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Dozer, Loved your original dozer build and following this one. If you need pictures or measurements from real trucks let me know.

Strouty: Allow me to clear that up a bit. Back in the '80's Mitsubishi made smaller excavators for CAT. They were Mitsubishi through and through with Cat branding as far as i know. With yours being a Mitsubishi of the same era, there's probably a twin to yours that has CAT badges. This machine...

Dave: I Just did the same thing the other night when doing rear brakes on my G/F's accord! Only time i use that socket, until i get my jeep project done. It has that style drag link on it. Joey:How does the chemtane compare to cutting with propelyne? Also how about cost? Next time i get to the...

Nice job on the ram strouty. Looks exactly the same as when we do them, BFW and a length of pipe makes it happen. Rip, **** or bust lol! When we do them in the field on our machines they dont have a collar nut, just a series of bolts that hold the head on. Great idea to pull the housing and use...

Best of luck on the ram strouty! I've been involved with doing a few over the years. The nut on the back of the ram was always a trouble point for us, but the machines we work on are alot bigger than your excavator. Sometimes it took a pipewrench with a length of pipe and a comealong to break...

Heck of great deals you guys are getting, The belt sander i bought today at the local flea market for 30. Been looking for one for awhile now, and the price was right. I found the anvil at a yard sale a few months ago. 175lb Hadfield and Sanderson Sheffield England.

Hey Guys, I have an opportunity to buy an L&S lathe. Looks to be around a 10" swing. 48" Bed. Looks to be in ok shape in the pics, but i haven't looked at it in person yet. This is supposidly a really old one 20's/30's. Single phase motor. Comes with extra chucks and some tooling. What type of...

Just a thought Strouty, would it be possible to weld a smaller piece of tubing inside the 2" tubing to get your needed wall thickness? Edit: I quickly looked at my local steel suppliers website and they sell this 2" O.D. X .240" WALL. It's listed as in 4' sections but maybe they buy it in...

Kirkski:Nice, my engine was rebuilt quite a few years ago, but didnt have many hours on it. Had a slight knock, turned out the bolt that holds the piston pin came loose so i fixed that, put in new rod bearings and sealed it back up. I also rebuilt the transmission myself, had the usual dropping...

Kirkski:I dont know how the heck i haven't seen this thread yet. I'm working on a '48 CJ2A myself. Walcks sells a dual master cylinder kit for these. I would've bought one if they had them when i was at that stage on mine. I'm almost at the running and driving chassis stage, then it's onto the...

Heavy Equipment Operator/Mechanic 1. 12/16 lb sledgehammer 2. Oxy/Propeleyne Torch 3. Welder or Grease Gun That List only goes for draglines, mostly. On the other stuff it's usually 3/4" wrench,9/16" wrench and 20oz hammer, respectively

Strouty, i noticed you mentioned it took a good bit of heat to remove those plugs in your compressor tank. Any thoughts if the application of heat could lead to a weak spot where it could blow out or fracture? I'm not a metallurgist, nor do i claim to be, and i didn't stay in a holiday inn last...

Hey GJ, A friend of mine is looking to buy draw files and can't seem to find any for sale. He's building a muzzleloader and wants a few to clean up the barrel. He said brownells? used to sell them but not anymore. The only thing i've found is that draw filing is usually done with a regular...

I really can't add much to this thread, but damn 250 that looks to be the same size compressor we have on our draglines. Manitowoc 4600's which are air over friction machines, they use air to engage and brake everything. The compressors are belt driven from a shaft, which also drives the 4'...

Could've sworn i added mine to this thread last year, but after reviewing the thread, i guess i didn't, so here it goes Pics in order of the way i brought them home, #1 was my great grandfathers from the family homestead, Wm Parker, Pond Forge, Sheffield England, weight estimated around 80lb. I...

Keep us updated, i might be interested in an avil or two

About 12 years ago, a subcontractor borrowed a transmission jack from our shop, had it for awhile and nobody really knew about it, spent awhile looking for it to change a transmission in one of our tri-axle dump trucks, then we find out he borrowed it months ago, at this point i was sent the 15...

As a heavy equipment mech and not an animal, 6'2",225, 28 y/o, a 16lb is about max for using alot for me, a friend whose a bit smaller, asked his boss for a 20lb, swung that a few times doing jobs where the 16 wouldn't work, not a fan of it at all. The 16 is my go to for setting cable wedges on...

In my limited experience, i would recommend the 24x30, mostly due to the depth, the garage i'm currently in is approx 28Wx21L of usable space. I would trade 4' of width for 9' of depth anytime. Mostly due to the fact that when i need to work on my truck, it's too cramped as in too short to...

A friend of mine gave me two of the 9.6 drills with cases, a metal and plastic one, and three chargers. The batteries gave up the ghost and he didn't want to buy new ones. They've been setting on a shelf in my garage for about two years now, haven't gotten around to buying batteries, not sure if...