost in the magic hour, making for a much nicer shot of the hill, albeit the other side.
eKretz
Well-Known Member
My hoe rescued a shed from the neighboring property, where a house was being demolished.
Welder Dave
Senior Member
So you stole it?
aighead
Senior Member
Hahaha
Yoink!
Yoink!
eKretz
Well-Known Member
No, I asked first. Was an old neighbor of mine that sold the property to a church next door. The church didn't maintain the house well and the basement filled with water and mold got everywhere, walls started buckling. They decided to just tear it down instead of fixing it. Once I found out, I asked the guy in charge of the property if I could have it and he said "Sure, otherwise it's just going to go in the dumpster."
Welder Dave
Senior Member
Good you saved it. Just needs a bit of an addition so your hoe can fit in it.
eKretz
Well-Known Member
I figured I'd put my baby John Deere tractor in there. Along with the kids' dirt bike, bicycles and a few other odds and ends. Will clear out some *much* needed space in my detached garage. Still need to get something for the hoe; leaning toward a new outbuilding maybe this summer or fall.
aighead
Senior Member
Deep hole yesterday, for more junk.
NH575E
Senior Member
You got dirt on it? Better go clean that thing up!
aighead
Senior Member
Yeah, I filled it back in but I need to take the tractor back there and blade everything down.
eKretz
Well-Known Member
I was digging out some stumps with the 555D yesterday and in the middle of a medium sized mulberry stump got a pretty decent oil leak on the dipper cylinder, pretty sure it's the end gland, only leaks when under retract pressure. Stops when fully extended under pressure. Looked up seal kits and man, there are a bunch of different ones listed for a 555D. Do you just need to pull it apart first to see what bore size and groove diameters and widths you've got? Crazy.
aighead
Senior Member
This is a fear with any leak. Trying to figure out which kit is needed sounds terrible.
eKretz
Well-Known Member
Yeah, even Messick's doesn't have anything that really points me in the right direction. Guess I'm just going to pull the cylinder and take it apart, take some measurements.
materthegreater
Senior Member
Call Chris at CEA Services. He looked up and sold me a properly fitting seal kit when the dealer couldn't get me the correct one.