Patu 915 Loader

[timberjack230d]

Hi. Does anybody know where you can get parts (used or new) for a Patu 915 loader?
Some teeth for the swing cylinders are broken. Don't know if the gear on the boom is damaged. If anyone has any suggestions on what else to do to get this machine up and running, I would love to hear! I have heard welding/machining is not very reliable but would love to have some opinions. Thanks in advance for reading this!

[bushmechanic]

   I can't say about the Patu loader but I have a lot of experience with the Cranab loaders. I have welded the teeth back on the masts and got a lot of time out of them and have gotten no time out of it at all. I had one that I did and got exactly a year out of it and that was 12 hours a day for a least 8 months of the year. The best repair I found was if the tooth broke off and I caught it quick. Vee out the tooth and then drill it and dowel it with say 3/8 bolts and weld it back in and shape it to the origional profile. A completely welded tooth didn't seem to last very long. Parts were always hard to find here so we always tried to get it up and running because it was no good on the landing. Good luck.