Dig-It towable Backhoe partial restoration

[Krookz]

Sounds like a fun one... hopefully that will help when I decide to cross that bridge. Thanks :thumbsup:

 

[Wa11banger]

Ok, went back and read my bourbon typing and I must apologize I am glad you were able to translate. It really wasn't that bad except for the very slow start on the bottom bushing. Once it got in there and straight it went pretty good. It tightened up the bottom pretty good and made a huge difference in usability. Or maybe a huge difference in control, a lot less bucking around. I was worried before I started about the hoses and having to take them all loose but it worked out just fine this way and no open circuits or leaks to deal with.

BTW Do you know how to identify what year these are?

Take care and thanks again for your help and the beautiful pictures..

 

[Krookz]

Ok, went back and read my bourbon typing and I must apologize I am glad you were able to translate. It really wasn't that bad except for the very slow start on the bottom bushing. Once it got in there and straight it went pretty good. It tightened up the bottom pretty good and made a huge difference in usability. Or maybe a huge difference in control, a lot less bucking around. I was worried before I started about the hoses and having to take them all loose but it worked out just fine this way and no open circuits or leaks to deal with.

BTW Do you know how to identify what year these are?

Take care and thanks again for your help and the beautiful pictures..

If you stand on the side with the oil fill cap, its stamped just below on the vertical surface. Last two digits are the year.




Found another picture of my new control panel decal. Made the boom one as well

 

[Wa11banger]

Ok Man, how much to make another set? Those look great and I am liking the black vs red panel. All of my stickers are shot!

 

[Wa11banger]

LOL.. holy **** I just noticed something.. YOU HAVE SEATBELTS????? When you get a chance can you take a picture of where they mount. I have no seatbelts and although I didn't specifically look for a place I don't recall ever seeing anywhere to mount them. I figured there wasn't any because the seat plate flips up for access to the engine

 

[Krookz]

LOL.. holy **** I just noticed something.. YOU HAVE SEATBELTS????? When you get a chance can you take a picture of where they mount. I have no seatbelts and although I didn't specifically look for a place I don't recall ever seeing anywhere to mount them. I figured there wasn't any because the seat plate flips up for access to the engine

Ill get a pic. The ones on there orginially were rusted solid so I replaced them. If I didn't have the ROP/cage I wouldnt have put belts back on it. Ill pm you about the decals, dual color decals out of die cut material isnt cheap

 

[Krookz]

Here ya go. Ignore the ghetto throttle mount(strap) I knocked it off this weekend

 

[Wa11banger]

Ok yours is officially cool.. I dont have a fancy console. Key and choke are on top of engine kinda ghetto mounted seemingly like it was supposed to be that way. I also have an 18hp kohler gas engine not a diesel. Engine does run like a top though, and after this week I have rebuilt all boom cylinders due to either age or my improper use of it

Mission mfg is loving me I have bought a ton of stuff all pins and bushings are new now.

 

[Krookz]

Ok yours is officially cool.. I dont have a fancy console. Key and choke are on top of engine kinda ghetto mounted seemingly like it was supposed to be that way. I also have an 18hp kohler gas engine not a diesel. Engine does run like a top though, and after this week I have rebuilt all boom cylinders due to either age or my improper use of it

Mission mfg is loving me I have bought a ton of stuff all pins and bushings are new now.

I think the console came from whatever machine the Kubota engine came off of, they just added some bends to make it look like it does. I re-did all the wiring, cables, lights, key. It was all junk and a huge mess of mis-wired, and un-wired crap. Wouldnt be hard to fabricate one if you have the ability. I re-used some old parts for my cables/throttle/kill as you can tell :laughing: They were on the other side, under the seat when I got it. Pita to adjust while sitting on it.


I bet they do! I dug a sump pump out last night... my big vertical pin is worse than I thought. Guess ill be tackling that sooner than later. Poor pump needs a seal too

 

[sparc]

Definitely not the motor. I have a brand new motor thats as wimpy as the old one. Do you think the valves are too small? If anyone out there has any ideas we're all ears.

maybe air in the lines or one or both motors?


"Sparc's 158's hoe looks identical except for those plates."

What 'plates' are those?


I need to replace bushings and pins, anyone have a list of
sizes and their locations on the machine and is Mission the
best place to go for these parts?

I wish I had a manual also. Been watching eBay for one but none
have surfaced so far.