Recent content by Steelart99

I found some DOM tubing with 2" OD and 1" ID. I'll just get a 1 foot piece and lathe turn a bunch of bushings. Not the easiest solution ... but "easy" rarely happens. :)

I have to replace 6 of these and just wanted to make it "easy" by just welding in something similar to the original bushings. I have lots of other issues with this thing that I'm trying fix and didn't want to have to make these bushings too. I think the flange is simply a way to keep weld heat...

I have an old Ford CL40 that has a bar assembly to interface to the bucket. That bar assemble has welded on bushings for the pins that index to the tilt cylinder and to the bucket. I need to remove and replace these bushings. Can anyone tell me some sources for these types of bushings...

I finally found a shop that is willing to see if they can find a set of seals that will work. I just realized that the somewhat low level of my hydraulic fluid might be causing some of my issues. There is a filter in the tank that has about the top 1" exposed (horizontal orientation). I was...

Well, I got this beast fired up and the oil was foaming up in the reservoir. The lift/tilt valve was also leaking at both control rods as I'd indicated. So, does anyone know of someone how could rebuild (new seals) on this valve? ? ? ? ? ? ? The skid steer is from the mid-70's and I pretty sure...

I thought about air also and just tried cycling the cylinder multiple times thinking that would pull the air out. I didn't think about the valve letting 'more' air to be introduced! I have not checked the reserve tank, but will do so tomorrow to see if it is foaming. Good thoughts. Thanks

I have an old Eric 4850 (same as Ford CL40) skid steer that has been re-powered with a Nissan B310 engine. It is definitely a 'hobby' machine with numerous little issues. I finally got the engine running (albeit roughly) and can drive it around. Lift and tilt work, but with some oil leakage in...

Ha ... yeah, why not cut them down! Sometimes the 'easy' solutions escape me. It would be nice just to get the right size, but modification is not a big issue.

I need to replace the tilt cylinder pins on an old Ford CL40 Skid Steer. Parts are no longer available! So, I'm trying to find a chart of tilt cylinder pins (with dimensions) so that I can locate a replacement based on size. Does anyone know of a chart or a specific pin that could be used to...

I need to replace the tilt cylinder pins on an old Ford CL40 Skid Steer. Parts are no longer available! So, I'm trying to find a chart of tilt cylinder pins (with dimensions) so that I can locate a replacement based on size. Does anyone know of a chart or a specific pin that could be used to...