Taylortractornut
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- Joined
- Mar 27, 2002
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- Location
- Iuka Mississippi USA
- Tractor
- 3550 Fard Backhoe and a 1948 Farmall Cub,
Im about to start a long post on here of a complete rebuild of one of our Mack motors. Lately the plant has started recycling alot of the waste we used to get so it will be a bit slow till we get a few more customers. We have also been doing alot more of our own mechanic work since the last 3 hires for mechanics havent worked out. I never have built a large engine like this. Or mechanic we use on our Mack and Cummins engines retired as he is getting feable but has a sharp mind. Its my friend Mr. Olen Parsons. He agreed to bring his OTC engine stand and a few more tools to do the job. I had to bargain with dad on the deal and got it set up.
Our last mechanic offered to do the build but just fix what was wrong like resleeve one cylinder and leave the rest. Thats not a build to me. Mr. Olen and I will do a complete clean tear down and rebuild from the ground up and document the whole process. Mr. Olen doesnt have alot of years left in him and I think it will be a great learning experience as he is the best in the area on a Mack engine. I want to write down all the tricks and tips and post them here.
Our last mechanic offered to do the build but just fix what was wrong like resleeve one cylinder and leave the rest. Thats not a build to me. Mr. Olen and I will do a complete clean tear down and rebuild from the ground up and document the whole process. Mr. Olen doesnt have alot of years left in him and I think it will be a great learning experience as he is the best in the area on a Mack engine. I want to write down all the tricks and tips and post them here.