Recent content by tnp8841

Well one thing after another, front tire popped off the bead. by the time I stopped I rolled over it a couple times and the bead is shot. And of course no one is open on sundays. Lovely.

Well I ended up going up to Nu Way, they had all I need on the shelf. Took the power end and the gland up with me, he measured what I needed and thew them on for me for 65$. The hoses however I took to a local shop just to see, they quoted me 374. Said sorry but no, he did say that the hoses I...

Well good news, I didn't realize the center part where the gland is wasn't supposed to turn with the nut. I put the cylinder end back in the machine and used a cheap ratchet strap to put just a little pressure on the rod end and it started coming off. Also found a place called Nu way hydraulic...

No holes in the cyl, parts manual says theres either set screws or it has the notches for the spanner. I didnt buy a spanner, but i did wrap it in tape and use a pair of channel locks... tomorrow im going to try putting one end of it back in the machine so i can pull a bit while turning and...

Well I think I am f***ed, I went out just now to try and crack it loose and the top of the cyl just spins, I measured from the top of the oil feed to the end nut or whatever you wanna call it, did two full rotations and nothing happens. measurement doesnt change at all. this was after spinning...

I get what you mean, I do like the feel of older equipment it feels more mechanical in a way. Like an old pickup, more gruff. These older machines/cars feel like they have a soul, newer equipment hasnt been able to quite capture that if you get what I mean. But more to your point, I only paid...

And of course it breaks when we have clear weather for a week or two. Oh well. I think im just going to send it out. I dont want to pull it apart and not find the stuff. If it wasnt the main lift i would probably just do it but at this point Id rather just have it gone through by a pro and...

It wasnt hard at all to pull out, just extended it to lay it pretty much flat on the ground with it about half way turned to the left, everything came right out. The only issue I am having is finding a seal kit anywhere. And no one locally rebuilds cylinders, so ill have to put a couple calls...

Thanks for the info. Ill have to see about rebuilding it myself, these shops are $$$. Ive rebuilt a few motors, entire cars etc and in the words of Clarkson "how hard can it be?"

Well all has been well til now. The seal on the main boom lift gave out. Leaks a ton of fluid now. So i guess thats next, best place to get a rebuild kit from?

Shortly after i got my first tractor I got it stuck in the mud trying to clear some brush around an area I need to dig a ditch. Today I spent a good while digging that ditch, was interesting doing it from the side. Not perfect but itll do so far. Now I just have to figure out how to keep going...

Well went and got the one line, guy at the shop made it in like 5 minutes and charged me 83$. All the hoses look rough for the backhoe so thats going to be expensive. Got the new oil pressure sensor in, which is nice for piece of mind. Have a temp sensor on the way, now to just find where it is...

Update i got it out, stacked a bunch of firewood under the rear tires, put tirechains on and slid a couple 2x8s under the body. After all that i was able to drag it out with a chain around a tree and the backhoe. I did however break one of the hydraulic lines going to the left side stabilizer...

Welp I went to check the fuses for the gauges, the end of the terminal was corroded so i replaced that, now the warning lights at the bottom of the dash work but the temp and fuel gauge do not work still. Also got it stuck in the mud for the first time, is it normal that the backhoe cant drag it...

So yes its a Kubota 4540 Backhoe, things huge. As far as the black wire it went into the 3 prong plug on the alternator... one mystery solved. Ill have to look the manual to find where the fuses are at, I hope thats all it is to fix the gauges, the temp sender looks pretty new as well so...