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Hey, you just made the coin fall down! Why the heck wouldn't it work if closing the valves after lowering the bucket?? Might break some parts, but... I'll have to try that. Stay tuned for more stuck stories - and this time I'll try to remember to take a picture of the (potentially) resulting mishap.

Has anyone else tried crossing a ditch with a SEE, using the "normal backhoe method"? In other words, lift the rear axle across the ditch using the backhoe, then get in the cab, lower the loader and let it slide on the bucket while backing up, letting the front axle get across. I tried that the...

Don't toss those batteries quite yet. With correct charging (low amps) and desulfation, you just might be able to make them usable again. And if you prefer function over originality, I've replaced almost all the work lights with the cheap, round LED ones from Amazon.

Nice! Are you the owner of the one in the background, too, or is that photo from where you picked yours up? And don't forget to add a little air to the left rear - it looks a bit low.

Maybe one of the SEE at work will stick.

Today the HMMH paid for itself. Had to fix the "foundation" for a 1,000 gal. propane tank, as it was rotated nearly to the point of rolling, and also not even close to level. The only thing which could've been better would've been having two cranes - that would've made it quicker and easier yet...

I've replaced the fluids in both the front and rear systems with AW 32, from NAPA. Especially the backhoe seems to be happier with actual hydraulic fluid.

Carb cleaner didn't do squat to the coatings on the strainer. Tried gasoline, and it seems to be loosening at least some of it up. Flushed the tank with gas, more dirt and stuff came out, including rather large pieces of silicone this time. At least it looks like remnants of orange silicone. Put...

That's from my parts SEE, which came from Texarkana. That might be a common denominator here...a diesel shortage at that place, and maybe JP-8 was used instead? Not sure why JP-8 would make things "grow" in the tank, though. May not even have anything to do with it. Could be old diesel, with...

Alright, that makes two of us with funny smelling fuel. Does yours also have strange deposits on the strainer in the tank?

The strainer itself looks like it's galvanized steel, the tank is aluminum (okay, I think it is), and the cap appears to be brass. I should take a magnet to the chains, they might be stainless. Either way, it is a bit of a concoction of materials. After several days of soaking in diesel...

Not just a cattle guard, but a HEAVY cattle guard. I use it to create temporary "bridges" over the irrigation ditches. Can't just drive through them anymore - not since I dug them out wide and deep with the SEE.

A little exercise for the FLUs. Maybe a wee bit more than they liked, but hey, gotta try.

Hey, that's one reason I moved away from the ocean. But being 10 miles from the nearest village of 1,300, people around here just might figure out it was me no matter what. Kind of like when a friend of mine was going a bit fast in the village and almost hit a deer. The cop parked on the...

Since yours is camouflaged, Brian, the cops won't see it so no need to register it. I plan on outrunning them if I ever see blinking lights in the mirror. Taking a left or a right off the pavement that is. With 2,800 made, how are they going to know it was me?

I apologize if the original post from yesterday mysteriously shows up, and this becomes a duplicate. Anyway, I was hoping that someone better at chemistry than I am (that's pretty much anybody) might know what caused the strange deposits on this fuel strainer. Whatever was in the tank smelled...

Oh, I know that feeling...looking at the photos, again...wondering...hoping. In my case, I've been happy with the results. Hopefully you'll be, too.

Yep, you guessed it. Even tried including a pic, but it refused to stick. Twice.

The slaughter has begun. On a small scale, but still.

Driving a SEE down the road is not bad. I expected some bucking, as with a wheel loader, but none to be felt. That's with 40 psi and bad shocks, by the way. Can't speak for "high" speed driving as I'm a low rpm person and feel that 35 mph is plenty for the engine. Probably as a result of better...