Well it has been over a month, but the shop finally called me today and told me my motor will be ready friday to pick up. I know its good news but they should have just called me Friday and surprised me, now i wont be able to sleep, thinking about getting it all put back together. i have not picked up a chain saw in over a month and put on 10 pounds since then. sitting in the backhoe for 12hrs a day is not my thing. I will be glad to get back in the bush and try to make up what i lost. i'm hoping to put the motor in saturday. ill keep you guys posted with some pics of the install. for the mean while here is some pics of the backhoe jobs ive taken on since being out of the bush, ohh and some repairs and jumping the 50. enjoy guys!
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Sweet jump on the 50, glory hound! I used to do a lot of basement waterproofing with my grandad, I don't miss that (I miss working with grandad, just not mopping tar on a block wall. Grandpa ran the hoe, and I played in the hole :D)
Nice looking equipment what size excavator and backhoe 307 and 416? At least you are keeping busy!
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Nice looking equipment what size excavator and backhoe 307 and 416? At least you are keeping busy!
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Yea 416 and a 308. The 308 was another contractor i brought in for that job. The fiftys got a 88 big bore its rocks!!
Thanks for the update, we want to know how you make out. What did they do to the motor? Was it the same people who worked on it as before?
Well i finaly got time this weekend to put the motor in. It took 5 hrs. I put l the hood and rad in today. I just got to pour oil in it and bleed the fuel and ill have it running in the morning. The guy who did it this time was not the same as last year. They did the liner o rings complete gasket kit through the hole motor and rings and sleeves. Here some pics of picking it up and the install. Ill get some picks this week of it pulling some wood.
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Good luck
Let's hope it's done right this time
Cool, looks like that crane truck was struggling :D
Looks great, thanks for the update. Just think, now you have a great rebuilt motor and won't have to worry about that anymore!
Good luck, never fun to be down. Hope it runs great. love the crane pickup.
David l
On her way to the bush. Ive been waiting a long time for this day.
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Congratulations! Another nice old skidder back to life. Love those old Clarks. Nice machines.
I hope you had have her checked out real good before you headed out. I always seem to forget to tighten a bolt or hydraulic fitting or whatever and than realize the problem later, when i don't have the proper tools with me. ;D
I went over everything real good before i headed out. And i have abundence of tools where ever i go.
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On her way to the bush. Ive been waiting a long time for this day.
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must say never seen it done that way before ;D how many power lines did you take down looks a little high :) :) :) and I must say you got bigger then I got to load it on a truck :D :D looks good on there how is she running
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It wasent to bad loading it but unloading in the pitch black in the bush sucked. Highth was 13.8.
Nice job! Glad your back in the woods. That little dirt bike is really cool!
Here some pics of the skidder finaly at the bush lot. Ive still been working a few bugs out of it. The front crank seal is leaking does any body know what the steps are to replace it?
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its not a big deal, pull the front pulley, pull old seal drive in new...........it is tight and may need to remove radiator........i know ya just did that lol.
they didn't put one in it?
Part #4bt should stop the oil leak.... :)
Wonder if maybe the crank pulley is grooved and needs a speedi-sleeve?
That machine is so clean it almost looks fake.