Axle seals

[1gr8bldr]

will the bushing come out either way or do they only go one way?

After looking at it, it looks like it only goes one way. Welding to the bushing looks like the only trick to removing it.

 

[1gr8bldr]

After looking at it, it looks like it only goes one way. Welding to the bushing looks like the only trick to removing it.

This is the plan unless someone says that it will not work. Take the bobtach off. Take the old cone bushing/pin and stick them big side into the opposite end they came from. Cone end out, pointing to the center. weld from the opposite end the bushing to the pin leaving enough sticking out that it will push the bushing all the way out. Meaning that it is not deep before you weld it. Now take a sledge and drive out the bushing by hitting the extended cone end.

 

[1gr8bldr]

This is the plan unless someone says that it will not work. Take the bobtach off. Take the old cone bushing/pin and stick them big side into the opposite end they came from. Cone end out, pointing to the center. weld from the opposite end the bushing to the pin leaving enough sticking out that it will push the bushing all the way out. Meaning that it is not deep before you weld it. Now take a sledge and drive out the bushing by hitting the extended cone end.

Worked as planned. Now to fix the back glass and some new shoes

 

[Tazza]

Worked as planned. Now to fix the back glass and some new shoes

Good to hear it worked. Some times members have a real hard time getting them out, with the right gear, it's not really that hard.

 

[1gr8bldr]

Good to hear it worked. Some times members have a real hard time getting them out, with the right gear, it's not really that hard.

Dang, tires gonna be $1800.

 

[OldMachinist]

Dang, tires gonna be $1800.

What tires are you putting on?

 

[Tazza]

What tires are you putting on?

Seems a bit much to me too.
I think the last price i got for after market tyres was $150 each

 

[1gr8bldr]

Seems a bit much to me too.
I think the last price i got for after market tyres was $150 each

I have the 12 x 16.5 "Hutchenson's". It is a rubber liner that has to be pressed onto the rim. Tires go over the liners. It's labor intensive. About $130 per tire. The Bobcat tires are costing $ 312 each for the 12 x 16.5 Heavy Duty. So that is somewhere around $1300 for tires and $500 for the labor. They don't do this in house. They have to be sent off. When the machine sold new, this was a $4000 upgrade for Hutcheson tires and rims. No one did foam back then. I considered buying regular rims and tires and getting foamed, but this way actually would cost me more since I don't have regular rims.

 

[1gr8bldr]

I have the 12 x 16.5 "Hutchenson's". It is a rubber liner that has to be pressed onto the rim. Tires go over the liners. It's labor intensive. About $130 per tire. The Bobcat tires are costing $ 312 each for the 12 x 16.5 Heavy Duty. So that is somewhere around $1300 for tires and $500 for the labor. They don't do this in house. They have to be sent off. When the machine sold new, this was a $4000 upgrade for Hutcheson tires and rims. No one did foam back then. I considered buying regular rims and tires and getting foamed, but this way actually would cost me more since I don't have regular rims.

I considered buying generic tire instead of the bobcat brand to save some money, but after reading through lots of post here, it seemed to me that many considered the generics sub standard.

 

[1gr8bldr]

I considered buying generic tire instead of the bobcat brand to save some money, but after reading through lots of post here, it seemed to me that many considered the generics sub standard.

Rather than spend the money on Lexan for making my back glass, I opted for plexiglass. I hope it does as well as the Lexan. Also, I took the windshield wiper off the front glass. Since I bought this unit, I have had the door off. With a busted back glass, I did not figure it would do any good. It also needed some wiring work where one of the plugs got busted. But since I have no experience with the cab, I wonder if I'm gonna wish I had left it on and fixed it. Opinions? Good thing is that I can always put it back.