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I recently got an MB4/94 with crawler gears. They're wonderful. Even being in only the working gear range is much better than the SEE's gearing. If the SEE went that much slower, the snow blower would work a lot better. I should start looking for those claws, too, if I end up mounting the snow...

Unless the backhoe is being used , there should be no reason to latch it. Gravity will be more than enough to keep it there. Of course, I forget if using it was part of the plan.

I would've gutted all the front axle stuff, and they probably did. Tire speed ratings? That's for sissies. If you're still worried, use tight snow chains to keep the tread attached to the carcass.

Yes, please do. I don't need the bucket itself, but most of the loader assembly.

For those of you who like driving your SEE on the road (Courtesy of General Hood). https://www.facebook.com/MiningMishaps/videos/332211061383758/?sfnsn=mo&extid=fnF6TdY5YCDHcRGb&d=n&vh=e

Yeah, there are a few of you that I can see not mind having to pay that. Again, I lucked out.

Ouch, $700. I am so grateful for having been able to avoid rodent damage, my cats, and General Hood's schematics.

Hate to tell you, but that new switch is still in its box...somewhere. On the positive side, as I recall that switch can be replaced without having to raise the cab, according to some thread here.

If I remember correctly, I had one that misbehaved. Sprayed some lube down there and it has worked since. That's not consistent with my luck, by the way.

You should be able to either "tow" the backhoe backwards, or the FLU forwards.

Yeah, it sure looks new. Interesting that it never even got painted. Now the enemy can see you drilling away...as if they couldn't hear it.

Nice! I removed all my stuff almost instantly. It's a lot of extra weight. Now there's room for chains, straps, various tools, and some fluid.

Ouch. I could hear that with the speakers disconnected. But yes, the principle is correct.

That could be because you're running high rpms. Once I learned to do the digging at 1,100 to 1,500 (unless full force is necessary), operation in general got much smoother. As mentioned, when stowing it I like to run 800, maybe 1,000 tops. My goal these days is an inaudible latching, and four...

Yes. Slow the rpm down, to about 800 or so, then move the boom somewhat slowly towards you. When it gets close, reverse the lever. It's an over center design, which is why you have to do it "in reverse" to get it to unlatch in the first place. It may be a bit of slam and bang until you get the...

Have you considered making them out of flexible rat poison?

An update may be in order. With everything still in place, and the backhoe stowed, I could spray some Twice As Good (JB-80) onto all the rods on the valves. Everything worked smoothly, including the previously balky outrigger. Well, after getting everything hot and toasty (an hour plus of hard...

Would you really want radials when you can get bias ply tires in basically the same sizes? To me, a stout tire carcass is far more important than any increases in mileage and/or handling.

If you can beg, steal, or borrow, a dump trailer you'd save a fair amount of time, I think. Even if your dumping spot is only 50 feet away. You may want to hold off on resealing cylinders for a while. Several times now I've had one leak, which of course irritated me, but not enough to fix it...

Primarily when you were using the loader to scoop up dirt. I'm paranoid about having to replace a clutch, so I don't dare to use it more than absolutely necessary.