Gene, Scott , & Why, that's all from the previous owner. I spent a few hours the other day straightening & welding on that bucket & the hitch pin got swapped for the correct pin last fall when the lift cylinders were rebuilt. That pin was jammed in there & had to be sawzalled & hammered out. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif Next project is straightening & welding the back hoe bucket (it's just as beat up as the front bucket) & then I have to come up with a better way to hold the pins in it (one was so beat I replaced is TEMPORARILY with a hacked-up old lug wrench).
Gar, it's got a mere 1850+ hours on it. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif Surprisingly, the engine used NO oil, & the hydraulics are reasonably leak-free (had 1 bad quick-connect that was replaced). Next big job is to replace the leaky lower spindle seals on the front end. That doesn't look like it's TOO difficult...