General Hood
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This could very well turn out to be Formerly Parts SEE # 2. Glad you found a way to get it home
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General Hood, I'm afraid you might be right. Maybe i should just call them SEE I, II, and III? If nothing else, it'll keep me from buying several more as I can only count to 10 using Roman numerals.This could very well turn out to be Formerly Parts SEE # 2.
The SEE that is "allegedly" mine is sitting on a trailer some where between here and Hook TX. The diver is treating it as a partial load.It should get here Tuesday or Wednesday depending on when he gets a full load. I "won" the auction on May 17th, so it is trying even my patience at this point. I spoke to the driver and he said that they drove it on the trailer. He said that he will bring ramps. I will not have much dedicated SEE time until the first of July, but should be able to get the fluids changed, and begin the process of going through the different systems. I will keep y'all posted.General Hood, I'm afraid you might be right. Maybe i should just call them SEE I, II, and III? If nothing else, it'll keep me from buying several more as I can only count to 10 using Roman numerals.
Hopefully Ron and alpine44 got theirs delivered, too. Misery loves company, right?
I'll keep an eye out for it, Ron. Even if the driver doesn't get lost, your SEE should pass relatively close to here.The diver is treating it as a partial load.It should get here Tuesday or Wednesday depending on when he gets a full load.
It's off the Hooks lot, which is a giant step in the right directionI'll keep an eye out for it, Ron. Even if the driver doesn't get lost, your SEE should pass relatively close to here.
And if I do happen to see it, I'll send you a picture...which will get to you faster.
Oh, and happy one month SEE ownership anniversary tomorrow, Ron! Time flies whether you're having fun or not, I've noticed.
Agree. There as some sizable rat turds on the floorboards of mine, but I haven't seen any evidence of damage, yet. Maybe they have other food sources, beyond SEEs, at Hooks?It's off the Hooks lot, which is a giant step in the right direction
Thanks for the warning. I will either fabricate some blocks with a radius groove matching the tube diameter or get the HF tube bender depending on how much they ask for it.Congrats! Too bad you have to leave it behind for a while.
Be careful when using the press for straightening those thrust arms. I started with using the press, but the tubing wanted to cave in rather than bend back.
That's when I remembered having a crappy HF "tubing bender", which turned out to be perfect for the job.
In theory you should be able to buy the two dies separately, as parts, but it can take a while...if HF would even order them. Check Craigslist for a dysfunctional one (it's really only the jack that can go bad).Thanks for the warning. I will either fabricate some blocks with a radius groove matching the tube diameter or get the HF tube bender depending on how much they ask for it.
Congratulations on bringing the SEE back to life with minimal expense and effort.It's a running....parts car.
The two rust spots, in the bucket and the fuel tank, pictured here.View attachment 685442It figures that the only steel tank I have is the one that was full of water.
Cleansed the system, changed filters, and bled it. In the process, installed new copper washers at the banjo fittings.
View attachment 685443After checking the engine fluids, the trusty SEE got to provide jump starting power. Which resulted in...nothing. Except for the ignition light and Volt meter coming on.
View attachment 685444Sure enough, the crafty Texas rodents had chewed off at least three wires up by the ignition and starter switches. Oh well, the remote starter switch is a handy thing, and I prefer starting vehicles with the right hand, anyway.
View attachment 685445Finally, it runneth! Not only that, but very quietly, even with the doghouse off. And with no smoke.
Initially it ran a little too good, at a high rpm. And the shut-off didn't work. Lubed the linkage a bit more and it settled down. And turned off. Does feel like the linkage needs to be adjusted, though.
View attachment 685446Notice that the rats spared the uber expensive seal at the loader levers and made an alternative path for ingress and egress.
So it runs, which is good and bad. Made it much easier to park it where I wanted to. Makes it much harder to make it a parts SEE.
The chewed wiring really discouraged me, largely because it's stupid hot and I had already spent about three hours working on it. Maybe I can stomach some wiring fixes once it gets back into the 70s.
Lastly, I can't remember if the SS rules prohibit betting, but I am curious how long it'll take my girlfriend to notice that there's a "new" SEE by the garage.
Here's a hint: After buying an M1009, it took about a month and a half before she asked "Did you buy another Blazer?" I used to have one for about 15 years, but had sold that one some two months prior.
What are your guesses?
Two months, huh? I'm, guessing a couple three weeks less. But with an ever increasing amount of vehicles, they are harder to keep track of so you might be right.I say 2 months.
That does bring you to a dilemma though having yet another working SEE as you will have to salvage one or buy another one. Although your girlfriend may be starting to thing you have a fetish for SEE's since you keep buying them.
Yeah Phoenix is like 120 degrees today? We have had 105 - 110 degrees all weekend and at night it hasn't gone below 80 degrees, and we aren't even getting the worst of it.Two months, huh? I'm, guessing a couple three weeks less. But with an ever increasing amount of vehicles, they are harder to keep track of so you might be right.
And a dilemma it is. I don't have time to fix this one up to the standards I'd like a working or sellable machine to be at. Heck, it took me longer to move it 100 some feet to the garage than it took to get it started.
It'll have to sit for a while until I figure out the next step. Preferably in the shade (which is getting hard to come by) to preserve the pristine hydraulic hoses.
Okay, okay, I'll stop whining about it being hot here. That it didn't get into the 40s last night was bad, I thought.Yeah Phoenix is like 120 degrees today? We have had 105 - 110 degrees all weekend and at night it hasn't gone below 80 degrees, and we aren't even getting the worst of it.
You must not have priced that silicone shifter boot cover....View attachment 685446Notice that the rats spared the uber expensive seal at the loader levers and made an alternative path for ingress and egress.