What did you buy this week?

[dodge man]

Haydudes battery in the excavator is pretty obvious how the battery was installed at the factory if you look at the pictures carefully. During assembly the line starts with a battery and then they build the machine around it.

 

[Hay Dude]

Haydudes battery in the excavator is pretty obvious how the battery was installed at the factory if you look at the pictures carefully. During assembly the line starts with a battery and then they build the machine around it.

Thats the only explanation I would have, but that makes the battery like 15 years old.
Pretty rare for a 70HP outdoor stored machine with 2,500 hours on it to be on the original factory battery.
It’s still inexcusable to make the opening too small for the next guy.

 

[LouNY]

Thats the only explanation I would have, but that makes the battery like 15 years old.
Pretty rare for a 70HP outdoor stored machine with 2,500 hours on it to be on the original factory battery.
It’s still inexcusable to make the opening too small for the next guy.

Unless the original battery was just a bit smaller, some of the JIS batteries don't dross over real good to our sizes.

 

[Hay Dude]

Unless the original battery was just a bit smaller, some of the JIS batteries don't dross over real good to our sizes.

My new replacement battery was same width, length & height as the one I pulled out. The old one had no info on it. No group size, no CCA, no name brand.

It almost has to be the original battery was placed in the compartment (with too small of an opening), then the hood was bolted on over the battery compartment when the machine was assembled, as Dodge Man said.

Otherwise, there would be no way that battery could’ve gone into the rectangular hole.

I think the battery was 6&3/4” and the opening was 6&1/2”.

Just hard to believe the original battery lasted that many years on that size engine?

I bet the proper battery was supposed to be smaller, but Wacker Neuson ran out of them on the assy line and placed a larger than speced battery in there?

 

[LouNY]

Well my recent purchase confirms that I have reached grumpy old man status;
Too many years of smoking and noxious fumes make for COPD, then bad knees and hip/back plus a bit of excess weight has me down to 100 foot walks then a rest and another 100 feet and repeat. I've skipped most ag shows and truck and tractor events for the last couple of years and with the County Fair coming up next week I'm tired of missing that, so I'll be riding till I get were I want to be then a bit of walking and resting and ride to the next barn.

Fancy electric mobility scooter..............................and a ramp equiped carrier for it.

I've had to remove the wheely bars from the rear end and now I'm waiting for the 4" drop extension for the hitch so that hopefully I'll be able to open my tailgate which hits when it still has a few inches to go down and the ramp will touch the ground. Then I've got new longer button head bolts with better washers and nyloks to replace the too short and chinsy cheap nyloks. Going with button heads to protect the tires while loading an unloading.

Thinking of that wheels of age cartoon that was posted the other day, looks like it may be close to the wheels ending.

 

[Too many Kubotas]

Almost forgot. Not that it's truly something I bought quite yet, but on the 13th I ordered a Durango.

It was the first day the order banks opened for the now available 5.7 and AWD combined.

 

[Hay Dude]

Almost forgot. Not that it's truly something I bought quite yet, but on the 13th I ordered a Durango.

It was the first day the order banks opened for the now available 5.7 and AWD combined.

Is it a Citadel?
I like those.

 

[bigtiller]

Well my recent purchase confirms that I have reached grumpy old man status;
Too many years of smoking and noxious fumes make for COPD, then bad knees and hip/back plus a bit of excess weight has me down to 100 foot walks then a rest and another 100 feet and repeat. I've skipped most ag shows and truck and tractor events for the last couple of years and with the County Fair coming up next week I'm tired of missing that, so I'll be riding till I get were I want to be then a bit of walking and resting and ride to the next barn.

Fancy electric mobility scooter..............................and a ramp equiped carrier for it.
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I've had to remove the wheely bars from the rear end and now I'm waiting for the 4" drop extension for the hitch so that hopefully I'll be able to open my tailgate which hits when it still has a few inches to go down and the ramp will touch the ground. Then I've got new longer button head bolts with better washers and nyloks to replace the too short and chinsy cheap nyloks. Going with button heads to protect the tires while loading an unloading.

Thinking of that wheels of age cartoon that was posted the other day, looks like it may be close to the wheels ending.

Nice lookin ride.

 

[sd455dan]

3 gallons of T6 5W-40
Baldwin BT -292 oil filter
15 gallons of UTF
generic starter switch
MFWD transfer box front driveline shaft seals
Pack of Hobart 95 Nickel rod

All for the $2600 Rhino parts tractor.

 

[2manyrocks]

Well my recent purchase confirms that I have reached grumpy old man status;
Too many years of smoking and noxious fumes make for COPD, then bad knees and hip/back plus a bit of excess weight has me down to 100 foot walks then a rest and another 100 feet and repeat. I've skipped most ag shows and truck and tractor events for the last couple of years and with the County Fair coming up next week I'm tired of missing that, so I'll be riding till I get were I want to be then a bit of walking and resting and ride to the next barn.

Fancy electric mobility scooter..............................and a ramp equiped carrier for it.
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I've had to remove the wheely bars from the rear end and now I'm waiting for the 4" drop extension for the hitch so that hopefully I'll be able to open my tailgate which hits when it still has a few inches to go down and the ramp will touch the ground. Then I've got new longer button head bolts with better washers and nyloks to replace the too short and chinsy cheap nyloks. Going with button heads to protect the tires while loading an unloading.

Thinking of that wheels of age cartoon that was posted the other day, looks like it may be close to the wheels ending.

Tell us more about the scooter. Looks pretty cool.