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Hydra Mac 8A (Gehl 2500) restoration... or "Oh No... What have I done?"
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<blockquote data-quote="vinito" data-source="post: 93611" data-attributes="member: 12954"><p>I have a thread started for the hydrostat rebuild, but that has become a sub-project now so I thought I'd start a thread to document the full restoration.</p><p>I just snapped this photo !!</p><p><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/user/mikeyphoto/media/Bare%20Shell1.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/mikeyphoto/Bare%20Shell1.jpg" alt=" photo Bare Shell1.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p><em>What the hell have I done? !!!</em></p><p>The only reason the wheels are still there is it makes it handy to move around until I rig up some kind of dolly thing. I guess I've really stepped in it now, haven't I? Fortunately this little old machine is all pretty simple. There are a few ball pivots that I'm leaving alone because they are worn but not too awful. And for now I'm going to just tune the engine up a little and see if it lasts a couple seasons. I don't know if I'm deciding right, but rather than re-power it I think I might like to rebuild the old Onan instead maybe next winter. Feel free to advise me on that. I don't mind if the cost is kind of high <em>IF</em> the quality of the Onan is worth the effort. After all, it <em>has</em> lasted 40 years so far and it still operates the machine, though it is showing some minor signs of being a little tired (thus the rebuild plans).</p><p>Other than those two details, this thing is pretty much getting the complete mechanical once-over plus paint. I'm not going to give it a "show car" paint job, but it will be thorough. I've got the new valve stack and I'm working on rebuilding the hydrostats to work like new. The sprockets and chains will be replaced, new bearings on all the final drive stuff, new hoses save 3 that are obviously recent, new belt just because, new tires & wheels as mentioned before, the fuel pump and filter are hacky so I'll replace those and tidy it up along with all the wiring. Of course I still need to fabricate a ROPS. Uugh. If I can get a buddy to help I figure I'm looking at at least a couple weeks, otherwise probably more like 6 or so.</p><p>At least now I have reached a point where I can hardly dig in further and find more problems.</p><p>I tell ya, right now I feel like I need to join a support group or something. I'm a little depressed and a bit overwhelmed, but once it's back together this thing ought to be pretty sweet. I guess I'll be in a better mood then.</p><p>HELP !!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vinito, post: 93611, member: 12954"] I have a thread started for the hydrostat rebuild, but that has become a sub-project now so I thought I'd start a thread to document the full restoration. I just snapped this photo !! [URL='http://smg.photobucket.com/user/mikeyphoto/media/Bare%20Shell1.jpg.html'][IMG alt=" photo Bare Shell1.jpg"]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/mikeyphoto/Bare%20Shell1.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [I]What the hell have I done? !!![/I] The only reason the wheels are still there is it makes it handy to move around until I rig up some kind of dolly thing. I guess I've really stepped in it now, haven't I? Fortunately this little old machine is all pretty simple. There are a few ball pivots that I'm leaving alone because they are worn but not too awful. And for now I'm going to just tune the engine up a little and see if it lasts a couple seasons. I don't know if I'm deciding right, but rather than re-power it I think I might like to rebuild the old Onan instead maybe next winter. Feel free to advise me on that. I don't mind if the cost is kind of high [I]IF[/I] the quality of the Onan is worth the effort. After all, it [I]has[/I] lasted 40 years so far and it still operates the machine, though it is showing some minor signs of being a little tired (thus the rebuild plans). Other than those two details, this thing is pretty much getting the complete mechanical once-over plus paint. I'm not going to give it a “show car” paint job, but it will be thorough. I've got the new valve stack and I'm working on rebuilding the hydrostats to work like new. The sprockets and chains will be replaced, new bearings on all the final drive stuff, new hoses save 3 that are obviously recent, new belt just because, new tires & wheels as mentioned before, the fuel pump and filter are hacky so I'll replace those and tidy it up along with all the wiring. Of course I still need to fabricate a ROPS. Uugh. If I can get a buddy to help I figure I'm looking at at least a couple weeks, otherwise probably more like 6 or so. At least now I have reached a point where I can hardly dig in further and find more problems. I tell ya, right now I feel like I need to join a support group or something. I'm a little depressed and a bit overwhelmed, but once it's back together this thing ought to be pretty sweet. I guess I'll be in a better mood then. HELP !!! [/QUOTE]
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