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Try CPO Outlets. Usually cheaper, especially if refurbished (which I usually get) and/or on sale. Inspired by earlier posts, finally got off my butt and ordered a 3/8 drive Milwaukee ratchet for an upcoming project. It was $61, I think, delivered. That was for a bare tool and all I needed...

As I recall, I used flat stock to make that bracket, which is angled down (forward) then welded 45-degree fittings to it, to make the hoses comfortable and have the QDs facing straight forward. Not that I've tried it with the SEE yet, but have set maybe a 1/4-mile of fence posts with the...

Sorry, can't help you with that one. Heck, I haven't even tried my SEE tools yet. But what I did learn from messing with the impacts (also Stanley) is that the web site has lots of good info, and that parts are readily available.

That first one looks a lot like the one I had on the tractor for a while, when needing four remotes for one implement. Anyway, I wouldn't pay extra (or bother even if the price was the same) for a 24 Volt version. I run the 12 Volt snow blower controls off of one battery, and it works fine. Come...

Okay, here you go. Had to use the tractor today, and even remembered to take photos. The valve's mounted to the floor, upside down if you will (sorry for the dirt, inside and out, but this one's been worked hard for a while now). Anyway, that's how I picture the valve mounted, except to the...

FarmMog, I forgot to take a photo of the valve setup in the tractor today. I think the valve was around $150, and then about as much in hoses and fittings. To me the real task would be to figure out the best places to tap into the SEE's system.

At one point I did research it, and there was a twin stick setup available. Buying used seemed much more feasible, price wise. Maybe I should continue that quest...except no matter what, I'll still have one backhoe with the Case levers. Unless I switch both over. That'd be the smart thing to do...

Welcome, Pinsandpitons. Even if you prefer switches over levers. And I should admit (just won't do it publicly) that there can be such a thing as too many levers. I have yet to master curling the bucket out while raising the boom and pulling the dipper in on the backhoe when digging or cleaning...

Okay, I dove into that part of the world of hydraulics when installing a separate valve for angling a snow blade on my tractor. Read up on it, ordered a suitable (open center) valve from Surplus Center, spent much time routing hoses from the "power beyond" in very cramped quarters, and was...

You should look into how an HMMH is equipped, which has a splitter button on what's the curl lever on a SEE. On the HMMH it's used for sideways tilting of the forks. I like levers, so I'd prefer adding a new valve with a separate lever. If I could do that on my tractor, you can do it.

I will regret this. I know I will. Today a SEE left, heading for SoCal. It was the cleanest and (in most ways) nicest one I've seen. Oh well, at least it was a nice forum member who bought it, so hopefully we'll get to see photos of it posted here in the future.

If you mean the two rods that go to the rear axle, usually bent by forklifiting, I'd make straightening them a priority. Not that I know how much leeway there is in the torque tube system, but it probably isn't all that much, or those rods wouldn't have relatively fine toothed serrations in the...

Today's SEE activity was to replace a too small culvert pipe with a larger one. A completely uneventful job - no stucks, nothing broke...didn't even have to clean the strainer. Almost boring, actually, since I'm getting better at operating the backhoe.

It's been a bit busy and mostly SEE usage, but earlier this week the HMMH came in handy, again. Unloaded the parts for a small building off of a tractor trailer.

I'm interested. Would you mind bringing it over so I can take a look at it and decide if I want it?

I should look into what's ailing the Summer SEE's P/S (other than a loose belt), and if the fluid ends up being replaced I'll do like the military and use the same stuff as elsewhere. In my case that's AW-32 hydraulic fluid, since it's a hydraulic system.

Those latches are early Jeep windshield hold-down latches. Had them and modern rubber versions laying around, but prefer the metal. They're holding that miserable fiberglass hood down just fine. Although, I must admit that with the simple latches, a very light hood, and without the loader in the...

Have spent the past few days cleaning out a ditch. Spent today mostly on extracting the Summer SEE. Couldn't get the back end out with the backhoe, and for the first time ever I wished the loader was installed, rather than the blade. It didn't help that the structure for the blade was in the...

Congratulations on your progress! Although, had the government taken care of its machinery, I would've learned much less. And probably not been able to afford a SEE in the first place.

With the goal being a warm cab, or at least I think that's the goal, having a "porous firewall" should be a good thing. I get a fair amount of warmth from the engine compartment and floor, and in the cooler months that's nice, I think. If it wasn't for the noise, having the doghouse opened up a...