Recent content by Carbon

Thank you for the replies, tho I wish someone with experience would chime in regarding the fit of the pin in the bushing - and how tight it should be. Or - what the micrometer specs are of a new pin (2 3/8" ... I know. But that doesn't tell me how much my pins have lost in thousands). The wear...

I see thirty veiws on this thread - but no replies. I realize this may be Skid Steer 101 questions - and maybe they're even answered somewhere else on this forum, but I looked for such answers and didn't see them. So I asked. Can someone just tell me how snug the pins should be in the bushing...

Noob - first post - be gentle. I bought this LS160 with ~800hr in '06. Moved to a dirtier environment (sand/dust) a few years agon and it gets used a bit more (land clearing). Now the boom is getting sloppy and noisy (especially the upper links), so I bought new bushings. I have the left upper...