Repairing Sloppy Bushings

[cantcitfromyhse]

I just bought my first backhoe/loader. It's a 1986, JD 310C. I was able to get most of the problems fixed pretty quick. But, I have an awful lot of slop in the pins/bushing on the backhoe. Some look like the permanent bushings have significant wear.

I am having a guy come over to let me know what it is going to take to get the worst bushings fixed. I thought that I would have to have the bushing air arced off and new ones welded in. But a friend mentioned that I may be able to get the bushing bored out larger and use oversized pins. Anyone have any experience with this procedure? Any ideas on a price tag for this operation? How do you know how large you can bore out a bushing?

I am only using this for landscaping an don't expect to do any major hole digging.

 

[theonlybull]

most of the welded in bushings can be bored and repinned, or rebushed to let you use the orginal size pin ( better use as many off the shell bushings as you can for resale, and later down the road)

you'll be looking at $1000-2000 labour, and the same in parts aswell. i run a machine shop, and it cost us $1500 for the pins and bushings for our '70 580 case, no including the labour.

it's not going to be cheap, but it will be worth while doing, it will make the machine easier to run, and with plenty of grease, it will probably last as long as new.

one other thing, take it to a shop with a good name, ask around and see who does good work. if someone screws it up, it may not be able to be fix. and sometimes, the cheapest isn't always the best.

good luck

 

[BarryinMN]

We have an Allis Chalmers 615 TLB. It took $5K to pin & rebush after all these years. They also found a hidden crack on the BH & fixed it that if unrepaired would have pulled the tractor in two! Definitely would have slowed installing the well lines into the house last year.

 

[sweettractors]

<font color="blue"> Definitely would have slowed installing the well lines into the house last year. </font>

Just curious, From the wells, Did you run Water or Natural gas to the house?--Ken Sweet


Sweet Farm Equipment LLC *New 3 point hitch, Italian Made Backhoes startring at $4300/Pump and Tank*

 

[chrisdvorak]

I did not think repairing pins and bushings is that expensive, are the prices on this website correct and do they just add up fast, or am I looking at the wrong prices? John Deere Backhoe Pins and Bushings

-thanks chris

 

[jmanatee2]

I was looking for a case 530 or 580 for a loong time. I thought I finally found a good machine a 530, it need the boom swing to be redone.

I put together prices on redoing just the boom swing (swing cylinders bushings, pivot pins, main swing bearing etc) on a case 530 it came out close to $1500 in parts with all the pins bushings etc..

I cant guess the cost on the entire backhoe.

 

[wdchyd]

If the housing bores are worn out here's a way to fix them.......

Borewelding & Machining - Tractor Videos - Kubota, John Deere, New Holland and More

 

[jmanatee2]

If the housing bores are worn out here's a way to fix them.......

Borewelding & Machining - Tractor Videos - Kubota, John Deere, New Holland and More

That's COOL I wonder what that costs