Recent content by Village Idiot

Hi all, I'm trying to take the hydraulic piston off of an excavator dipper stick. I can drive the pin out easily (the pin that fits through the end of the hydraulic piston "T"). I thought the piston would then drop free, but it seems to be stuck in there. I think that the bushings that fit...

I now realize that my 1 ton dump is simply not up the tasks that I ask of it. I feel like I am pushing it to (and at times beyond) its limits nearly every time I use it. Most of its use is hauling 3" roadbase up a short but incredibly steep hill. It has always made the trip, but I have ended...

Geez this site is addictive. I bought a '94 GMC 3500 with a dump bed. The dump hydraulics are run by an electric motor (not PTO) and even when the bed is empty the truck nearly stalls when lifting (hey it was cheap!). If I rev the engine the lift works fine. Since I've never had an electric...

This is stupid, and selfish, but I had to share with someone. I just bought a used 1969 4020 and I am THRILLED!! It has been well used as a forestry tractor and I'll probably continue to do the same. (there is so much diamond plate and re-bar welded on that I've been thinking of it as...

A question for those with more (any) experience... I have a gently sloping piece of land (~40 acres) that gets a lot of water drainage from farther up the hill. This is not really surface run off, but 3-4 feet down is glacial hardpan so anything above this is always damp/wet and I'm trying to...

Lurking for a while, but first time posting... I picked up a 48" Markham LD grapple (which is freakin' GREAT) and I was using it to pluck out large rocks. I found that rather than trying to "scoop" them with the lower tines, and then clamp down with the top tines, it was easier to point the...