Just an update as I stumbled onto my old thread.
Ultimately I pulled the head off of the engine to discover water in the first cylinder with accompanying rust.
Using a lot of anti rust fluid and a porta power I managed to break the piston free. I moved it to the bottom and lightly honed the...
Hello all!
I acquired this old 580CK in a great deal but it needed some significant work. After a number of years taking up space in my shop, Covid has allowed me time to get some much needed work done. I am so very close to starting it for the first time! It was not running when I got it...
Hello all,
First post here as I attempt to get my old backhoe operable.
I acquired this machine broken very inexpensively. The owner had a broke the pinion gear and never got around to the big job of changing it. As such it sat for about 10 years. I brought it home and got it into my shop. This...