Good to know, thanks for the tip! I guess it works by shifting the weight distribution to the drive wheels more.
I was also trying to find a somewhat knobby tire in a trailer tire size, but haven't had much luck with that yet
repaired and running again for a total investment of $10 (and a little help from my roomie with his lathe and milling machine :D - I was impressed, dude punched/machined a perfect circle through the caster bracket using an end mill bit) - also took the up/down slop out of the caster pins which...
I'm finding that the parts really are pretty darn simple to find even though this company is out of business - for example, the giant pin that snapped on the caster is just a 1.25" CAT 3 3 point hitch pin that I was able to find at Tractor Supply Co for $6. All I have to do is drill the old pin...
I had it out yesterday in WV to dig out a bunch of stumps, the soil was anything but clean - plenty of bowling ball and smaller sized rocks - and it did rather well. Hell of a lot better than digging by hand (which wouldn't have been fun because of the rocks anyway), and as long as I could get...
Turns out it wasn't seized, had it running in < 1 hour but the maintenance guy that helped me get it hitched up said it backfires. I'll have to wait till I get the exhaust together to see how well it runs (don't like running it with a manifold). I got 2 partial tube manifolds together so I can...
just got the new toy today - I took off Friday to start tearing it apart and finding parts in a junkyard (exhaust, fan shield, air cleaner, maybe a hydraulic pump, etc)
The guy who showed me where it was told me the engine runs but backfires, so there's some hope for it yet - just gotta...
Cool, thanks for the info and advice :cheers:
I'm thinking I might be able to pick up the beast this weekend, if I can we'll see what's in store for me when I get it home - I'm thinking if it isn't completely destroyed I'll rebuild. It helps that my roomie has a full race shop with an engine...
Any advice is appreciated, recently I bought a mini towable backhoe with a seized 18hp Kohler engine - if I can't fix/rebuild the engine that's on it, what are my options for a cheap 18 hp horizontal crank engine? Are there any brands I should stay away from? I've been looking at Kohler...
sounds something like this pic I found while researching the one I'm looking at (different make/model)
not a spot I'd want to be - every time the bucket pulls a scoop out it tugs on the winch lines (even with the outriggers down)
Thanks for the replies :D
I'm thinking if the auction doesn't go too high I may still pick this beast up for future projects, but I'm starting to notice missing parts as I scrutinize the pics. Things like, oh, I dunno, the hydraulic pump that runs everything . . . 8 days to make up my mind yet
Dig-It truck-hoe / backhoe ?
does anyone have any experience with one of these?
Pug, Inc. - Dig-It
It's a 2700lb towable backhoe (4runner towable), self propelled, 102" digging depth w/ 12" bucket and 2400 lb digging force
I have a bit of landscape/driveway work coming up before...