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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fishfiles" data-source="post: 51409" data-attributes="member: 782"><p>so  what I am looking at is the boom off the machine and laying on it's side with a hole drilled thru the a-taper .......wow , I didn't think a hole saw would last up against steel that thick .............. what I do is tack weld a flat plate to the boom which is still on the machine , the plate gived the mag drill a flat surface to grab to as gravity is working against you , also support the drill with an engine hoist or such to take some of the weight off the magnet and to  make it safer  I have  also use a small ratcheting strap and go around the boom and magnet , use a high speed drill bit with cutting oil and step up with the bit as I go to 2 inches  ... Bobcat sells a replacement a-tapered bushing , but I have had good luck with the Contruction Tool bushing , about 3-4 hour job for both sides including removing of the Bobtack plate</p></blockquote><p></p>