dragoneggs
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- Kubota BX-25D, Kubota Z122RKW-42
Awesome pics... keep 'em coming FJ!
New garage time!
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fatjay
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Footers are 36 down.
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fatjay
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A few years back my hydraulic pump on the hoe stopped working in the middle of a job. Came to find that it's 8 spline shaft was completely worn smooth. Since I was in the middle of something and needed it to work, I just drilled a hole through shaft and coupler and dropped a spring pin in. This evening it broke. As well as on sunday. I've gotten pretty good at getting it lined up, getting the old one out, and getting the new one in. Finished the back footer and started clearing dirt when my bobcat's clutches started to give. Ordering a new set of clutches tomorrow and hope to have them by the weekend as the weather then is looking pretty crappy. Digging wasn't terrible, no big rocks, just a lot of roots.
EddieWalker
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That's nice looking dirt.
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fatjay
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And there's a lot of it.
Finished the footer and dug a little extra at a low point to collect water.
Finished the footer and dug a little extra at a low point to collect water.
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fatjay
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Learned to survey today. Got all the depth markers, put all the rebar in, welded it up, cleaned all the footers.
EddieWalker
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Are you in an area where there is code and your footings will be inspected, along with your rebar?
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fatjay
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Everything is to code, building inspector just left and all was good. They don’t inspect the rebar but I got a guy helping me that knows how it’s done right. Concrete truck is on the way.
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fatjay
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Concrete trucks arrived. Pulled back, chutes out. The one guy was in training so they didn't charge us time. $100/yard and $230 truck fee came to $2600 with tax. Chutes didn't reach far enough back so we were wheeling it to the back and dumping it. Hard ground down hill, it was pretty easy. Called about 15 people looking for labor before we found someone. Who says there's an unemployment issue?
cleaned everything up and shot the block lines, then trenched the corner for water runoff as it's supposed to pour for the next 4 days.
cleaned everything up and shot the block lines, then trenched the corner for water runoff as it's supposed to pour for the next 4 days.
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fatjay
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Bobcat was slipping pretty hard and squeeling under load, so I figured it was time to replace the clutch discs. The stick were also sticking. Pulled it into the "tiny garage".
The bobcat is a 1970ish M600 chain drive, there's 4 clutches, forward and reverse for each side. The first side i took off, it appeared perfect, so I adjusted the nuts and put the pins in and went to the other side. That side I had to pry apart. It was worn, rusted, and had clutch material stuck to the surface of the plates. I tossed the clutches and put new ones in. Scraped the plates with a razor real good so they felt smooth, and now I'm hoping. When I opened the manual, there were notes from the other side being replaced in 2004. 16 years later, I'm not able to find new parts, but I'll keep looking. Ideally I'd replace both front and rear plates on both sides. And it's something I'm completely willing to do, provided I can find the parts.
The bobcat is a 1970ish M600 chain drive, there's 4 clutches, forward and reverse for each side. The first side i took off, it appeared perfect, so I adjusted the nuts and put the pins in and went to the other side. That side I had to pry apart. It was worn, rusted, and had clutch material stuck to the surface of the plates. I tossed the clutches and put new ones in. Scraped the plates with a razor real good so they felt smooth, and now I'm hoping. When I opened the manual, there were notes from the other side being replaced in 2004. 16 years later, I'm not able to find new parts, but I'll keep looking. Ideally I'd replace both front and rear plates on both sides. And it's something I'm completely willing to do, provided I can find the parts.
