B26 backhoe Outrigger cylinder guard.

[Smokeydog]

Liked the guards on the M59. Protects against rocks and inadvertent bucket strikes. Added steps that really helped climbing up and down.

M59 outrigger

Used 5” x 17” long square tubing cutting in half long ways.

1.5” and 2” flatbar for slides.

One of four steps.

Cylinder perches that will be welded to the cylinders. The slide bars will go thru these.

Don’t need to be this heavy gauge steel necessarily but using material on hand. Work in progress.

 

[Lencho]

Can you lift the outriggers with those on? I ask because I’m always lifting mine up to move along as I dig the trench.
They look great!

 

[Smokeydog]

They slide with cylinder to protect the cylinder rod.

 

[Smokeydog]

Parts fabricated ready for fitting.

 

[Chanceywd]

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Parts fabricated ready for fitting.

I am just thinking about you welding to the sides of the cylinders. I wonder if you will distort the cylinders a little doing it and possibly cause internal leakage? i Have attached a few things to my loader mounts using heavy exhaust clamps, if you welded your project to them and clamped them on?

Just know I tend to distort things sometimes in my welding.

Bill

 

[Lil Foot]

I like 'em!

 

[Smokeydog]

I am just thinking about you welding to the sides of the cylinders. I wonder if you will distort the cylinders a little doing it and possibly cause internal leakage? i Have attached a few things to my loader mounts using heavy exhaust clamps, if you welded your project to them and clamped them on?

Just know I tend to distort things sometimes in my welding.

Bill

Exactly right.
The bases are 2.5”squares tube pieces. Plan on tacking then making 6, -0.5” welds. After each weld cool with water soaked rag and cycle the cylinder. Repeat 6 times per cylinder. Trying to minimize warp and heat to the cylinder seals and oil.

 

[hoot owl]

Wish I had your skills. I broke a hose on my BH77 the first week I had it. Caught the hose with a root on a tree stump.
I would like to see how you have it connected to the cylinder end?

 

[Chanceywd]

Wish I had your skills. I broke a hose on my BH77 the first week I had it. Caught the hose with a root on a tree stump.
I would like to see how you have it connected to the cylinder end?

I caught one outrigger hose on a heavy grapevine and tore that off. That was the day I started buying some spare emergency hoses and fittings. Some are longer but can get me back to the garage to order the right one for another day.

Bill

 

[Smokeydog]

Welded on cylinder perch/slide and heavy all thread nut to the rod.

Tack in place to check Fitment with the guard. Cooled each weld with water and blow dry with air. Had to grind a small notch in the operating deck for clearance. Made small short welds, cooling and drying after each. Peened the welds with ball peen hammer to help reduce stress from rapid cooling.

Little orange paint.

 

[Runs With Scissors]

Welded on cylinder perch/slide and heavy all thread nut to the rod.

Tack in place to check Fitment with the guard. Cooled each weld with water and blow dry with air. Had to grind a small notch in the operating deck for clearance. Made small short welds, cooling and drying after each. Peened the welds with ball peen hammer to help reduce stress from rapid cooling.
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Little orange paint.

Looks great so far!

 

[Smokeydog]

Other side done. Guards fitted drilled and steps welded. Now in paint shop. Design. Is very forgiving as I’ve made lots of mistakes. Aligning by eye with sweat filled trifocals. Not perfect but neither is most fabrication. Just got to know how to make it work.

 

[Runs With Scissors]

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Aligning by eye with sweat filled trifocals. Not perfect but neither is most fabrication.

I believe the technical term for this is "tolerance".......

Looks good man.....Keep it up.

 

[Smokeydog]

Got the mega pads and cylinder guards installed. Extra steps climbing helps this grandpa.

Don’t need to dig this high usually. Hillside, creek, ponds the extra travel helps. Same with loading a truck.

 

[Runs With Scissors]

Got the mega pads and cylinder guards installed. Extra steps climbing helps this grandpa. View attachment 107761 View attachment 107762 View attachment 107763 Don’t need to dig this high usually. Hillside, creek, ponds the extra travel helps. Same with loading a truck.

Spectacular job man!!!!

Are they greasable, or do you just use a spray lube?

 

[Smokeydog]

Finger greased the slides with some water resistant grease. Probably good for the next 20 years. Doesn’t have to be a tight fit and the metal I used is at least 2X as heavy as the M59 guards. Stored inside.

The steps help tremendously. Really as important as the guards. Even if the seat rotates, really can’t climb over on this tractor or small machines. Bigger backhoes I can rotate the seat and climb up and down as a normal tractor.