Stuck backhoe pin

[MF RED in MT]

Glad to hear you were successful !!!

KC

 

[MF RED in MT]

KC,
If you remember what brand of weed burner you have (Was it an Ace Hardware brand?) and it's BTU rating, I'd sure like to know. If #8 rebar is 1" thick as I think, a weed burner like yours would take care of most of my bending needs.

I either purchased it at Ace, which I think, or Home Depot.

I'll see if I can dig it out and find some markings on it, if not, I'll take some measurements/pictures.

KC

 

[fatjay]

Yeah, the bucket isn't for hte machine so I'll have to do some work to tighten it up, but I've never had such a hard time with a stuck anything in my life before. Although this is the first time working on something like this, too. The first 2 pins came right out, but that 3rd one was no joke. And the new bucket looks so much better.

 

[duramaxsky]

Good to see you got it.

 

[DJ54]

As one of our mechanics used to say... "Grease is cheap. grease is your friend"

 

[stuckmotor]

I either purchased it at Ace, which I think, or Home Depot.

I'll see if I can dig it out and find some markings on it, if not, I'll take some measurements/pictures.

KC

Thanks, KC. No need to dig it out at this time. I went online and found that Ace sold the Red Dragon brand that maxed out at 500,000 BTUs. Harbor Freight had one on sale at about half the price with the same rating and I bought it. If that one doesn't work out, I'll get back to you.
Stuck

 

[TractorGuy]

Stop collars make dandy bushings and spacers.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Good job.

Some people would feel a great sense of satisfaction. Me, I get no satisfaction out of stuff like that and I am only left with the nagging question, why does everything have to be so hard?

 

[fatjay]

Good job.

Some people would feel a great sense of satisfaction. Me, I get no satisfaction out of stuff like that and I am only left with the nagging question, why does everything have to be so hard?

It was more of a sense of relief. For a week I was genuinely worried that I wouldn’t be able to do it, that I was in over my head. And I regularly get that feeling because I have a bad habit of taking to big of bites. The next step with this machine is digging the foundation for my new garage, and that is a seriously daunting task that I absolutely am not confident about. My contractor convinced me to do it with my machine and I knew I couldn’t do it with an 8” bucket thus the new bucket.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I agree, I would have no use for that bucket. I paid H&H well over a grand to make me a 12" bucket years ago, and that can be a pain for cleanout. Seems I rarely take off my 24" bucket.

 

[Big Barn]

Stop collars make dandy bushings and spacers.

 

[5030]

I've used o/a before, the problem is supply. It's very hard to get gas around here. And my wife hates it every time I get gas.

Bet your dog does too......:laughing:

 

[fatjay]

I agree, I would have no use for that bucket. I paid H&H well over a grand to make me a 12" bucket years ago, and that can be a pain for cleanout. Seems I rarely take off my 24" bucket.

The footer is 24" wide and 3' deep so that's why i figured it would be easiest with a 24" bucket. Then after the footer I have to take a foot of topsoil off the entire thing which is going to be a proper pain in the *** with anything but a 24" or larger bucket, and it's going to be quite a bit of dirt being that the garage is 1056sq ft.

 

[MF RED in MT]

Thanks, KC. No need to dig it out at this time. I went online and found that Ace sold the Red Dragon brand that maxed out at 500,000 BTUs. Harbor Freight had one on sale at about half the price with the same rating and I bought it. If that one doesn't work out, I'll get back to you.
Stuck

Looked at mine, says it's 500,000 BTU and it has a 2.5" bell on the end, brand - not sure purchased about 10 years ago.

KC

 

[5030]

I doubt very seriously that ANYTHING using propane will work!
Propane just plain does not get hot enough!

At least not without forced oxygen mixed in.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I guess you could ask. If you got it out with propane and it took a week, is that working?

 

[4570Man]

I guess you could ask. If you got it out with propane and it took a week, is that working?

I think it took a week because that’s how long it took him to get to it. I’d put my money on a 500,000 btu propane torch vs a smallish rosebud that a homeowner is likely to have anytime. Sure it’s not as hot but it’s probably 4 times the btu and that’s what counts.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I didn't mean that in a derogatory manner at all. I mentioned before, I have a friend that is always fussing around with a propane torch. He too can't devote much time to working on stuff, having a real job. So it takes him a month to get the nuts off his tractor wheels, whereas if he had a real torch, it would be a half hour job. Done, finished. On to the reason he wanted to take the wheel off in the first place.

 

[5030]

One thing for certain, I bet the OP uses his grease gun more frequently here on out..............:laughing:

 

[Industrial Toys]

No, just looking at myself. Humans forget pain and the association between cause and effect really quickly.