The slide sledge for heavy equipment.

[Diesel_Crawler]

I happened by this on youtube.

It seems to have all the bells and whistles some one could want at first and seems to be a good idea.

Now, after thinking about it. Alot of the pins and equipment they are showing are like new and well greased. For any one who has had the fun of replacing a worn or rusted pin or changing a bucket they never ever are that nice. alot of them don't get greased or have rusted in place from sitting or have worn so bad they have a lip that catches on the way out.

With the limited swing on the rod could you really hit it hard enough and how much of a pain would it be to hold in place. So what does everyone think? Would this really work or is it nothing but a gimmick tool?

 

[Stick]

We've got one at work, and I had one on the truck when I did heavy equipment service. They aren't the end all be all, but they work pretty good on most anything you don't have to cut out/off.

 

[Farmrod]

We have one at work and it's got about 5 years of dust on it right now if that tells ya anything about it

 

[Drew_flux]

I see the same concerns Diesel_Crawler,I dont think it has the weight to break rusted things loose in the field. I would love to give it a try though.

 

[dieseltech]

used it once and found it was a hassle it sits in the can behind the shop collecting dust

 

[Drew_flux]

used it once and found it was a hassle it sits in the can behind the shop collecting dust

I watched the video again. I wonder if you could screw more weight on the end.