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Have fun getting it installed. I wanna see a play by play of that for sure. Nice score.

ok, this is timely. I was going to start going through "the" thread and look for photos of your conversion (or others) to help me answer a few questions for mine, but since we're on the topic.... Did you post any photos? And if so, about when? I have a vague memory of seeing some, somewhere.

nice. I guess I could use 3/8 for the pressure and 1/2 for the return given that it's not a dual acting circuit, and that might gain some spool space..... BUT, doesn't seem worth it. Extensions a la FLU Farm = more easier.

I can make my own hydraulic hoses, so i just cut off the bad sections and crimped on new fittings. I did briefly contemplate replacing all the 1/2” hose with 3/8”. New hose and about 50% more of it. I doubt the reduction in flow would hurt much though I didn’t do the math.

Sorry for no pictures, but recently used the HD 45 rock drill for 60 1“ x 18“ holes in pre-existing concrete. Worked awesome right up until the end when the old hoses sprang a leak near the quick disconnect fittings. All fixed now, no big deal but a little messy right at the end.

I like to run the SEE with the Hoe deployed. I think side - side bumps are slightly amplified, but the loader and traction is so much better. Plus the vis as mentioned and the ease of transition make it feel a little more like a dirt mover. On flat ground the CG is lower but I'd have to look...

Looks very familiar. Only thing I would say is that I find it easier to leave the hoe up in the deployed position when using the front loader. Better balance with a loaded bucket and better traction for scooping. Just stow it to the left as normal but leave it up and not folded forward...

Thinking ahead to my winter solstice bonfire party next year. Thought I would gather a little wood.

Tilt the hoe up just enough to swing it to the drivers side and use it as counterbalance as you raise it the rest of the way??? Just an idea from a guy who's not even there. Don't feel bad, I got a chained up cat 416 backhoe stuck in the snow today as a matter of fact, and had to pull myself...

SO jealous of that blade! I can't stand it.

No, uphil. Most of the steep sections I kept it in the mid twenties. 3rd direct and underdrive except for maybe two places where I had to drop to second to gain some speed back to shift up. I pass a friends house on the way (though he's maybe 1/4 mile up the side of the canyon) and he knew...

Not sure this really counts but my FLU did get me to work the other morning. That's a job right? 3500 vertical in 7 miles. Curvy rd with snow and ice. Took about 15 minutes. Averaged around 30 mph. Granted the heavy stuff (FL4 and M35C) stayed home, but the Michelin XLs actually did quite...

Very nice. Where did you find that one? I think mine (original) has some front to back adjustment.

A little septic work. You know its hot when the hydro cooling fans come on with the ignition. I’ll take this opportunity to complain about the person who installed the system originally. I don’t think a shovel blade is quite deep enough.

Not the biggest ditch, but considering I’m a cat controls guy and this is as right next to power and over the top of irrigation water, it saved a lot of hand work. The three stick foot swing stuff is weird.