PT 425 tub is leaking

toolz_not_toyz · May 11, 2006

I see. I'm pretty sure I'm going to put this on my things I wanna do myself to learn something list. Haven't done any welding since junior high but like I said, I did want to get a small wire welder like Hobart 140. It would be handy if/when something else breaks on the PT. Or I could always make garden art! /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif Part of the attraction of the PT was that they are fixable in the field since they are so, ahem, crudely built. I guess one man's ugly is another's pretty.

Nice thing about steel is you can always fix it by welding in more.

J_J · May 14, 2006

What was the outcome on the leak on your machine? Did you get it welded?

J_J · May 14, 2006

What did you do to fix your leak?

bwolf · May 15, 2006

JJ
Nothing yet. I am waiting for my friend to help me out. He told me we might do it this weekend. I'll let you know what we do.

bwolf · May 15, 2006

JJ
Nothing yet. I am waiting for my friend to help me out. He told me we might do it this weekend. I'll let you know what we do.

toolz_not_toyz · May 17, 2006

( What was the outcome on the leak on your machine? Did you get it welded? )

I haven't done anything to fix mine yet either. It's not a big enough leak to be that concerned about yet. A positive way to look at it is that this is probably the most active of all leaks right now. The gas tank leaks at the cap (probably as pressure builds in the tank) and I can see this because the tank gets all dusty and it becomes quite visible where fuel runs out. I never run with an absolutely full tank. The hydraulic oil tank leaks all the way around the seal. Again, you can see the seepage around the edges especially well as the PT gets dusty. I have read that both of these issues (fuel tank and hydraulic tank leaks) are common.

Of course, then there's the hydraulic hose that was leaking from the day I took delivery. And I could add that to the mower deck that wasn't assembled properly..... But I digress. At the moment I'm contemplating a Hobart Handler 180 mig for eventually fixing that leak, taking on any future repairs, and possibly assisting me with the restoration of my '78 f150.

Funny how once you have a PT you have even less time than you did before because a long project list just gets longer. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

toolz_not_toyz · May 17, 2006

( What was the outcome on the leak on your machine? Did you get it welded? )

I haven't done anything to fix mine yet either. It's not a big enough leak to be that concerned about yet. A positive way to look at it is that this is probably the most active of all leaks right now. The gas tank leaks at the cap (probably as pressure builds in the tank) and I can see this because the tank gets all dusty and it becomes quite visible where fuel runs out. I never run with an absolutely full tank. The hydraulic oil tank leaks all the way around the seal. Again, you can see the seepage around the edges especially well as the PT gets dusty. I have read that both of these issues (fuel tank and hydraulic tank leaks) are common.

Of course, then there's the hydraulic hose that was leaking from the day I took delivery. And I could add that to the mower deck that wasn't assembled properly..... But I digress. At the moment I'm contemplating a Hobart Handler 180 mig for eventually fixing that leak, taking on any future repairs, and possibly assisting me with the restoration of my '78 f150.

Funny how once you have a PT you have even less time than you did before because a long project list just gets longer. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

bwolf · Jul 1, 2006

JJ
We tried to fix the leak today. Drained the oil, took a grinder to the paint. Then we heated up the the area we were going to weld with a torch to dry the inside of the tub. Then we arc welded the bad spot. So far everything looks good. After it sits for a night and still shows no sign of leaking I will be happy.