relaqbr
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What backhoe? All I see is a guy wearing dark blue suspended in mid-air.
You need glasses. There is a black blob and two black rings behind him.
What backhoe? All I see is a guy wearing dark blue suspended in mid-air.
What backhoe? All I see is a guy wearing dark blue suspended in mid-air.
Sketchup.
It's the only thing I have been able to learn on my own.
If anyone wants the actual .skp file, PM me. I can send it in a .zip file.
Here's what I got done today. See the attached picture. I only got the one bushing cut out and in place since I spent most of the day chasing other projects with the kids.
It's a good tight fit in that hole. I don't think I'll weld it in place yet. I may want to be able to move the bushings back and forth to allow me to get everything flush against the floor to keep the boom straight and true while I weld it all up.
Here's what I got done today. See the attached picture. I only got the one bushing cut out and in place since I spent most of the day chasing other projects with the kids.
It's a good tight fit in that hole. I don't think I'll weld it in place yet. I may want to be able to move the bushings back and forth to allow me to get everything flush against the floor to keep the boom straight and true while I weld it all up.
What size tube are you using for the boom?
As somebody else already mentioned, theres not much meat holding that bush in place, because you use reasonably thin walled tubing. You could reinforce it a lot by bending a not too thick piece of flatbar over the bush, touching the inner of the tube on all 4 sides, and weld that in place. It will greatly improve the stability when the boom is laterally loaded.