jimgerken
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I noticed that the more I used my 46 backhoe, the more it bothered me the way the operator gaurd bar flexed all over the place. When I used it as a handle to assist climbing on the backhoe, it felt like something was going to bend. And it vibrated around on the control tower during use. Also, pushing or pulling on the gaurd bar made the hydraulic levers flex all over, cause they share the mounting bolts and structure. Just not quite a quality feel. So I added an additional part to stiffen the control tower and gaurd bar mounting surface. I NC plasma cut this part, including the holes, and put a bend in one edge. It fit well the first time. Requires four 1/4" holes drilled, one in each corner, thru the control tower itself. Material is 11 gauge mild steel (0.119" thick).
With this addition, there is very little flex in the gaurd, and the joystick levers' mounting points are stiffer too.
Attached is a pic before painting. After painting pics don't show very well, everything being black.
If anybody wants one of these, let me know.
With this addition, there is very little flex in the gaurd, and the joystick levers' mounting points are stiffer too.
Attached is a pic before painting. After painting pics don't show very well, everything being black.
If anybody wants one of these, let me know.
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