K-boom, yes ANOTHER project

[gimpyrobb]

Welp, I don't have enough on my plate, so I bought this K-boom. Its small and only rated at 2ton, but its what I was looking for.

 

[cranetruck]

Where is the rest of it?

 

[swbradley1]

Good question. I looked and I'll be darned if I can find it in my barn.

Seriously that's all there is to it. When he came up here Monday night he found a worm gear for it at Mendelson's.

 

[swiss]

So what are we going to do with it?

 

[Recovry4x4]

Looks suitable for loading coolers.

 

[doghead]

or deer

 

[swbradley1]

 

[tobyS]

Sure would be nice if you found the bearing and mounting so it's swivel would be complete. The Timken bearing race at the bottom is a start (set up like one I have). Is it 24vdc and is there a reservoir?

 

[doghead]

Unsubscribed...

I thought this thread was about an explosion.

K-boom

 

[Ford Mechanic]

Unsubscribed...

I thought this thread was about an explosion.

K-boom

I thought he had blown a engine!

 

[natem]

Will it turn a deuce back on its wheels?

 

[gimpyrobb]

So here is the bull gear with the bearing and the worm gear I found to go with it. There is "some" assembly required...

 

[rchalmers3]

Looks like a good score!

Are you going to fabricate a frame for the worm drive or did it come inside one?

Do the holes in the bull gear match the boom base?

Rick

 

[gimpyrobb]

Yes fabricating a frame for the bottom assembly and yes the bull gear is stock, it bolts to the bottom of the crane arm.

 

[gimpyrobb]

I took the crane apart so it would be easier to work on. Today I took apart the hydraulic cyls so I could see if they were any good. Aside from a set-screw coming loose and hammering the piston cup in one of the cyls, they look like some seals will have them in good working order. Tomorrow I will try to lathe off the mushroomed steel, polish the cyl rods(they have some rust), and maybe bore out the pin holes from 1 3/8 to 1.5 in order to remove some slop.