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Well, I got tired of borrowing the neighbor's forklift to raise the cab or lift stuff, so I built a little davit to attach to the roll bar. I made the boom portion able to swing 180°, so with any luck I can use this to lift and install the FOPS as well.
I got the end of the Hydraulic cylinder...
Took the Valve cover off and discovered three of the 6 bolts holding injector lines to the injectors are missing.
Also pulled the cover off the trans and got to see the damage there. Anybody that has had these apart before care to speculate how the cover got damaged without visible damage to...
Here was Gov Planet's photo:
And here is my photo of the trans.
Thanks to the ever-present forklift damage on surplus vehicles, the bolt holding my front Hydraulic pump on was damaged. It is a M20x170 1.50 pitch. This was nearly impossible for me to find, but I did find it in my employer's...
I have access to the Case drawings for the backhoe, so I was able to look up the specs for my missing Stabilizer cylinder. It was a 33.82" closed, 21.77" stroke 4" bore, 2" rod and 1.5" pins. I found this cylinder on surpluscenter.com...
This thread is perhaps a little delayed as I have had this truck for several months. I have been saving money and acquiring parts to tear into it.
Purchased from Gov Planet from Ft Bragg. Could see in the photos that it was missing some pieces, but not quite the extent. Delivered by their...
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