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My 6" Salsco is similar to Oosik's Wally. The in-feed is approx 45ｰ to the right of the longitudinal axis, and the chute is toward the left side. I welded a 1/4" tab to the rear of the left skid and mounted a hitch ball. I built up the sides of an old Craftsman dumping garden cart so that it...

Most of the Zerks on my FEL and backhoe are in recesses. The recesses in close contact with the ground such as the bucket linkage on the BH or the stabilizer pads get packed with a dirt/grease mix. When lubing I will take an approx. 1/4" diameter stick or twig to remove the mix. On two...

Fabric straps are designed to have the load evenly distributed across the width of the strap. Bunching the strap , for example by putting it on a hook or though a standard bow shackle, reduces the strength because the strain is greater on fewer strands. Knotting is even worse as the fibers...

My Operator's Manual states that the hydraulic fluid, the transmission oil filter (HST), and the two hydraulic oil filters should be changed every 400 hours. Many on this forum state they have heard, from purportedly reliable sources like dealers, that the oil "never" needs to be changed, just...

Lighten your load. I suggest washing (most of) the dirt off with a pressure washer or even a garden hose. The dirt that runs back into the hole will help solve your wife's problem with the size of the hole. Once the roots are "clean" you may use a sawzall, chainsaw, hand saw, axe, or chisel...

I am contemplating replacing my FEL with a snowplow. I have a 78 wide rear-mounted snowblower. I want the snowplow blade wide enough that the blower will not hang on the edges when I plow, and conversely, I want the blade to angle narrow enough not to hang on the edges when I blow. Applying...

Progress Report Thanks to all for the advice. I bought a 3-pack of "Diablo" 12" carbide-tipped demolition blades for the Sawzall at the local box store for about $12.00 per blade. (Local shops get that to sharpen a chainsaw loop, and it takes for me a long time to sharpen a loop in a...

Posted here as the most likely place people have gas, torches, and experience. My son had a 24" diameter poplar tree uprooted close to the stone wall in front of his home. We have taken care of the trunk, branches, and slash and are working at excavating the stump. On the yard side we have...

Half of the driveways I clear are stone or gravel. Using a PVC pipe over the FEL blade to limit "dig in" sure seems appealing. How do you fix the pipe to the bucket? I have a 1/2" hole in each end of the bucket for the tooth bar I remove for snow clearing. If the pipe becomes brittle and...

I disconnected the back-up alarm on my tractor and plan to control whether the alarm is enabled using a toggle switch on the dashboard. For a circuit it makes no difference if the hot side or the ground side is switched. I have been conditioned never to interrupt the grounded conductor in...

I intend to weld a 3T Gunnebo style hook onto a 3/8 backing plate and then weld the plate to the top of my FEL bucket. The bottom of the hook flares to a flat base approx. 1-3/4 x 4-1/2". Gunnebo-Johnson's welding instructions, which are given in 6 languages, are cryptic. I gather that I...

Just received the workshop manual for my tractor, a 1.5" high stack of looseleaf sheets. What binders do you recommend? I remember relatively thick (3/16"?) pasteboard front and back covers wrapped in canvas from Viet-Nam-era service. Some even had metal hinges! If used in the field the...

Seeking collective wisdom on how much working space is desirable/necessary around a tractor-loader-backhoe parked in a building. The overall length from the tips of the FEL tooth bar to the backhoe bucket in travel position is 20'08". With the dipperstick in and boom lowered so the curled...