Ya that's what people said when I bought my very first new car going to high school and working partime. Your wasting your $2200 on the 1971 Toyota Corolla. Made of old beer cans they said. 200.000 miles later sold it to the neighbors for 500 bucks. Would not be surprised if they were not still...
Up put the bucket down and lift the machine. You will never be able to counter weigh that prolbem. I one ton is a great Machine for a hyd jackhammer in small areas and not much else
I have a IHI 15 NX which is a 2 ton machine and a very happy with it. I bought it used and other than normal hose replacement it has been trouble free. I built a thumb and can pickup a rock about 2 ft in diameter. Built a 8 inch bucket for small trenches, it came with a 12 inch and I also built...
Correct. I did contract work for a Ford warehouse in Canada and they did the same thing. Into the scrap bin, when I ask why they did not sell it to their dealers at a discounted price they told me in the bin is a 100% tax write off whereas selling it is only a partial tax write off. Standing...
My ex brother in law use to add I gallon of diesel to his tank on a new 1976 Ford pickup everytime he fueled. Said it lubed the top end. Put a zillion miles on that truck. Not sure how many gallons of gas the tank held
No I am talking about the 5g ones someone was saying at a sale where he thought they were Chinese. I have seen some good Chinese quality stuff here in Panama but have seen some real junk also
Oh ok. That shows where the quality of your attachment comes from. I was lucky enough to work for a hydraulic machine shop for 8 yrs before I started my own company that had a brilliant owner. He had me build many specialty machines over the years. And it greatly added to my already knowledge...
No doubt that companies are building add-ons. I saw the one I was talking about 16 years ago. The manufacturers are going to make anything they can sell. But this section of TBN is a Build it Yourself section and there comes a sense of pride when you can build it yourself as opposed to opening...
Wow you did yourself proud. That is a beautifully done attachment . Yes that is the idea that I saw that company did on a old skidsteer. What was you profession in life
That is interesting but 16.g is a lot. They started with a old wreaked machine. He said it fell over with the bucket high and loaded and twisted the arms so they got it at a good price. I would not want to mod a good machine but finding a wreck up there should be fairly easy. wish I could find...
Sorry don't have photos. We were just fueling up at the same gas station. Just picture a grader and you will see the front part of the frame you would need to build. Me being a welder by trade it would be a easy and fun build. I think I would likely build the front main frame out of heavy wall...
Hi. I don't have one of these myself but saw one many years ago as I was driving a 31 ft motor home pulling a 30 ft enclosed trailer on my Canada to Panama move. Might be of interest to some. Met these guys in a gas station and they had taken a older skid steer, pulled the arms and bucket off...